Reagan
Earth Day was created for the purpose of_________________
What was the Watergate Scandal.
Nixon stole information on his political opponents and lied about it to the American people.
What is stagflation?
Inflation and unemployment going up, and economic growth going down.
Who was credited with the end of the Cold War?
Reagan
Why was there a large distrust in the government in the 70s?
Nixon lied on the Watergate Scandal and there was a creditability gap during Vietnam War.
What was the Equal Rights Amendment?
prevent discrimination based on gender.
How did Reagan's administration support Contra rebels in Nicaragua after Congress cut funding for military aid?
secretly selling weapons to Iran to raise funds.
What is Reaganomics
Reagan cut taxes and reduced government regulation of businesses.
What was the purpose of detente?
to reduce tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union.
What was Nixon's goal for visiting China?
To normalize relations with China.
What did Ford do to Nixon when he took office?
What was the reactions of many Americans to the Watergate Scandal?
Americans lost confidence in our government and elected politicians.
What cause gas prices to spike during the 70s and early 80s?
Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil
What happened to America's image during the Iran Crisis hostage?
U.S. world power image took a hit due to failure of freeing hostages.
One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT treaty in the early 70s was Nixon's__________
opening diplomatic relations with China.
What was the purpose of the Department of Energy?
For Americans to develop alternative energy sources
Why was Reagan criticized for the Iran-Contra Affair?
His administration violated an embargo by selling weapons to Iran.
What was the Community Reinvestment Act?
it helped low income neighborhoods have access to credit.
Why did protestors attack the US embassy during the Iranian Revolution?
They attacked it because America helped protect the oppressive Shah.
Why is Sandra Day O' Connor significant?
She became first woman to serve on Supreme Court.
Give an example of a person using technology initially designed for the military.
A person using GPS to get around town.
What happened as a result the Shah coming to America?
Iranians stormed the embassy in their country and took Americans hostage.
Long lines to put gas during the 70s and 80s were a result of_______
an embargo by OPEC
What were the results of the Camp David Accords?
there was peace between Egypt and Israel.
Ultraviolent-filtering lenses and remote medical diagnostics are technological advances that can be traced back to which industry____________
Aerospace