Unit 21 Flashcards
political scandal that resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon
Watergate
event in which Middle Eastern oil producing nations refused to sell US oil in response to US support of Israel in 1973 War
OPEC oil embargo
a rise in prices
inflation
term to describe right-wing movement that lifted Republican Party to presidency in 1980
New Conservatism
term to describe conservative changes made to government starting in 1980; smaller government
Reagan Revolution
resulted from radical Islamic revolution in 1979; Islamic students raided US Embassy
Iran hostage crisis
radical Islamic cleric and leader of Iran from 1979 until 1988
Ayatollah Khomeini
evangelical and fundamentalist leaders who used TV to popularize their moral beliefs
televangelists
leader of Moral Majority; Christian fundamentalist
Jerry Falwell
political organization led by southern Baptists that raised $$ to defeat “liberal” politicians (both Democrats and Republicans) who they deemed immoral
Moral Majority
promoted large tax breaks for wealthy so as to stimulate investment and create jobs
supply side economic or Reaganomics or trickle down theory
removing rules from business
deregulation
made racial or gender based quotas illegal but said these could be one factor of many
Bakke v California
reduced highest tax bracket from 70% to 50%; lowest from 14% to 11%
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
redcued highest tax bracket from 50% to 28%; lowest rose from 11% to 15%
Tax Reform Act of 1986
Missile defense system using lasers to shoot nukes out of sky
Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”)
Soviet leader who assumed power in 1985; started negotiations with US
Mikhail Gorbachev
protest that was crushed by Chinese troops in 1989
Tiananmen Square
Liberated Kuwait from Iraqi forces that had invaded and threatened oil supplies to West
Gulf War or Operation Desert Storm
Gave govt expanded ability to obtain information and arrest suspects
Patriot Acts of 2001 and 2003
immigration law that made it illegal to hire most illegal immigrants
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
radical Islamic group ousted from Afghanistan in 2001
Taliban
health-care reform bill passed in 2009 under Barack Obama
Affordable Care Act
