Ford & Carter
Reagan & 1980's
1990's to Present
Important People of the Era
Important Concepts
100
Who was the VP of Nixon 

Gerald Ford

100
Kept interest rates up while cutting taxes to stimulate growth
What is Reaganomics?
100
The United Nations, along with the US, went to war in the Persian Gulf against Iraq in early 1991.
What was Iraq invaded Kuwait
100

Brutal dictator of Iraq

Hussein, Saddam

100
Formed a "free trade zone" (reduced or elimated tariffs)between the US, Canada, & Mexico
What was NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
200
Stagflation
What is inflation and unemployment?
200
1st female Supreme Court Justice.
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
200
This prevented President Bill Clinton from running for a third term as president.
What is the 22nd amendment.
200
A leading spokesperson for the conservative viewpoint, played a major role in defeating the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Who was Phyllis Schlafly?
200
This group used oil as a political weapon against the US in the 1970s. This leads to the first fuel shortage in the US since WWII.
What was OPEC (Oil Producing Exporting Countries)?
300

June 1979, Carter signed the________  treaty despite opposition from many

Americans who believed it jeopardized U.S. security.

SALT II arms control

300
Another term for Reaganomics
What is Supply-side economics?
300
Terrorists group training and operating in many countries.
What is Al-Qaida?
300
Microsoft founder, and one of the first to recognize the potential of the personal computer.
Who is Bill Gates?
300
The natural & man made disaster that caused the city of New Orleans to flood and displaced thousands of people.
What was Hurricane Katina?
400

After the overrthow of the Shah of Iran, 52 hostages are taken from the US embassy in Iran and held 444 days

What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?

400
Reagan’s foreign policy toward communism/Soviet Union:
What is Peace through strength?
400

In 1994 Newt Gingrich creates a program and proposed 10 changes: lowering taxes, welfare reform, etc.. This will lead to Republican control of the House of Rep.

What is the Contract with America?

400

Arkansas governor who was elected president in 1992 and 1996

Who was William "Bill" Clinton

400
It signaled of the end of the Cold War.
What was the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
500
The peace agreement brokered by Carter between Egypt and Israel - the 1st peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country.
What was the Camp David Accords?
500
Officials sold weapons to Iran to gain freedom for the American hostages in Lebanon and use the money from the sells to fund rebels in Nicaragua.
What is Iran-Contra Scandal?
500

A businessman and political outsider elected as the 45th president. 

Donald Trump

500
Son of former president George H.W. Bush; former governor of Texas; 

Who is George W. Bush

500
After 9/11,this permitted secret government searches of suspected terrorists and supporters with one nationwide search warrant; easier to wiretap and track internet communications.
What was the Patriot Act?
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