1980

The 1980's

By Little Bit

  • Moral Majority

    Moral Majority
    A political action group formed in the 1970s to further a conservative and religious agenda, including the allowance of prayer in schools and strict laws against abortion.

  • 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
    A political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan Administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo in hopes of securing the release of hostages and allowing U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras.

  • Rise of Conservativism

    Rise of Conservativism
    Oppose affirmative action/entitlement programs, support big business, support Christianity, support traditional values, oppose abortion, oppose ERA, reduce spending)