The United States in the 1970s (1)
This action by President Ford caused a steep decline in his popularity.
pardon of President Nixon
Supply-side economics focused on doing this to promote economic growth.
cutting taxes
This policy, adopted under President Clinton, allowed gay people to serve in the military provided they kept their sexual orientation a secret.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
U.S. support for this nation can create local hostility in the Middle East.
Israel
Problems in this sector of the U.S. economy led to a Finacial Crisis and the Great Recession in 2007-2009.
real estate
The U.S. decision to do this helped to spark the Iran Hostage crisis.
receive the shah for medical treatment
Although Reagan presided over calmed relations with the Soviet Union (1985-1989), there was continued controversy over this policy.
Strategic Defense Initiative
The George W. Bush administration provided $9 billion for AIDS relief in this region.
Africa
Final resting place of the 4 planes hijacked on 9/11.
World Trade Center x 2, Pentagon, field in Pennsylvania
The primary goal of the Affordable Care Act was to do this.
expand medical insurance coverage
This event raise tension and led to the US boycott of the 1980 Olympics.
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
This action by Saddam Hussein in 1990 led to the First Gulf War.
invasion of Kuwait
Republicans impeached Bill Clinton in response to alleged lying and obstruction of justice related to this.
an affair with Monica Lewinsky
Two major goals of the United States in the Afghanistan War.
overthrow the Taliban, find and eliminate members of Al-Qaeda
This controversial aspect of the Affordable Care Act (2010) was later repealed under President Trump.
the individual mandate
The Camp David Accords (1978) brought peace between these two nations.
Egypt and Israel
A broken promise related to this contributed to George H.W. Bush’s loss in the presidential election of 1992.
taxes
A combination of spending cuts, tax increases, and a prosperous economy allow Bill Clinton to achieve this economic goal.
deficit reduction/budget surplus
Bush’s response to the Iraq Study Groups recommendation of withdrawal from Iraq (2006).
the Surge – 2007
Obama joined this agreement in 2015, Trump withdrew from it during his first administration, and Biden re-joined it.
Paris Climate Change Agreement
Congress rejected Ford’s effort to send U.S. forces here.
South Vietnam
This provoked little response from the Reagan administration, since it was view primarily as a “gay” problem.
the AIDS epidemic
A disastrous federal response to this natural disaster left more than 1000 dead and millions homeless in the George W. Bush administration.
Hurricane Katrina
Two key aspects of the Bush Doctrine (2002).
U.S. could act unilaterally to neutralize emerging threats
This nation achieved nuclear weapons in 2006 and has an increasing missile capacity that the United States has struggle to adapt to.
North Korea