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mre

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Post 10 of the most important events in the decade assigned.  Explain each briefly (descriptively and in context of other events, individuals and issues of that time). 

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Brandi

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Gulf War 1991- The Gulf War resulted from Iraqs invasion of Kuwait and the United States embargo on Iraq in 1991. It was a conflict between Iraq an allied forced for about 30 nations. It was led bu the US and the United Nations was involved in order to try to liberate Kuwait. The war began with the invasion of Kuwait. Iraq launched missiles against Saudi Arabia and Israel.

End of Cold War 1992- The Cold War was officially declared over on December 31, 1992. The break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 is what caused it to end and made the US a world superpower.

Brady Bill 1993- Gun politics in the US over the Brady Bill had banned or regulated most kinds of atomic weapons and semi-atomic weapons. People now had to go through a 5 day waiting time to check criminal records before purchasing a weapon.

Bill Clinton 1993- Became president in 1993. He served from 1993-2001. During his presidency the world continued a transition from the political order from the Cold War, and the US experienced its longest period of peace time economic expansion in history.

World Trade Center Bombing 1993- The World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 by an explosive-filled van. It led to awareness in the US of international terrorism as a rising threat.

Peace Process 1993- Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin and Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat agreed to the Peace Process at Oslo Accords, which was negotiated by the United States President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1993.

Illegal Immigration Issue 1994- The issue in the US became big when California voters approved Proposition 187, which would prevent undocumented immigrants from using public services, but was later blocked by federal courts.

Dot-com Boom 1995- The 1990's to 2000 was a time marked by the founding of a group of new Internet based companies referred to as dot-coms. It was a combination of rapidly increasing stock prices, individual speculation in stocks, which was focused on the increasing market share at the expense of the bottom line. The internet revolutionized modern culture.

North American Free Trade Agreement- It phased out trade barriers between the US, Mexico, and Canada. It was signed into law by Clinton.

Downloading Music 1999 and 2000- MP3 players and the Napster controversy. Video games such as Nintendo and Playstation became popular. Body piercing and tattoos began to change the younger generation.


-- Edited by mre at 00:33, 2007-04-10

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Brandi

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Gulf War-   The Gulf War resulted from Iraqs invasion of Kuwait and the United States embargo on Iraq in 1991. It was a conflict between Iraq an allied forced for about 30 nations. It was led bu the US and the United Nations was involved in order to try to liberate Kuwait. The war began with the invasion of Kuwait. Iraq launched missiles against Saudi Arabia and Israel.
End of Cold War-   The Cold War was officially declared over on December 31, 1992. The break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 is what caused it to end and made the US a world superpower. Brady Bill-   Gun politics in the US over the Brady Bill had banned or regulated most kinds of atomic weapons and semi-atomic weapons. People now had to go through a 5 day waiting time to check criminal records before purchasing a weapon.Bill Clinton-   Became president in 1993. He served from 1993-2001. During his presidency the world continued a transition from the political order from the Cold War, and the US experienced its longest period of peace time economic expansion in history. World Trade Center Bombing-   The World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 by an explosive-filled van. It led to awareness in the US of international terrorism as a rising threat.Peace Process-   Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin and Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat agreed to the Peace Process at Oslo Accords, which was negotiated by the United States President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1993.1994 Illegal Immigration Issue-   The issue in the US became big when California voters approved Proposition 187, which would prevent undocumented immigrants from using public services, but was later blocked by federal courts.Dot-com Boom(1995)-   The 1990's to 2000 was a time marked by the founding of a group of new Internet based companies referred to as dot-coms. It was a combination of rapidly increasing stock prices, individual speculation in stocks, which was focused on the increasing market share at the expense of the bottom line. The internet revolutionized modern culture.North American Free Trade Agreement-   It phased out trade barriers between the US, Mexico, and Canada. It was signed into law by Clinton. 1999 and 2000 Downloading Music-   MP3 players and the Napster controversy. Video games such as Nintendo and Playstation became popular. Body piercing and tattoos began to change the younger generation.Hopefully this is fixed from the last post...

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Gulf War- The Gulf War resulted from Iraqs invasion of Kuwait and the United States embargo on Iraq in 1991. It was a conflict between Iraq an allied forced for about 30 nations. It was led bu the US and the United Nations was involved in order to try to liberate Kuwait. The war began with the invasion of Kuwait. Iraq launched missiles against Saudi Arabia and Israel.



End of Cold War- The Cold War was officially declared over on December 31, 1992. The break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 is what caused it to end and made the US a world superpower.



Brady Bill- Gun politics in the US over the Brady Bill had banned or regulated most kinds of atomic weapons and semi-atomic weapons. People now had to go through a 5 day waiting time to check criminal records before purchasing a weapon.



Bill Clinton- Became president in 1993. He served from 1993-2001. During his presidency the world continued a transition from the political order from the Cold War, and the US experienced its longest period of peace time economic expansion in history.



World Trade Center Bombing- The World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 by an explosive-filled van. It led to awareness in the US of international terrorism as a rising threat.



Peace Process- Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin and Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat agreed to the Peace Process at Oslo Accords, which was negotiated by the United States President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1993.



1994 Illegal Immigration Issue- The issue in the US became big when California voters approved Proposition 187, which would prevent undocumented immigrants from using public services, but was later blocked by federal courts.



Dot-com Boom 1995- The 1990's to 2000 was a time marked by the founding of a group of new Internet based companies referred to as dot-coms. It was a combination of rapidly increasing stock prices, individual speculation in stocks, which was focused on the increasing market share at the expense of the bottom line. The internet revolutionized modern culture.



North American Free Trade Agreement- It phased out trade barriers between the US, Mexico, and Canada. It was signed into law by Clinton.
1999 and 2000 Downloading Music- MP3 players and the Napster controversy. Video games such as Nintendo and Playstation became popular. Body piercing and tattoos began to change the younger generation.Sorry to keep posting this so many times, but it's not coming out right no matter what i do.

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mre

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Brandi, you and I had the same idea almost simultaneously... scary.

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Brandi

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haha same idea about what?

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Julia

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Haha Brandi's just trying to get more posts. It's interesting to learn about stuff that happened while we were alive. Especially things you didn't know about.

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JESSICA

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biggrinbiggrinIMPORTANT FACT *********


JESSICA FURTADO WAS BORN 1990 ANd  turned 10 in 2000

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mre

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updated

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Amanda

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1991- Gorbachev resigns as Soviet president


1991- Soviet Union dissolves


1992- 27th Amendment is ratified, this prohibits congressional pay raises from taking effect until an election seats a new session of Congress



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mre

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updated

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Tanya

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FINALLY!!!...This is my last post...I believe I've posted in all the threads now...unless some were secretly added...but I think I've posted in all the ones that were started. biggrin *major relief*

1991 - President Bush and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty to reduce nuclear weapons inventories.
1991 - The Census Bureau announced that the U.S. population had reached 252,000,000.

1992 - Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore defeated incumbant Republicans George Bush and Dan Quayle for the presidency and vice presidency. Independent H. Ross Perot received over 18,000,000 votes, but received no electoral votes.

1993 - Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts successfully repaired the orbiting Hubble Telescope.


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Makeda

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Brandi wrote:


Bill Clinton 1993- Became president in 1993. He served from 1993-2001. During his presidency the world continued a transition from the political order from the Cold War, and the US experienced its longest period of peace time economic expansion in history.


Brandi, why do you think America experienced this period of peace during Clintons presidency?What were some of the things that he did to achieve this?



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Jillian

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This is a web site i needed to save for my end of year project.
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_911_timeline

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