70's
Nickname given to the Southern and Western part of the United States.
Sunbelt
Reagan's economic plan to cut taxes for the wealthy
Reaganomics
War centered on the U.S. pushing Sadaam Hussein out of Kuwait.
BONUS: law that George Bush Sr. passed that outlawed discrimination against those with disabilities
Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm
Americans With Disabilities Act
Law passed by George W. Bush that started state testing across the U.S.
No Child Left Behind
Name of the corrupt U.S. backed leader of Iran under the Carter administration.
BONUS: who overthrew this man?
Shah of Iran
Ayotollah Khomeini
Successful peace deal between Egypt and Israel under the Carter administration.
Camp David Accords
Name of the movement from the Rustbelt states to the Southern and Western portion of the U.S. for better climate and better jobs.
Sunbelt Migration
Organization centered on managing trade deals among nations.
BONUS: agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to not raise tariffs on one another
WTO (World Trade Organization)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Two consequences of 9/11:
Patriot Act
invasion of Afghanistan/Iraq
Name of the massive growth in traditional Christian values in response to the changing values of the 70's.
BONUS: group of this movement that advanced political goals of Christians?
conservative movement
moral majority
Failure on the Carter administration where U.S. embassy workers were taken hostage in the Middle East.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Name of the shuttle that blew up as it tried to enter space with the first ever civilian.
Challenger
Power of the government to take private property for public use.
BONUS: two terrorist events that occured under the Clinton administration
eminent domain
WACO/Oklahoma City Bombing
Name of the healthcare insurance plan under the Obama administration.
Affordable Health Care Act
Reagan's promise to support anti-communist rebellions across the globe.
Reagan Doctrine
BONUS: what event caused Americans to be scared of alternative resources like nuclear energy?
renewable resources
3 mile island
Regan's plan to put lasers in spaces to protect America from missile attacks by other countries.
BONUS: nickname the plan got by Americans
SDI (Strategic Defensive Initiative)
"Star Wars"
Caused Clinton to be impeached.
BONUS: name of woman that he lied about having an affair with
Perjury (lied under oath)
Monica Lewinsky
Historical importance of Obama becoming elected president.
first African American president
Failure in the Middle East under the Reagan administration where Reagan got caught using funds from selling guns to terrorist to fund a rebellion by the Contras in Nicaragua.
Iran-Contra Affair
3 characteristics of the 70's:
"me" generation
generational gap between youth and parents
divorce increased
experimentation with drugs
Reagan is known for what monumental achievement in leading to the end of the Cold War.
Berlin Wall collapses
Newt Gingrich plan or promise with Americans if they voted for him to replace Clinton.
Contract With America
Law that allows the government to look through communications without warrants.
Patriot Act
What fell in 1989?
BONUS: year the USSR collapsed
Berlin Wall
1991