90's and Today STAAR Terms MHS

Removed trade barriers, increased competition, product prices decreased

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

• Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (HUD)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Entrepreneurs-Create new products and ideas that change daily life and culture; ex: World Wide Web and iPhone (S.Jobs)

• True

• False

Developed software for personal computers

• Elon Musk

• Bill Gates

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Bill Clinton

Supreme Court ended recount in Florida, Bush wins. 3rd Party drew votes from Bush & Gore.

• 2000 Presidential Election

• 2008 Presidential Election

• 2016 Presidential Election

• 2020 Presidential Election

Attack on World Trade Centers resulted U.S. War on Terror; invasion of Afghanistan

• September 11, 2001

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Attack on the USS Cole

New Orleans flooded as a result of the city’s low elevation and the failure of levees

• Dust Bowl

• Hurricane Katrina

• Watergate

• Battle of New Orleans

1st African American President

• 2000 Presidential Election

• 2008 Presidential Election

• 2016 Presidential Election

• 2020 Presidential Election

Easy access to information; resulted in increased manufacturing efficiency (robots), work efficiency, telecommunications, advancements caused by competition

• Bessemer Process

• Computers and Internet

• Telephone

Oil reserves are being depleted; need a new environmentally friendly & renewable energy source. Ex: wind turbines; energy efficient products like hybrid cars

• Alternative Energy

• Fossil Fuels

Environment-high oil usage results in decrease pollution

• True

• False