Remake of Unit 11 Major Events by Maria Mora Quintero https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q en-us 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC 2020-05-14 19:17:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png Persian Gulf War k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528573 1991
President: George H. W. Bush
Definition: Hussein invaded Kuwait and refused the U.N.'s request to withdraw. U.N. forces under U.S. leadership, attacked Iraq. 
]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528573 Creation of NAFTA k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528574 1992
President: Clinton.
Definition:  Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992. Decreased and eventually eliminated tariffs to encourage economic activity between the countries. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528574 Clinton-Lewinsky "Impeachment" Scandal k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528575 1998
President: Clinton
Definition:  To charge a government official with an offense committed while in office. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528575 9/11 Terrorist Attack k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528577 September 11, 2001
President: George W. Bush
Definition:  Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists boarded out different U.S. airlines. Once airborne, the planes were hijacked. Then, the terrorists flew the planes into the World Trade enter in New York City and the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. A fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, when passengers resisted the terrorists. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528577 Global War on Terror k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528579 2001 - ?
President: Barack Obama.
Definition:  An international war aimed at finding and defeating every terrorist or organization in the world, which began with U.S invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528579 Patriot Act k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528581 2001
President: Bush.
Definition: Act sponsored by Bush in response to terrorism. It expanded the government's law enforcement powers. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528581 Hurricane Katrina k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528584 2005
President: Bush.
Definition:  Led to the evacuation and flooding of almost 80% of New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast. It brought the highest storm surge and waves ever recorded to the North American continent. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528584 Election of 2008 k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528585 2008
President: Bush Jr. / Obama
Definition: The 2008 United States elections were held on November 4. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, and Democrats bolstered their majority in both houses of Congress.]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528585 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528586 2009
President: Barack Obama.
Definition: Was created by the Obama and Congressional leaders to jumpstart the American economy. ]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528586 Affordable Care Act "Obamacare" k1831644 https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528589 2010
President: Barack Obama.
Definition: was signed into law in March 2010. It was designed to extend health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. ... It prevents insurance companies from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions and requires plans to cover a list of essential health benefits.]]> 2020-05-14 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/k1831644/8ooa8yiaomcore3q/wish/573528589