Domestic Policy
This 1979 law encouraged energy conservation and development of alternative fuels
What is the Energy Act?
This crisis occurred when oil-producing nations limited oil exports to the U.S.
What is the Energy Crisis?
This policy promoted opportunities for minorities in education and employment.
What is Affirmative Action?
This peace agreement was brokered by President Carter between Egypt and Israel.
What are the Camp David Accords?
This defense program was nicknamed Star Wars by critics.
What is the Strategic Defense Initative?
This term described the economic condition of high inflation and unemployment in the 1970's
What is stagflation?
This nuclear accident in Pennsylvania raised fears about the safety of nuclear energy.
What is Three Mile Island?
This religious political group gained influence in the 1980s under Reagan.
What is the Moral Majority?
This crisis involved American hostages held in Tehran from 1979 to 1981.
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
This marked the symbolic end of Cold War tensions in the early 1980's.
What is the end of the Cold War?
This 1980's economic policy promised benefits would "trickle down" from the wealthy?
What is Trickle Down Economics?
Toxic waste contamination in this New York neighborhood led to federal cleanup laws.
What is Love Canal?
This term refers to Reagan's efforts to reduce drug use and trafficking/
What is the War on Drugs?
This scandal involved illegal arms sales to Iran and funding rebels in Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra affair?
This policy mared Reagan's aggressive stance toward the Soviet Union early in his presidency.
What is military buildup or confontational diplomacy?
This movement emphasized traditional values and was supported by the Moral Majority
What is the New Conservatism?
This act aimed to reduce American dependence on foreign oil.
What is the National Energy Act?
This genre of entertainment exploded during the 1980s, including MTV and video games.
What is 1980's pop culture?
This Soviet leader worked with Reagan to ease Cold War tensions.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This war was the result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
What is the Persian Gulf War?
This 1980's health crisis highlighted the government's slow response to a deadly virus.
What is AIDS?
This 1970's/1980's issue sparked growth in environmental activism.
What are Environmental Concerns?
This financial issue occured due to increased military and domestic spending under Reagan.
What are the Recession and Deficit spending?
This 1991 military operation expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
What is operation Desert Storm?
This Soviet policy of openness helped improve US-Soviet relations.
What is Glasnost?