TIMELINE

UNIT 9 1980s-2010s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
American & National

American & National

Identity (NAT)

Identity (NAT)
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Work, Exchange, & Technology

Work, Exchange, & Technology

Motorola Apple “Black Housing market bubble burst leads
First Clinton signs the Anti-
launches first introduces Monday” stock The to Great Recession and bailouts of
personal North American Free globalization
commercially first Macintosh market crash Internet large banks and corporations to
computer Trade Agreement WTO protests
available personal triggers global goes public stabilize the economy (2007-2009)
released by with Mexico and in Seattle
handheld cell computer downturn (1991)
(WXT)

(WXT)
IBM (1981) Canada (1995) (1999)
phone (1983) (1984) (1987) First iPhone introduced
by Apple (2007)
Rust Belt deindustrialization and manufacturing decline as economy shifts Dot-com boom creates enormous economic
to service sector (1980s) growth (1995-2001)
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube transform how Americans consume
Silicon Valley tech boom fueled by rise of tech giants like Apple, Google, Xerox, Cisco (1980-2001) information, express identity, and engage in political and cultural debates (2004-2020)
Environment (GEO)

Environment (GEO)
UN adopts Kyoto Deepwater Horizon
Geography & the

Geography & the

Hurricane Katrina
Exxon Valdez Protocol to reduce devastates New Oil Spill is largest
Oil Spill is greenhouse gas Orleans and marine oil spill in
largest oil spill emissions, US evokes criticism US history, causing
in US history to refuses to ratify of the government environmental disaster
date (1989) (1997) response (2005) (2010)
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Immigration from Asia increases with 2.5 million people from Immigration Act of 1990 seeks to Illegal Immigration No Child Left Behind Act Deferred Action for Every Student
Asia establishing permanent residence in the US (1981-1989) increase green cards and visas for Reform and Immigrant requires states to assess Childhood Arrivals Succeeds Act
skilled workers (1990) Responsibility Act English Language program (DACA) protects (ESSA) promotes
eligible undocumented
Settlement (MIG)

Settlement (MIG)
Anti-Drug Abuse Act increases the penalties Learners in English dual-language
immigrants brought to
Migraiton &

Migraiton &
creates a category of offenses Death Row Records shapes rise for illegal entry, proficiency (2001)
subjecting non­citizens to of West Coast rap (1991) including mandatory the US as children (2012) programs (2015)
deportation after completing detention and expedited
their prison sentence (1988) deportation (1996)
Atlanta’s rise as a hub of Black
Culture contributes to founding
of So So Def Records (1993) Silicon Valley tech boom leads to influx of
workers, especially from China and India
(1995-2000)

“Reaganomics” aims to decrease Immigration

role of federal government and Reform and Control Defense of Marriage Act
promote economic growth with
Politics & Power (PCE)

Politics & Power (PCE)

Act offers path defines marriage as a legal
tax cuts, deregulation, and cuts to to legal status for union between a man and
social programs (1981) undocumented woman (1996)
immigrants and Bill Clinton’s US v. Windsor
1980 election results in “Reagan penalties for focus on Clinton signs Personal Clinton Barack declares Defense
Revolution” and triumph of violations by economic Responsibility and impeached for Obama Affordable of Marriage Act
conservatism (1980) employers (1986) concerns Work Opportunity lying under Patriot Act elected as Care Act unconstitutional
helps him Act, imposing work oath but is expands first black expands access in victory for
Moral Majority plays key role in mobilizing conservative win election requirements and time acquitted surveillance president to healthcare same-sex marriage
Christians in elections (1980-1989) (1992) limits on welfare (1996) (1998) powers (2001) (2008) (2010) (2013)
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Iran-Contra Affair raises questions INF Treaty George H.W. Bush Collapse of Oslo Accords Dayton Al-Qaeda bombs Bush v. US invades Iraq to remove
Soviet Union establish US embassies Saddam Hussein from Osama Bin Laden Obama
about power and accountability in between US elected, promising Peace Gore ends killed by Navy announces
government (1981-1986) and USSR no new taxes (1988) and end of Cold framework for Accords ends in East Africa recount power (2003)
SEALs in Pakistan plans to
is first arms War (1991) Palestinian Bosnian (1998) and
self-rule and (2011) withdraw
Reagan control War and declares Al-Qaeda carries out
Reagan announces Gulf War troops from
America in the

America in the
Al-Qaeda founded
World (WOR)

World (WOR)
treaty to peace between breaks up George 9/11 attacks, leading
Strategic Defense Doctrine by Osama Bin (Desert Storm) PLO and Afghanistan
asserts eliminate Yugoslavia W. Bush President Bush to declare US troops
Initiative “Star Laden (1988) expels Iraq from Israel but are (2014)
America will an entire (1995) president war on terror and invade leave Iraq
Wars” (1983) Kuwait (1991) opposed by
support anti- category of (2000) Afghanistan (2001) (2011)
weapons Berlin Wall falls (1989) Palestinians
communist and Israelis
insurgents systems
(1987) US invades Panama (1993-1995) Office of Homeland
across the Security established
world (1985) to depose its leader,
sparking international as counter-terrorism
debate (1989-1990) organization (2001)
American & Regional

American & Regional

Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling
Culture (ARC)

Culture (ARC)
More films, TV shows, and literature highlight diverse voices reflecting changing American demographics and values (1990-2020) during the national anthem
sparks debates about patriotism,
Hip-hop emerges as a powerful cultural and artistic force, especially among African American youth (1980-2020) racial justice, and freedom of
expression (2016)
Expansion of talk radio and cable news networks shape public opinion and contribute to political polarization (1980-2020)
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AIDs epidemic leads to widespread activism (1980s) Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy and Defense of Marriage Act lead to increasing advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights (1994-2015) #MeToo Movement calls
for accountability to
Social Structures

Social Structures
AIDs epidemic leads to widespread activism (1980s) reshape gender norms and
workplace culture (2017)
(SOC)

(SOC)
Black Lives Matter Movement sparked by police
violence against Black Americans like Trayvon Martin,
Michael Brown, and George Floyd (2013-2020)

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