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39 Cards in this Set
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name two of the four things covered under "reagonomics" |
1- reversed trend of large government 2- supply-side economics to end stagflation 3- deregulation of many industries 4- tax cuts and cuts in domestic spending |
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who was Sandra Day O'conner? |
first woman appointed to the supreme court |
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fill in the blank "people fled the ____ for the ____." |
Rust belt, and Sun belt |
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describe the Iran-Contra Affair. |
negotiated with Iran to free hostages in Lebanon. sold arms to Contras.
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name two important things Clinton did for domestic policy |
1- cut federal spending; raised taxes on rich 2- proposed health care reform; failed to pass.
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what led to economic prosperity? |
computer industry success and "peace divided" |
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what did the NAFTA treaty do? |
gradually phased out tariffs. |
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describe the war in Kosouo |
U.S. forces sent as a part of a NATO coalition to halt "ethnic cleansing" |
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what did Clinton do for china during his presidency? |
he helped china trade organization; failed to end human right abuse. |
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what was significant about president ford? |
he was the only president appointed, not elected. |
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what year was the OPEC oil Boycott? |
1973 |
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what year was the Helsinki Accords? |
1975 |
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The pardon to Nixon was unpopular. true or false? |
True |
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define stagflation. |
inflation and unemployment |
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what was created under carters presidency? |
he created the department of energy |
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what was the U.S.'s agreement under the panama canal treaty? |
U.S. gave up the canal. |
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who was the Camp David Accords between? |
Prime minister begin (Isreal) and Sadat (Egypt) |
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describe the events of the Iran Hostage crisis |
U.S. embassy officials held for 444 days |
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what year was the community reinvestment act? |
1973 |
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what did Carter seek to achieve as president? |
morality in foreign policy. |
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when was the Americans with Disabilities Act passed? |
1990 |
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What happened to the Soviet Union once the Cold War ended? |
the Soviet Union dissolves |
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When was the Berlin Wall torn down? |
1989 |
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Describe the Persian Gulf War. |
US forces sent to prevent invasion of Kuwait by Iraq |
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Where was there a humanitarian airlift of food sent? |
Somalia |
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What country was invaded during Bush's presidency? |
Panama |
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Who was the founder of Microsoft? |
Bill Gates |
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Who was the founder of Wal-Mart? |
Sam Walton |
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Who was Estee Lauder? |
founded of one of the world's largest cosmetic lines |
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who was the founder of BET? |
Robert Johnson |
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What was significant about Lionel Sosa? |
Hispanic advertising genius who saw the enormous potential of the US Hispanic market |
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Name two things Nixon did for the domestic policy. |
1- created Environmental Protection Agency 2- Endangered Species Act |
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What happened with the Equal Rights Amendment? |
ended in failure |
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Who was Phyllis Schlafly? |
outspoken critic of the ERA |
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What happened with V.P. Agnew? |
corruption led to his resignation |
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Name the two major things Nixon did for the foreign policy. |
1- reopened relations with Red China 2- followed detente with the Soviet Union |
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What did Nixon do about the Watergate crisis? |
Nixon claimed executive privilage |
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What role did the Watergate Tapes play? |
revealed Nixon's role in the scandal |
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What did Nixon do once he was caught? |
resigned before he could be impeached |
