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Modern America Vocab
Vocab for 90's and Early 2000's Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) | Created a free trade zone with Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Removed barriers for trade between the 3 nations. |
| Bill Clinton | 42nd President of the United States. President from 1992-2000. |
| Oslo Accord | An agreement between Israel an Palestine for a peaceful transition to a potential long term solution for peace in the region. Mediated by Bill Clinton. |
| Good Friday Agreement | Agreement between Ireland and the United Kingdom to end fighting over Northern Ireland. Mediated by President Clinton |
| Bosnia Intervention | Military campaign led by the United States and NATO. Stopped the Serbian army from pushing further into Bosnia, and helped end the mass killings and concentration camps in Bosnia. |
| Improving America's Schools Act (1994) | Education reform and investment bill signed by President Clinton. Helped fund programs to help children in disadvantaged schools. |
| Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1994) | Gun control legislation passed by Congress and signed by Clinton. Mandated federal background checks on firearms sales. And a 5 day waiting period when buying a gun. |
| Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) | Law signed by President Clinton to invest in more police officers and other law enforcement resources. As well as assault weapons ban and new laws to protect women and children. |
| "Goldilocks Economy" | Phrase to describe the economy during the Clinton administration. Perfect economy where large growth did not cause high inflation or high unemployment. |
| Budget Surplus | Under the Clinton the United States government earned more money than it spent. Allowing it to lower the national debt, and issue tax breaks to Americans. |
| Camp David Summit | A conference held with Palestinian and Israeli leaders to create a longer lasting solution to the conflict between the two nations. Clinton was not able to end this conference with a agreement. |
| Somalia Civil War Intervetion | President Clinton deployed military forces to Somalia during their civil war. |
| Dot-com bubble | A stock market bubble and collapse caused by many internet based companies from falling down at one time. |
| Impeachment Of President Clinton | President Clinton was impeached by Congress for making false statements to investigators and hiding evidence. He was not found guilty and removed from office. |
| 1993 World Trade Center Bombing | A group of terrorists attempted to destroy the World Trade Center by using a truck filled with explosives. While the bomb did go off killing 6 people, it did not bring down any buildings. |
| NATO Expansion | Following the fall of the Soviet Union Clinton pushed for the expansion of NATO by adding new countries. Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic were added in 1997. |
| Kosovo Intervention | Similar to the Bosnia intervention. U.S. and NATO military forced were used to stop Serbian troops from attacking minority groups in Kosovo. |
| Globalization | Process in which all the economies of the world begin interacting at levels that require global connections to function. Creating massive global economies, not regional or national ones only. |
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