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The 1980's

By elizabetheehee

  • Moral Majority

    Moral Majority
    Organization of fundamentalist and evangelical Christians that support traditional family values and vote Republican

  • 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.

  • Conservatism

    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 during the 1980s, characterized by the policies of President Ronald Reagan.

  • Iran Contra Affair

    Iran Contra Affair
    The Iran-Contra Affair was a secret U.S. arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua.