Conservatism (1980's Style)- the principles and practices of the Conservative party in United Kingdom. .
Irangate- a big scandal that was compared to Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, but it raised more troubling issues. It was significant, because it left the role of the president unexplained during the summer of 1987.
Mikhail Gorbachev- In 1970 he was elected to the USSR Supreme Soviet;.
from 1971 till 1991 Gorbachev was a member of the Communist Party Central Committee. He is significant, because he was the last leader in communist party, he symbolizes the end of the communism. .
Persian Gulf War- a war in which Iran and Iraq had battered each other in a debilitating war. It was significant, because Iraq won a narrow victory over Iran's fundamentalism.
Anita Hill- a law professor who polarized Senate hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court when she accused her former boss of sexual harassment. She was significant, because women's groups were disturbed that the all-made Judiciary Committee had at first kept her allegations private. .
Elections of 1992-As the election campaign of 1992 began, the incumbent President, George Bush, held a commanding lead in the polls, over any and all potential rivals. It was important because it left the fate of the conservative revolution unresolved. .
New Immigration- The 6.5 million immigrants who arrived between 1990 and 1998 accounted for 32 percent of the increase in the total U.S. population. It was significant because the reform of the old quota system opened the way for a wave of immigrants unequaled since the beginning of the century. .
Bill Gates- is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. It is important, because Microsoft had revenues of $25.3 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2001, and employs more than 40,000 people in 60 countries.
