1990-1995+(c)


 * **Civil Rights Movements:**
 * During the early-to-mid 90s, there were very few Civil Rights Movements. However, there was the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which limited the rights of employees who had sued their employers for discrimination, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1995, which ensured the fair treatment of all employees in regards to race, religion, color, national origin, or sex.
 * **Cold War:**
 * There were a lot of similarities between this time and the time of the Cold War. Many arms reduction treaties were signed between American and Russian presidents, with the goal of reducing the number of nuclear weaponry between the countries and their allies. Another similarity was the war going on in the Middle East - the Persian Gulf War, in which bombs were used rather extensively to cripple opposing sides' defenses.
 * **Culture:**
 * This was the time in America's history where the modern American was born; computers came to be in many households, rap began to emerge as a national phenomenon, there was an all around decrease in sexism and racism, the "modern movies" saw their debut, shows such as //The Simpsons// and //Seinfeld// aired for the first time, //Entertainment Weekly// saw its first publication, and 99% of American households owned at least one radio.
 * **Economics:**
 * The expansion rate of wages, consumer prices, and unemployment slowed to 1% due to many factors, the most prominent being the Gulf War. However, by the mid-90s, America's economy experiences a 4% gain in real output, an inflation rate of 206%, and unemployment dropped below 6%. America was also the leading industrial power of the world; it's main industries included gasoline, steel, motor vehicles, chemicals, consumer goods, aerospace, and others.
 * **Technology:**
 * The technological advances that happened during these years were mainly associated with space technologies such as the launching of the Hubble Telescope, the //Galileo// Spacecraft, the Space Shuttle //Endeavor// and the Shuttle //Atlantis//. Other new forms of technology that emerged during this period were modernized weather satellites, updated //Microsoft// releases, the DVD; eBay and Yahoo! were also created during this time.


 * Bibliography**
 * "ADA Home Page." __Americans With Disabilities act.__ 8 June 2009. U.S. Department of Justice. 8 June 2009 <[]>.
 * For the direct information on this Act, go [|here].
 * This Act was created to eliminate "discrimination against individuals with disabilities," as well as provide clear standards to address such discrimination, and to make sure that the Federal Government enforces these standards. It was put into place during the year 1990 by American Congress and improved the employment rights of disabled individuals.


 * Avalos, Francisco, and Maureen Garmon. "__Basic Info and Online Sources for NAFTA and CAFTA Research__." GlobalLex. Hauser Global Law School Program. 8 June 2009 <[]>.
 * The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in order to create an area in which goods and services could be moved freely. It was signed by the leaders of the countries in December 1992 and took effect on January 1, 1993. This act also helped to prevent Mexico's economy from collapsing, which would have probably taken a toll on America's economy.


 * "Economy." __ABC Country Book of United States__. 13 Aug. 1997. 9 June 2009 <[]>.
 * This website provides an overview of the economy of the Unites States during the early-to-mid 1990s. (Note: this is more of a secondary source.)


 * __Equal Opportunity Act of 1995__. Victorian Consolidated Legislation. 9 June 2009. <[]>.
 * The purpose of this Act was to "extend the law relating to equal opportunity and discrimination." It helped homosexuals, women, and minorities to gain and keep their jobs without fear of discrimination.


 * __Text of the Brady Act__. Apr. 1998. One Hundred Third Congress of the United States of America. 8 June 2009 <[]>.
 * This Act was created to place a waiting period in place before the purchase of a gun, specifically a handgun, in which a background check of the consumer is done by firearms dealer in order to check for criminal activities. It was designed to put tighter controls on who can own a handgun.


 * __The Civil Rights Act of 1991__. 7 Apr. 2009. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 8 June 2009 <[]>.
 * This Act was created to "amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964," improve civil rights laws, reimburse victims of damages due to cases of employment discrimination, and others. The site goes into depth about the distinct details of the Act.


 * Sherman, Robert. __Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty__. 8 June 2009. <[]>.
 * This treaty eliminated America's and Russia's "heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS) and all other multiple-warhead (MIRVed) ICBMS," and reduced the number of nuclear weapons deployed within each country by two-thirds. It was signed on January 3, 1993, by President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin and helped put the past (the Cold War) behind the countries and their citizens, as well as help abide the fear of a future war.


 * Tyahla, Lori. "Maine Hubble Page." __The Hubble Space Telescope__. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 8 June 2009 <[]>.
 * This site provided information specifically about the Hubble Telescope, a "space-based observatory" that was able to provide clear pictures of space, within or beyond the Milky Way. It was launched into space in 1990, on April 24, and orbits the planet every 96 minutes at 360 miles above Earth's surface. The Hubble changed the way that deep space is viewed forever, and continues to provide more information to scientists to this day.


 * __Wikipedia__. 9 June 2009. <[]>.
 * This website provided an extensive list of important dates for the individual years between 1990 and 1995.