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Rise Of Conservatism
By the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency, the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation, foreign policy turmoil and rising crime. In response, many Americans embraced a new conservatism in social, economic and political life -
Moral Majority
Religion, especially evangelical Christianity, played a key role in the growing strength of the conservative coalition. -
Iran–Contra Affair
It concluded that the scandal, involving a complicated plan whereby some of the funds from secret weapons sales to Iran were used to finance the Contra war against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua -
Reaganomics
which called for widespread tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending and the deregulation of domestic markets -
Persian Gulf Americans
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene. -
North Americans Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement is a treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States. That makes NAFTA the world's largest free trade agreement.The three signatories agreed to remove trade barriers between them. By eliminating tariffs, NAFTA increases investment opportunities -
Contract with America
The 1994 elections resulted in Republicans gaining 54 House and 9 U.S. Senate seats. -
Impeached Bill Clinton
the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, formally charged with lying under oath and obstructing justice, begins in the Senate
