Information superhighway
A phrase associated with the new computer age. It refers to the communication revolution that occurred in the 1990's that involved the Internet.
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Chapter 44 - The American People Face a New Century
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Passed to decrease the number of illegal aliens in US; penalized employers of aliens and granted amnesty to aliens already in US
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United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee Headed by Cesar Chavez, it succeeded in helping to improve working conditions. It was organized to help mainly the Chicano population.
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Immigration and Nationality Act
(1965) This law made it easier for entire families to migrate and established "special categories" for political refugees. This act increased the amount of immigration.
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Comparable Worth
The principle that states the people should receive equal pay for work that is different form, but just as demanding as, other types of work. This idea has been applied to many discrimination cases including race, age, and gender discrimination.
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OJ Simpson Trial
This case gained world wide exposure because OJ was a star football player and was accused of murdering his wife. The main issue in this case that may have caused turmoil was the allowing cameras in the courtroom.
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gated communities
These were suburban housing communities with gates and guards that started to gain popularity in the later half of this century
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New Immigration
The New Immigrates in the 1980's and 1990's came from Asia, Latin America and mostly from Mexico. These new immigrates came for many of the same reasons that the old immigrates came such as growth in population, and to look for jobs. They mostly settled in the Southwest. During this time nearly a million people came to America each year.
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OPEC
(the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Through the OPEC Middle Eastern Sheiks quadrupled the price for crude oil in 1974, disrupting the balance of international trade for the U.S. This helped show the U.S. government that they could never have economic isolation.
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Microsoft
This computer company sent the U.S. down an information superhighway. The internet and computer discs allowed for more information to be available to anyone at the click of a button
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