Lesson 1 "Communism Falls"

Turn to Page 640 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 641-644; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 641-644 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 641-644.

Read Pages 641-644 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 644? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Communism Falls" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Conventional - something that is traditional or commonly used.

Reunification - joining together as one country again.

Summit - a meeting held between or among world leaders

Glasnost - Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues.

Perestroika - Soviet policy of economic and government reform.

Commonwealth - a group of self-governing states.

Section Review Answers

1. All but three of the former Soviet republics became the Commonwealth of Independent States.
2. German reunification was made official October3, 1990.
3. A meeting between or among world leaders is called a summit.
4. Glasnost allowed open discussion of political and social issues.
5. Perestroika called for economic and government reform.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the reunification of East and West Germany?

Are you able to discuss the DFE Treaty and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty?

Can you examine the end of communism in the Soviet Union?

Lesson 2 "The Persian Gulf War"

Scan Pages 645-647; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 645-647 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 645-647.

Read Pages 645-647 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 647? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "The Persian Gulf War" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Casualty - A person who is wounded, killed, or lost in action.

Diplomat - One skilled in negotiating between nations.

Section Review Answers

1. Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.
2. It is true that the United Nations Security Council gave Iraq until January 15, 1991, to pull out of Kuwait.
3. It is true that Saddam Hussein hoped to force Arab nations to leave the allies by attacking and starting a war with Israel.
4. The ground war against Iraq lasted four days.
5. Kuwait was liberated on February 27, 1991.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you discuss Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?

Are you able to explain why the United States and its UN allies attacked Iraq and Iraqi forces in Kuwait?

Are you able to examine the United States and its UN allies' defeat of Iraq in Operation Desert Storm?

Lesson 3 "The Clinton Administration"

Scan Pages 648-650; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 648-650 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 648-650.

Read Pages 648-650 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 650? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "The Clinton Administration" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

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Section Review Answers

1. The focus of the 1992 presidential election was on the economy.
2. More new people were elected to Congress in 1992 than in any year since 1948; many more women, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans were elected.
3. The agreement limited restrictions on investments, trade, and services among United States, Mexico, and Canada over a fifteen-year Period.
4. The bill set a five-day waiting period for the purchase of a handgun and called for a national computer network that would allow gun dealers to check on the criminal record and age of anyone buying a gun.
5. The act allowed local governments to hire 100,000 new police officers, called for building new state prisons and giving funds to communities for crime-prevention programs, banned certain weapons, and increased the number of crimes punishable by death.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the 1992 election?

Are you able to describe the makeup of Congress after the 1992 election?

Can you describe NAFTA, the bill to cut the federal deficit, the Brady Bill, the Omnibus Violent Crime Control and Prevention Act, and Clinton's health care plan?

Lesson 4 "Foreign Issues"

Scan Pages 651-654; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 651-654 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 651-654.

Read Pages 651-654 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 654? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Foreign Issues" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Famine - widespread starvation.

persecute - to treat someone poorly or violently because of his or her religious beliefs or ethnic background.

Section Review Answers

1. America and the UN sent troops to Somalia in 1992 o bring food to that country's starving people.
2. President Clinton met with Russian President Yeltsin in Moscow to discuss further ways to curb the threat of nuclear harm.
3. Apartheid ended in 1994 in South Africa.
4. A peace agreement sponsored by the United States ended fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina by 1996.
5. President Clinton sent twenty-three warships and 20,00 troops to restore the Aristide government in Haiti in 1994.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you tell about the efforts of the United States to aid Somalia.

Are you able to explain why President Clinton hosted a summit between Israeli and Palestinian leaders and made agreements with Russia and Ukraine to curb the threat of nuclear war?

Can you describe the end of apartheid in South Africa?

Are you able to give examples of American aid in conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Haiti, and Cuba?

Lesson 5 "Problems and Changes at Home"

Scan Pages 655-659; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 655-659 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 655-659.

Read Pages 655-659 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 659? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Problems and Changes at Home" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Suicide - to kill oneself

Arson - the act of purposely setting fire to something.

Incumbent - a person who currently holds a certain position of office.

Section Review Answers

1. It is true that President Clinton opposed many of the ideas in the "Contract With America."
2. It is true that arsonists destroyed 376 African-American churches between 1990 and 1999.
3. The Million Man March was a demonstration for African American rights.
4. It is true that in 1998, the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
5. Many important advances in technology took place in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you discuss the disagreement over the Republican plan to balance the budget?

Are you able to explain the Whitewater Affair?

Can you examine the terrorist bombings of New York City World Trade Center and the Federal Building in Oklahoma City?

Are you able to describe the Million Man March; legislation affecting welfare, healthcare, and minimum wage; the arson fires in african-American churches in the South the election for 1996; and issues affecting America in the near future?

Lesson 6 "The New Millennium"

Scan Pages 660-667; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 660-667 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 660-667.

Read Pages 660-667 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 667? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The New Millennium" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Millennium - period of 1000 years.

Global warming - a rise in the Earth's temperature.

Section Review Answers

1. The Republican presidential candidate in 2000 was George W. Bush.
2. The Democratic presidential candidate in 2000 was Al Gore.
3. Within 50 years, Latinos will represent on in five Americans.
4. The year 2001 began the third millennium.
5. One of the challenges facing the United Stats and the world today is global warming.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe the ending of the second millennium and the beginning of the third?

Are you able to examine the challenges the U.S. faces in the twenty-first century?

Are you able to describe the news headlines of the year 2000 in the United States?

Can you describe the events and outcome of the 2000 election?

Are you able to identify the United States population and immigration to the United States?

 Preparing for Chapter 31 Test

Turn to Page 668 and read the article, "Favor Positive Themes".

Turn to Page 669 and read the Chapter 31 summary.

On page 670-671 you will find the Chapter 31 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 31 Test "The 1990s"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 31 Review answers

1. Commonwealth of Independent States.
2. Boris Yeltsin
3. Kuwait
4. Desert Storm
5. NAFTA
6. Saddam Hussein
7. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
8. Million Man March
9. Bill Clinton
10. Brady Bill
11. Newt Gingrich
12. Bosnia-Herzegovina
13. Millennium
14. Al Gore
15. OPEC

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Communism ended in Soviet Union, and the former Soviet republics, except for three, formed the Commonwealth of Independent States.
2. Answers will vary but should include challenges discussed, such as civil rights, keeping the economy stable, and issues of developing countries, and global warming.
3. Answers should mention the increased number of Hispanic citizens.

Congratulations you finished YKSD United States History!!!!!!!!!!!