Carter/Bush Administration

Stonewall Riot

Jun 28, 1969

Began the gay activist movement for civil rights.

Camp David Accords

Sep 17, 1978

peace Treaty between the Egyptian and Israel leaders. (Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin) (Carter)

Iran Hostage Crisis

Nov 4, 1979

When Shah was overthrown in an Islamic Revolution headed by the religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini. Revolutionaries took 52 American hostages from the US embassy and held thm for 444 days. President Carter's worse foreign policy crisis.

Reagan Doctrine

Oct 13, 1980

buit up military and aided nations opposed to comminism. (Reagan)

Supply-Side Economics/"trickle down"

Jul 16, 1981

made tax cuts, cuts in social spending and increased military spending (Reagan).

Deregulation

Jul 17, 1982

Reduced government rule on business to decrease costs and increase profit. (Reagan)

Strategic Defense Initiative

Mar 23, 1983

initiative to develop a system to intercept and destroy nuclear missiles. (Reagan)

Iran-Contra Scandal

Mar 4, 1987

Oliver North (Colonel) sold weapons to iraq for US hostages in Middle East. Money was given to Contras. (Reagan)

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Dec 8, 1987

eliminated nuclear missiles with intermediate ranges defined as 300-3400 miles. (Reagan)

Americans with Disabilities Act

Jul 26, 1990

forbid discrimination and mandated access to public places in regards to persons with physical or mental disabilities. (H.W.Bush)

Operation Desert Storm

Aug 2, 1990

The U.S. organized a U.N. coalition of forces to expel Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.

North American Free Trade Agreement

Jan 1, 1994

promoted free trade and increase US exports so as to compete with the Eurpopean Union. (Clinton

Contract With America

May 6, 1994

detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the US.

Ethnic Cleansing

Apr 13, 1995

Slaughter of Muslims in Serbia and to supress independence of Muslims in Kosovo. US Nato forces had to end the violence and maintain the peace. (Clinton)

Emergency Family Leave Act

Nov 30, 1995

gave workers unpaid leave to take care of sick family members. (Clinton)

Welfare Reform Act

Aug 22, 1996

limited welfare benefits and required work to receive benefits. (Clinton)

9-11

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorist Attack launched by Al Quida which was led by Osama Bin Laden

Patriot Act

Oct 26, 2001

made it easier to conduct surveillance in the US to fight terrorism. (Bush)

Department of Homeland Security

Nov 25, 2002

coordinated government agencies in the war on terrorism. (Bush)

Whitewater Affair

Dec 1, 2011

Clinton was accused of perjury for lying about an intimaterelationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.