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Nixon, Ford, and Carter
The Conservative Revolution
Clinton and Bush
The Road to and from 9/11
The Polarized Present
100

Carter took this action with those avoiding the Vietnam draft.

granted amnesty/pardoned

100

Supply-side economics involved cutting taxes on this group in particular in order to promote economic growth.

the wealthy

100
Military policy (1994-2011) requiring gay service people to keep their sexual orientation a secret.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
100

Support for this nation makes the United States unpopular among many Muslim nations.

Israel

100

This event in 2008 facilitated Barack Obama's first election as President.

The Financial Crisis of 2008


200

This policy pursued by Nixon sought to improve relations between the United States and communist nations, particularly China and the Soviet Union.

détente

200

Aides to President Reagan secretly sold weapons to this country in order to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras.

Iran

200
Under George W. Bush, the United States approved $9 billion for aids relief in this region.
Africa
200

Final resting place of 4 planes in 9/11 attacks.

WTC, Pentagon, Pennsylvania

200

This part of the Affordable Care Act originally required that people buy health insurance or pay a penalty. 

individual mandate

300

Through this policy pursued by Nixon, the national government sent money to states to spend as they saw fit.

New Federalism

300
Voters motivated by issues such as opposition to abortion and support for school prayer, who supported Ronald Reagan.
Religious Right
300
This natural disaster left more than 1000 dead and millions homeless in 2005.
Hurricane Katrina
300

The principle justification for war against Saddam Hussein in 2002.

WMD

300

This event resulted in 1.2 million deaths during the first Trump administration.

The COVID-19 epidemic

400

The Camp David Accords brought peace between these two nations.

Egypt and Israel

400
U.S. forces invaded this country in 1983 to prevent a communist take-over.
Grenada
400
U.S. intervention in this country in 1993 was cut shortly after a Blackhawk helicopter was shot down.
Somalia
400

2 original objectives of U.S. in Afghanistan war.

eliminate al-Qaeda, defeat Taliban

400

This legislative accomplishment of the Biden administration resulted in the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history.

The Inflation Reduction Act

500

The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 greatly increased tensions between the United States and Soviet Union and resulted in the 1980 Olympic boycott.

Afghanistan

500
The U.S. remained silent when this country crushed pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989.
China
500

Education law passed in 2001 which rated school performance based on performance on exams.

No Child Left Behind

500

Critics of using them in the war on terror argue that there is a lack of judicial oversight.

drones

500

In a struggle for world influence, the United States has placed tariffs on this country and attempted to control the spread of technology.

China