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AP US HISTORY UNIT 14 GUIDE Covering Pageant Chapters 40-42

KEY PEOPLE Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination Edward Kennedy Chappaquiddick John Anderson Reaganomics James Watt Solidarity Anwar Sadat Grenada Invasion Gary Hart Yuppies Jesse Jackson Strategic Defense Initiative Geraldine Ferraro Roe v. Wade Sandra Day O'Connor Cultural Nationalism Betty Friedan OPEC Cesar Chavez Feminism William Clinton Comparable Worth George H. W. Bush Immigration and Nationality Act Ross Perot Feminine Mystique Janet Reno Electronic Revolution International Economy Robert Dole Underclass John McCain Culture wars Madeleine Albright Globalization Axis of Evil George W. Bush Brady Bill Osama bin Laden Columbine High School Colin Powell September 11, 2001 Saddam Hussein World Trade Center John Ashcroft Al Qaeda Arnold Schwarzenegger Taliban John Kerry Patriot Act Condoleezza Rice Enron and Worldcom Frank Lloyd Wright Dot.com business Corporation KEY CONCEPTS Supply-Side Economics

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Ronald Reagan's "supply-side" economics, also known as Reaganomics, was a resounding success in breathing new life into the American economy. Evaluate this statement.

2. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were simply a consequence of the foreign policy decisions of American presidents in the preceding three decades. Assess the validity of this statement.

3. In what ways have Americans attained the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," and in what ways does it remain an incomplete task to be pursued?