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29 Cards in this Set
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OPEC |
Group who controlled oil prices and production in the world |
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Detente |
policy that was meant to decrease the tensions of the Cold War |
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Democrat |
Party of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton |
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Just Say No Campaign |
Nancy Reagan led this anti-drug campaign in the 1980s |
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Arkansas |
Home state of Bill Clinton, also where he was govener |
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Hilary Clinton |
Wife of Bill Clinton, led Health Care reform |
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Stagflation |
Rising inflation and increasing unemployment at the same time |
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President's men |
Group of advisers that were close to Richard Nixon and loyal |
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Impeachment |
Bringing charges against the President for the crimes he may have committed |
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Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty |
Peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel and Egypt |
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Ronald Reagan |
Man who defeated Jimmy Carter by a landslide in 1980, Oldest president |
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Republican |
Party of Ronald Reagan |
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Dan Quayle |
Vice President under George H.W Bush, misspelled potato |
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Clarence Thomas |
Supreme Court Justice nominated by Bush, accused of sexual harassment/misconduct |
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Jimmy Carter |
Former Georgia peanut farmer who was elected President in 1976 |
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Iran |
Country that took Americans hostage for 444 days, Made Jimmy Carter look weak |
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Pardon |
Granted by Gerald Ford to Richard Nixon in September 1974, forgiven for crimes committed |
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Inflation |
Increase in prices that plagued the Ford and Carter presidencies, Money less valuable |
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Al Gore |
Vice president under Bill Clinton, invented the internet and global warming |
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World Trade Center |
Site of terrorist bombing in 1993 and 2001 |
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Impeachment |
Charges brought against President Clinton for perjury |
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Minorities |
Voting demographic that supported Clinton with 75-80% of their votes |
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Watergate |
Scandal where the Nixon administration attempted to cover up a burglary at the DNC offices |
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Gerald Ford |
Man who replaced Richard Nixon as president after his resignation |
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What lasting impact did the Watergate scandal have on the government and on the position of President? |
A drive is held over the statehouse for when elections are ran. The watergate impact was on the nations political process. Made people have lack of trust in government |
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What image did Jimmy Carter try to portray in 1976 to help him win the Presidential Election |
He portrayed himself as an outsider who could clean up the mess of Washington |
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Why was Ronald Reagan such a popular president, even during times of economic strugglef |
Reagan cut tax and increased spending. He gave everyone a chance to gain in a way |
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Why did the U.S fight in the Persian Gulf War |
Operation Dessert storm They defied the untied nations to with drawl from Kuwait by Mid January |
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Which President from Nixon to Clinton was the best/most effective leader and why |
Bill Clinton Longest economic expansion more jobs lowest unemployment High incomes |
