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1980 Ronald Regan New Right helps Recession HIV/AIDS crisis Rise in Latino and Reagan appoints Reagan begins
campaigns for elect Ronald followed by prompts national Asian the anti- arms buildup
presidency, says Reagan president strong growth conversation immigration environmentalist
US is “greatest about James Watt as US arms Contras
country in the Iran-Contras Reagan tax cut homosexuality Californians vote secretary of in Nicaragua
world” scandal to establish interior
Apple lie Renewed English as official Berlin Wall
Reagan George H. W. personal emphasis on language comes down
campaigns for Bush elected computer material success
reelection with president introduced and “rich and
theme of “it’s famous”
morning in National debt
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Reproductive
Health Service
1990 American debate Bill Clinton Internet gains in Pat Buchanan California bans New states Persian Gulf War
multiculturalism elected president popularity declares “culture bilingual emerge in central
war” education in Asia from USSR breaks
World Trade Republican Recession public schools dissolution of apart; end of
Organization resurgence Proposition 209 Soviet Union Cold War
protests in NAFTA ratified ends affirmative
Seattle against Welfare reform action in Oil at center of NATO begins
globalization Debt reduction California Gulf War peacekeeping
Clinton under Bill Clinton universities efforts in Bosnia
impeached and EU created
acquitted Defense of
Marriage Act
2000 “War on terror” George W. Bush Great Recession Lawrence v Texas California, Texas, Kyoto Protocol Al Qaeda attacks
became fixture in elected president Hawaii, and New international World Trade
American after contested President Bush Massachusetts Mexico become treaty on climate Center
discourse election asks for and becomes first “majority- change signed by
receives bank state to legalize minority” states 84 nations but US and allies
USA Patriot Act USA Patriot Act bailout from same-sex (where majority not the US invade
authorizes new Congress of the population Afghanistan
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surveillance to elected first Unemployment states follow different US invades Iraq
combat terrorism African American hits 10% nonwhite
president groups)
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revelations
document US
torture practices
2010 Presidential Health-care Financial industry Obergefell v Obama’s 2012 President Obama Arab Spring
candidates’ reform accounts for Hodges upholds electoral issues Clean
debate whether largest share of same-sex coalition heavily Power Plan Osama bin Laden
US is declining as Tea Party helps GDP among all marriage as legal African through killed
a nation and the Republicans industry sectors in all states American, executive action
role of regain control of Hispanic, Asian Last combat
international the House of American, President Trump troops with-
trade and Representatives female, and rescinds portions drawn from Iraq
immigration young of the Clean
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reelected President Trump orders and refugee crisis
president bans immigrants reconsideration
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Trump elected Muslim countries
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