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Conservatism
Describes the political state of the 1970s -
5th Amendment Property Rights
Made it where the Gov. couldnt seize our property without a warrant. -
Nixon and China
Nixon was the first president to go to china. He broke many years of silence between the two countries, and established a treaty. -
Water Gate
President Nixon was found to be involved and was eventually impeached. This made a huge distrust in the gov. for many Americans. -
Bill Gates
A American buisness man and inventor. -
The "Moral Majority"
A group created by Jerry Falwell, that focused on Evangelical Christian views in politics. -
Gerald Ford
was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. -
US & Isreal
Us has spent millions of dollars and help in diplomatic ways to show our support of Isreal as a Nation. -
Community Reinvestment Act
Fought discrimination in banks -
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Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranian Youth capt 52 american embassy workers hostage.
President carter had a failed military rescue, tried to hurt encomics of iran, and tried to arrange for the release of the hostages. -
Lionel Sosa
He founded Bromley Communications, now the biggest hispanic angency in the U.S. -
Nancy Reagan and "Just say no"
She created "Just say No" to fight illegal drug use. -
Endanger Species Act
made the government be more careful about what it does cause it might hurt a endangered species. -
AIDS
Broke out durning the 1980's and became a world pendemic. -
American movies and cultural diffusion
American Movies have a huge impact on other countires. They take our styles, music, and more and put them into their own societies. -
Four Pillars of Reagonomics
Reducing Gov. spensing
Reducing Gov. regulations
Reducing inflation by monitorring the money supply
Reducing income and capital gains taxes -
Ronald Reagan
was the 40th President of the United States. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
First woman to be a justice in the supreme court. -
Jimmy Carter
served as the 39th President of the United States and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. -
Jerry Falwell
Created the group called "the Moral Majority" which focused on evangelical Christian Views. -
Impacts of the Cold War spending and the American Space program
Increase reaserch, development, and creation of new technologies. -
Billy Graham
A American Christian Evangelist who rose to celebratity staus in 1949. He influenced many presidents, and played a huge role in American conservatism. -
Sam Walton
an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.
