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4237999189Asian AmericansReparations made for WW2 internment0
4237999190Ronald ReaganServed as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Tax cuts and deregulation. Reagonomics.1
4237999191September 11The date on which two hijacked airliners were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City.2
42379991922001 AttacksNineteen members of the Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda perpetrated a devastating, deadly assault on the United States, crashing airplanes into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.3
4237999193InternetThe global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information developed in the 1960s.4
4237999194Wars (Afghanistan and Iraq)Afghanistan: international conflict in Afghanistan beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the September 11 attacks and consisted of three phases. Iraq: A protracted military conflict in Iraq that began in 2003 with an attack by a coalition of forces led by the United States and that resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime.5
4237999195War on TerrorThe ongoing campaign by the United States and some of its allies to counter international terrorism.6
4237999196World Trade CenterComplex of buildings in New York featuring twin skyscrapers that were destroyed when terrorist-hijacked planes were crashed into them as part of the September 11 attacks.7
4237999197Deficits (budget)Ronald Reagan announced a recipe to fix the nation's economic mess that resulted in dramatic budget deficits during the 1980s.8
4237999198Federal Reserve BanksCreated to provide the nation with a safe, flexible and stable monetary and financial system.9
4237999199Planned Parenthood v CaseyA case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the constitutionality of several Pennsylvania state statutory provisions regarding abortion were challenged.10
4237999200XenophobiaIntense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.11
4237999201Social JusticeJustice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.12
4237999202Limited Welfare StateA system in which the government undertakes the chief responsibility for providing for the social and economic security of its population, usually through unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and other social-security measures13
4237999203Don't TellA United States policy not to tell that you are gay while serving in the military.14
4237999204North American Free Trade AgreementAn agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries.15
4237999205MormonsA member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a religion founded in the US in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr.16
4237999206MulattoA person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent.17
4237999207GlobalizationThe tendency of businesses, technologies, or philosophies to spread throughout the world, or the process of making this happen18
4237999208Social Safety NetA collection of services provided by the state or other institutions such as friendly societies, including welfare, unemployment benefit, etc.19
4237999209Tax Cuts (Reagan and Bush)Called for widespread tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and the deregulation of domestic markets.20
4237999210IntermarriageAs America became more diverse, inter-ethnic and interracial marriage had became more common especially in the 1980s.21
4237999211Don't AskA United States policy not to ask if someone serving in the military is gay.22

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