Presidents
37th president, involved in Watergate Scandal
Who was Richard Nixon?
Discrimination against the majority group.
What is Reverse Discrimination?
A condition of rivalry, mistrust, and often open hostility short of violence especially between power groups.
What was the Cold War?
What was the Cold War really a War on?
What is Communism?
Pardoned Nixon; First non-elected President
Who was Gerald Ford?
A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities.
What was Affirmative Action?
A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
what was the Vietnam War?
Who was President at the end of the Cold War?
Who was Ronald Reagan?
39th U.S. President. 1977-1981. Democratic from Georgia.
Who was Jimmy Carter?
An alliance between Republican and conservative Democrats.
WHat is Conservative Coalition?
Not an actual war; President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly
What was war on Poverty?
How long did the Cold War last?
What is 45 years
1981-1989,"Great Communicator" Republican, pushed conservative economic policies.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
A movement begun in the early 1980's among religious conservatives that supported primarily conservative Republicans opposed to abortion, communism and liberalism.
What is Moral Majority?
During his presidency, Ronald Reagan significantly escalated the "War on ____" leading to increased funding for law enforcement and harsher penalties for drug offenses, including the passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act in 1984.
What is Drugs?
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cold War?
Who was Nikita Khruschev?
41st U.S. President. 1989-1993. Republican; Persian Gulf War
Who is Goerge H. W. Bush?
An economic philosophy that holds the sharply cutting taxes will increase the incentive people have to work, save, and invest. Greater investments will lead to more jobs, a more productive economy, and more tax revenues for the government.
What was Supply-side economics?
a conflict sparked by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, leading to a US-led international coalition's intervention to liberate Kuwait and restore its sovereignty.
What was the Persian Gulf War?
How many presidents served during the Cold War?
What is 9?