Across
- 2. What thin atmospheric layer blocks dangerous solar radiation and suffered damage from human-made chemical pollutants?
- 3. Dictator of Iraq who invaded oil-rich Kuwait in August 1990
- 6. First female U.S. Secretary of State, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997
- 9. Worldwide computer network that exploded in popularity in the 1990s
- 10. Code name for the U.S.-led military campaign to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation
- 13. Vice President under Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential nominee in the disputed 2000 election
- 14. Worldwide trend of growing economic and cultural connections between all nations
- 15. What term describes chemical, nuclear, or biological arms capable of killing thousands of people at once, the focus of U.S. conflict with Iraq in 2003?
- 16. What violent tactic do extremist groups use to frighten governments and civilians for political gain?
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- 1. New York City twin tower business complex destroyed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
- 4. Who was the Saudi exile leader that founded the extremist terrorist group responsible for 9/11?
- 5. U.S. Department of Defense headquarters outside Washington D.C., struck by a hijacked plane on 9/11
- 7. What terrorist organization planned and carried out the September 11 attacks against the United States?
- 8. U.S. president elected in 1988 who led the Persian Gulf War coalition
- 11. What name describes the massive shift in communication and information sharing caused by widespread home computer and internet access in the 1990s?
- 12. Modern U.S. economic system focused on healthcare, retail, education instead of factory manufacturing