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Globalization Chapter 34
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Election of 2000 George W. Bush vs. Al Gore Gore wins popular vote by 540,000
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Florida holds key to victory Bush wins recount by less that 300 votes Hanging chads and bubble ballots
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5 to 4 decision by Supreme court orders any recount must be finish by December 12 Court made ruling night of the 12th
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McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Bill Soft Money
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The Steves
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Watson & Crick
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Dolly July 5, 1996
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over 65 median age 1970 8% 28 2000 13% 35
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Environment
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Rachel Carson Silent Spring
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Write about the effects of toxic pesticides like DDT on fish, animals and humans Jump starts the environmental movement
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Love Canal
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Three Mile Island
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Exxon Valdez
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Challenger January 28, 1986
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Columbia February 1, 2003
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Crew of the Columbia
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World Trade Organization meets in Seattle in 1999 to discuss trade issues Protesters – 40,000 strong – attempt to disrupt meetings
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WTO protest Seattle 1999
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Rise of Fundamentalism & Terrorism *Wahabism & Islamic Brotherhood *Iran *Mujahedeen/Al Qaeda 1988 *1983 Marine barracks-Lebanon *1986 US bombs Libya for support of terrorism
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*1996 bombing by Al Qaeda of US barracks in Saudi – 19 dead *1998 Bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania – 268 killed *1993 truck bombing of World Trade Center
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* 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan to eliminate Taliban and locate Osama Bin Laden *2003 US led coalition invades Iraq * 2000 USS Cole – 17 dead *9/11
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Marine Barracks
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US embassy in Tanzinia
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May 2001
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