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immigration act of 1965
abolished the national origins quota system that had structured American immigration policy since the 1920s, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or residents of the U.S. -
Carter defeated ford
In the 1976 election carter defeated ford. (do not pay attention to date) -
Iran hostage crisis
revolutionaries took 52 americans from U.S embassy hostage for 444 days -
Afghanistan-invaded by soviet union 1980
Afghanistan-invaded by soviet union 1980 -
Reagan defeated carter 1980 election
iranian hostage crisis helped himforeign policy -
SDI was created
Reagan funded an initiative to develop a system to intercept and destroy nuclear missiles -
Reagan doctrine
U.S gave aid to mujahdeen and contras -
Iran contra scandal
members of reagan administration secretly sold weapons to iran in exchange for the release of U.S hostages in middle east -
challenger exploded
N.A.S.A launched first space shuttle but it exploded shortly after take off -
George H.bush won election in the 1988 election
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peaceful revolutions overthrew the communist governments of the soviet satellite states-1989
peaceful revolutions overthrew the communist governments of the soviet satellite states-1989 -
Operation desert storm
U.S organized a U.N coalition of forces to expel Iraq from Kuwait in the persian gulf war. -
1992 election
William clinton defeated Bush in 1992 election -
N.A.F.T.A
U.S joined mexico and canada in forming this to promote free trade and increase U.S exports so as to compete with the european union -
WTO
formed to settle trade disputes between nations -
Timothy McVeig
exploded a truck bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma city, and killed 168 civillians -
George W. bush
George W. bush won election -
9/11
4 planes were hijacked an 2 were crashed into the twin towers and one into the pentagon -
patriotic act
dramatically reduced restrictions on law enforcement agencies' ability to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial, and other records; eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States -
invasion of iraq
bush ordered invasion of iraq