Fall of Communism
The 1989 revolutions resulted in many Eastern European countries replacing their communist leaders with...?
What are democratic leaders?
This political belief supports small government, traditional values, and lower taxes.
What is conservatism?
This president took office after Nixon resigned.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This term describes high inflation and high unemployment happening at the same time.
What is stagflation?
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 resulted in the creation of this alliance system.
What is the CIS or Commonwealth of Independent States?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Ford controversially did this for Nixon after he resigned.
What is pardoned him?
his organization caused oil prices to spike in 1973.
What is OPEC?
Created by Mikhail Gorbachev, this policy gave Soviet citizens more freedom of speech and openness
What is Glasnost?
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a national defense program created to protect the U.S. from nuclear missiles. What was it nicknamed?
What is Star Wars?
Carter helped negotiate peace between these two countries through the Camp David Accords.
What are Egypt and Israel?
After the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the effects of this chemical became an increasing concern to many Americans.
What are pesticides?
This was a restructuring of the Soviet economy and government put into place by Mikhail Gorbachev.
What is Perestroika?
Ronald Reagan increased U.S defense spending by how much?
What is 1.5 Trillion Dollars?
Carter created this department to address energy issues.
What is the Department of Energy?
The term for when oil exports were banned to certain countries.
What is an embargo?
This is the date the Soviet Union collapsed under the rule of Mikail Gorbachev.
What is December 1991?
This term was created to describe Reagan's approach to communism and his support of guerrilla anti-communist movements globally.
This crisis involved 52 Americans held for 444 days.
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
This government agency was created in 1970 to enforce pollution standards.
What is the EPA?