Chapter Chronology

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Chapter Review

Chronological Reasoning for Chapter 31

Question

This chronology lists significant historical events covered in the chapter but not all of them are directly related. To complete this activity, select three to five events and write a creative, paragraph-length story that explains how these events are connected, what happened, and why it matters.
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CHRONOLOGY

1988
  • George H. W. Bush elected president.
1989
  • Communism collapses in Eastern Europe.
1990
  • Americans with Disabilities Act.
1991
  • Persian Gulf War.
1992
  • Bill Clinton elected president.
1993
  • Israel and PLO peace accords.
  • North American Free Trade Agreement.
1994
  • World Trade Organization established.
1995
  • Bombing of federal building in Oklahoma City.
1996
  • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
1998–2000
  • United States bombs Iraq.
1999
  • Senate trial rejects impeachment of Clinton.
2000
  • George W. Bush elected president.
2001
  • Terrorists attack World Trade Center and Pentagon.
  • U.S.-led coalition drives Taliban government out of Afghanistan.
  • USA Patriot Act.
  • $1.35 trillion tax cut.
2002
  • No Child Left Behind Act.
2003
  • United States attacks Iraq.
2005
  • Hurricane Katrina.
2008
  • Financial crisis.
  • Barack Obama elected president.
2009
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
2010
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  • Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
  • United States ends combat operations in Iraq, increases troops in Afghanistan.
2011
  • Osama bin Laden killed.
2013
  • U.S. Supreme Court overturns Defense of Marriage Act.