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Radical Islamic group that took part in multiple terrorism activities. It was led and founded by Osama Bin Laden in the 1990s.

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Man who launched Black Entertainment Television (BET) using technology such as satellites to broadcast to households with cable across the country.

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Mechanical devices that orbit Earth in space and receive/send informational signals that can be displayed on televisions, telephones and computers. They were originally used in the Cold War, but then were used to start the first "superstation" .

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The use of living organisms in the development of new products. This, along with medical advancements, produced a new level of healthcare more elevated than ever before.

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Universities and corporations joined government agencies to develop more efficient computers that could perform a wide range of functions. Tiny microchips led to small computers, called personal computers.

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Charge with misconduct and ultimately remove from a position of power. Starr recommended impeachment proceedings for Clinton, but mainly because of the White House intern affair, not the Whitewater scandal.

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Special prosecutor who was appointed to re-investigate the case about the Whitewater investment. After seven years, he failed to uncover any evidence of the Clintons' guilt. However, the whitewater scandal was replaced by a new affair between Clinton and a White House intern.

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A plan devised by Newt Gingrich to attack big government and emphasize patriotism and traditional values. It called for congressional term limits, reduction of federal bureaucracy, a balanced budget amendment for the Constitution, large tax cuts, increased defense spending, significant warfare reform, and tough anti-crime legislation. This was aimed to appeal to those who thought the government was too big and liberal.

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Georgia congressman who led the opposition to Clinton. He was bold, aggressive, and not up for negotiating with Democrats. Many thought his goal to have Republicans gain control of the HOR was impossible since it had been controlled by Democrats for so long. He then became involved with the Contract with America.

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Clinton signed this to control guns and arms, as well as increase police defenses and ban multiple types of weaponry. This did not completely stop violence in the nation, however.

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Clinton signed this to guarantee most full-time employees 12 workweeks of unpaid leave each year for the birth and care of a newborn to recover from serious illness, or to care for an immediate family member with one. The minimum wage was raised, access to college was increased, and tax credits were expanded for higher education.

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State-sanctioned mass murder, rape, and violence within Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was between Eastern Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Bosnian Muslims. Serbs were usually the ones with these violent attacks on Bosnians.

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Billionaire who led a self-funded independent party and promised to govern by sound business principles. He built his campaign on economic populism and and an appeal to Americans not in agreement with the two-party system.

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Democrat nominee for the presidential election in 1992. He worked his way through college and law school, and adopted the idea of being a "new democrat" to widen his appeal.

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American-led attack on Iraqi forces, which consisted of a five week aerial bombardment, which provoked Iraqi missiles to be fired.

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To withdraw investments. Many firms in the US divested from South Africa. Congress imposed economic sanctions instead of fully divesting in order to keep some stability in the nation.

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Leader of the antiapartheid movement, Mandela was imprisoned in 1962 for a lengthy period of time, which inspired a global increase in protests.

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Oppressive system of segregation. The South African government was controlled by whites, and attempted to resist this movement. Nelson Mandela played a large role in the antiapartheid movements.

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Chinese students shocked the world by holding multiple pro-democracy protests here. Americans hoped that these protests would result in the fall of communism in China, but these protests provoked communists even more. This led the Bush Administration to ban the sales of arms to China.

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Panama's military strongman. Bush sent in more than 12,000 US military troops to capture Noriega. Once he was brought to the US for trial, he was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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This began when the United States sold weapons to Iran in 1985 in exchange for Iran to pressure terrorist groups in Lebanon to release American hostages. This plan not only failed, but went against the policy of not negotiating with terrorists.

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Refers to reforming the Soviet system. This dual system (along with glasnost) was adopted by Gorbachev to fix the Soviet Union's economy and steer away from a socialist regime.

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"New openness". This policy, in part with perestroika, was adopted by Gorbachev in order to move away from a socialist economy and get its relations back on track.

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President of the Soviet Union in 1985 who started the policies of glasnost and perestroika. He started these reforms mostly because the Soviet's economy was ruined.

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Anticommunist counterrevolutionaries who were grouped to counter the newly formed Sandinista government in Nicaragua - which was feared to be a foothold for communists in America's backyard.

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A proposed program in which land and space-based lasers would destroy any missiles aimed at the United States before they could reach their targets. Reagan supported the military buildup mainly because he figured that the Soviet Union wouldn't be able to spend as much on defense as the US could.

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The last stage of HIV, AIDS struck the nation first in 1981, then eventually killed more than a quarter of a million Americans by the mid 1990s. AIDS has no known cure, even to this day. Reagan was criticized for the lack of government response to AIDS, and activist groups were many of the main contributors.

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Government checks that conservatives called for to be provided to parents to use to pay for private schools. Conservatives argued that this would force public schools to improve, while liberals said that it would take much-needed money away from public schools.

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First female Justice and a moderate conservative in 1986. She agreed with other conservatives on many things, but also voted to uphold the Roe v. Wade decision, which Reagan disagreed with.

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This crisis in 1989 exacerbated deficit problems; 1,000+ savings and loans banks went out of business for reasons such as fraud or too many risky loans, and many blamed this on Reagan's deregulation policies.

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Amount of money the government owed to owners of government bonds. In the 1980s, this debt rose to $2.5 trillion.

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Shortfall between the amount of money spent and the amount taken in by the government. Between 1981 and 1986, the deficit skyrocketed from $79 billion to $221 billion.

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Removal of government control over industry. Reagan called for this (along with tax cuts), and by the mid 1980s had deregulated airlines, telecommunications, and banking industries.

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Theory that states if taxes are reduced, the wealthy would invest more, ultimately creating more jobs. Reagan and his team based their policies around this theory, sometimes called "Reaganomics".

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Republican presidential candidate in 1980, who won due to the conservative movement. He made his opposition to government, support for the military, and faith in traditional values very clear. He also aimed to convince Americans of his optimism, prosperity and patriotism.

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Felt that government involvement endangered economic growth and individual choice. They felt that liberal policies of "throwing money" at social issues caused inflation and waste, and aimed to lower taxes and limit government regulation of industry.

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Believed that the government should aim to improve the lives of all Americans. They value programs that aid the poor, unemployed, elderly, and then some. They supported and sponsored laws that protected womens and minorities rights, and cooperated with foreign organizations.

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Founded by Reverend Jerry Falwell, this political organization worked to fulfill religious goals, worried about the decline of the normal family, opposed the forbidding of prayers in public schools as well as abortion, and condemned the Equal Rights Movement and gay rights. The Moral Majority boosted Republican support because it reached out to other groups similar to it and inspired them to vote.

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Programs that were required - but not paid for - by the federal government. Conservatives believed that liberal policies were to blame for economic troubles, and that the government taxed citizens and businesses too heavily and spent too much on the wrong programs.

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New resurgent conservative movement, which magnified the differences between Republicans and Democrats in the 1940s and 1950s. This movement grew very rapidly and consisted of multiple groups and differing ideas and goals.