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1980's

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  • 1980 BCE

    Rise of conservatism

    Rise of conservatism
    this was a time where many Americans took on a new conservatism in social, economic and political life that was characterized by the policies of President Ronald Reagan.

  • Moral Majority

    Moral Majority
    Moral Majority political organization that was founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell, a religious leader, and televangelist, to advance conservative social values.

  • Reaganomics

    Reaganomics
    the economic policies of the former US president Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity

  • Iran Contra Affair

    Iran Contra Affair
    The Iran-Contra Affair was when the US was making secret deals. these deals traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon.