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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