Unit 4 Keywords Crossword (US History B)

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Across
  1. 2. A policy implemented by President George W. Bush that incentivizes schools for performance on standardized assessments.
  2. 3. Increased, unsustainable, and weakly supported growth in the housing market in the late 2000’s that caused a burst in the housing market, costing many Americans their homes.
  3. 5. The President of Iraq who oversaw genocides within his nation, and ordered an invasion of Kuwait.
  4. 7. The belief that America should proactively promote democracy in states that sponsor terrorism to prevent attacks upon America.
  5. 9. The terrorist group that claimed responsibility of 9/11
  6. 12. The drug-running dictator of Panama with ties to the CIA, who was deposed by an American invasion.
  7. 13. An act signed in the wake of 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks, and increase surveillance of suspicious activities to counter terrorism.
  8. 19. A civil rights bill signed by President George H. Bush that prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability.
  9. 22. Scientific advances used to create devices to make our lives more efficient and convenient.
  10. 23. A deadly and tragic terrorist attack that collapsed the World Trade Center twin towers in New York and attacked the Pentagon using passenger jets.
  11. 24. Using acts of terror to promote an agenda, usual of violence and extremism.
  12. 27. This program provides federal health insurance for those 65 and older, or those who suffer from severe diseases. Medicare is a partner program of the newer Medicaid, which grants financial support for those in need of health insurance.
  13. 28. A supreme court ruling that defended the desecration of the American flag under the freedom of speech.
  14. 29. A massive financial crisis, caused by the housing bubble, that created a severe and widespread recession in the US economy.
  15. 30. The study of population statistics and the composition of certain populations.
Down
  1. 1. A program that provides federal aid for the elderly, the disabled, and other groups of people.
  2. 4. A controversial party-line Supreme Court decision that decided the result of the George Bush vs. Al Gore 2000 Presidential election.
  3. 6. The North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade treaty between the US, Mexico, and Canada to allowed for increased trade.
  4. 8. The leader of Al-Qaeda.
  5. 10. A deadly hurricane that struck Louisiana and other part of the Gulf of Mexico, causing $125 Billion dollars in damage. It brought to light racial disparity in the nation.
  6. 11. A package passed by the government to inject money into the economy to revitalize it and encourage its recovery.
  7. 14. An American billionaire who created the Reform Party and led one of the most successful third-party campaigns for President recently.
  8. 15. A military attack led by the United States in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
  9. 16. A peace agreement that concluded the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a treaty between Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia
  10. 17. A conservative school of thought that has emerged in the past few decades in response to growing populist sentiment. It support supply-side economics, reduced taxes, and reduced federal involvement.
  11. 18. A fight against terrorism that began after 9/11. The war on terror has been the US’s main military involvement for decades.
  12. 20. An Islamic extremist terrorist group, also referred to as the Islamic State.
  13. 21. The act of charging the President with misconduct. The House of Representatives can impeach a President, and the Senate can then remove the President from office.
  14. 25. A healthcare reform act passed by President Obama to make health insurance readily available and require individuals to have health insurance.
  15. 26. The act of illegitimately entering a country without authorization.