1970s
What is the name of Nixon's strategy to end the Vietnam War?
Vietnamization
What was President Reagan’s plan called that cut taxes and business regulation?
Reaganomics
What law was passed under President HW Bush that requires public spaces and employers to provide accommodations for the disabled
Americans with Disabilities Act
Name 2 effects of 9/11 on the United States
Creation of TSA
Department of Homeland Security
PATRIOT Act
War on Terror
What is the name of Nancy Reagan’s anti drug campaign?
Just Say No
What was the effect of the Watergate Scandal?
President Nixon resigned OR people lost trust in the government
Why did people move from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt?
Factories closing in the north, new industries in the south, AC!
Why was President Clinton Impeached?
Lying under oath (perjury)
Why was the damage worse than expected during Hurricane Katrina?
The levees broke
Who is the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Who is the first hispanic Supreme Court Justice?
Sonia Sotomayor
What caused the Energy Crisis during the 1970s?
The OPEC Embargo
What political party is associated with the Moral Majority?
Republican (Conservative)
What three countries agreed to lower trade tariffs with NAFTA?
Canada, United States, Mexico
What is the official name of Obamacare?
Affordable Care Act
What was a major symbol that the Cold War had ended?
Tearing down the Berlin Wall
Ping Pong Diplomacy, the SALT I treaty, and Nixon’s visit to China are all examples of what foreign policy?
Detente
What is the name of the scandal that involved the US selling weapons to Iran so that Iran would provide funds to a rebel group in Nicaragua?
Iran Contra Affair
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
Iraq invaded Kuwait
What is the name of President Obama’s legislation to stimulate the economy after the 2008 recession?
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
What two laws were passed under President Nixon that supported the environment?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Endangered Species Act
What was the cause and effect of the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Cause-US helped put the Shah in power/Carter let the Shah into the US for medical treatment
Effect-Carter is not reelected
What is the name of President Reagan’s strategy of building up weapons to prevent other nations from attacking the US?
Peace Through Strength
What conflict did President Clinton convince the countries of NATO to help resolve?
Balkan Crisis
What campaign strategy did President Obama use that made him appealing to younger voters?
He used social media
President Carter negotiated the Camp David Accords to create peace between which two countries?
Israel & Egypt