U.S. History
Research Topics
Contemporary U.S. History, 1980s-
- Camp David Accords
- Three Mile Island
- Iran Hostage Crisis / Iran Contra Scandal
- Panama Canal (devolution)
- Deregulation
- Arms Race
- AIDS
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Welfare Reform
- Immigration Reform
- Gun Control, Assault Weapons Ban, School Safety
- Human Rights and Warfare
- Chemical Weapons in War
- Persian Gulf War / Operation Desert Storm
- Somalia and intervention
- Rwanda Genocide
- Haiti
- Balkans
- NAFTA
- Impeachments, Presidential Conduct
- Insurrection, Peaceful Transition of Power
- 9/11 and War on Terror
- Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Great Recession
- Affordable Care Act
- Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
- Trans troops in the military
- Anti-lynching law
- Same sex marriage law
- Election reform laws
- Tea Party
- ISIS
- Killing of Osama bin Laden
- Paris Climate Change Agreement
- Infrastructure Bill
- Abortion and Overturn of Roe v. Wade
- Travel banks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine and NATO
- Hamas and Israel 2024
- Immigration reform
- Dreamers Act
- Border wall construction
- Gerrymandering
- Redlining
- COVID-19 and Executive Powers
- SCOTUS and Judicial Reform
- Environment and Climate Change
- Student activism
- Black Lives Matter Movement
- #MeToo Movement
- Suffrage Anniversary and Equal Rights Amendment
- Civic Engagement and Social Capital
- Civil Society and Cultural Heritage Institutions
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