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Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an organization founded in 1971 that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and environmental conservation. -
Saddam Hussein
He was an Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran and his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War. -
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is a U.S. environmental organization dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. -
George H. W. Bush
He was vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The collapse of Communist rule in 1991 was followed by declarations of independence by the constituent republics and the consequent break-up of the Soviet Union. -
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. -
WTO
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements, and a dispute resolution process. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. -
Third Party Candidates
Third Party Candidates are those who run for office, but are not affiliated with the Democratic or Republic parties. They often will effect the polls and may take away votes causing another candidate to lose. -
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. -
Donald Rumsfeld
He is an American businessman and politician who served as the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush. -
Osama Bin Laden
He was the founder of al-Qaeda, the militant Islamist organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. -
9/11
This is the date of the Al-Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the US in 2001. -
USA PATRIOT Act
A law passed shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States giving law enforcement agencies increased, broad powers to bring terrorists to justice. The USA Patriot Act is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. -
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. -
Kyoto Protocol
This is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. US was the only country not to ratify it. -
Hilary Clinton
She is an American politician and diplomat who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, serving under President Barack Obama. She was previously a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of President Bill Clinton, she was also the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
In response to the late-2000s recession, the primary objective for ARRA was to save and create jobs almost immediately. Secondary objectives were to provide temporary relief programs for those most impacted by the recession and invest in infrastructure, education, health, and 'green' energy. -
Sonia Sotomayor
She is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009. Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.
