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Watergate Scandal
was a political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 7th 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement -
Nixon and China
Richard Nixon had talked of the need for better relations with the PRC, with which the U.S. did not maintain diplomatic relations as it recognized the Republic of China on Taiwan as the government of China. -
Endangered Species Act
forced government agencies to consider how any actions may threaten the habitat of certain species. -
Gerald Ford
As President, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War. With the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam nine months into his presidency, U.S. involvement in Vietnam essentially ended -
Bill Gates & Sam Walton
these men are examples of small entrepreneurs who created large successful businesses. -
Sandra Day O’Connor
was the first female justice appointed to the U.S. supreme court. -
Community Reinvestment Act
was legislation implemented by congress to reduce discrimination practices in banks. -
Jimmy Carter
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 -
The “Moral Majority”
was a conservative political organization that was founded by southern baptist pastor jerry fallwell and advocated social policies that reflected the point of view of evanglical christians. -
Jerry Falwell
was an American evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative political commentator -
Conservatism in the 1980's
cpnservation is the political characteristic that best describes the U.S. from 1970-1990 -
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
this was a disease that emerged in the 1980's and led to a worldwide epidemic. it is one of the largest health concers in recent history. -
Lionel Sosa
a business entrepreneur who ran a $100 million advertising agency, helped U.S. companies win the Latino market -
Iranian Hostage Crisis and President Carter’s response
president carter initiated immediate economic sanctions, attempted a military rescue, and negotiated for the release of hostages. -
Four Pillars of Reaganomics
they encluded redcing govenrment spending, income and capital gains taxes, government regulations, and inflation by controlling the money supply. -
Billy Graham
he was widly respected christian evangelical preacher who served as a religious couselor to many american presidents. -
Ronald Reagan
was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), and a radio, film and television actor -
Impacts of Cold War defense spending and the American Space program
to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles -
US Israel relations
it has provided nearly $3 billion in grants annually to Israel, with Israel being the largest annual recipient of American aid -
Nancy Reagan and the “Just Say No” campaign
this campaign addressed the social issue of illegal drug use. -
5th Amendment and property rights
The 5th amendment protects the property rights of individuals requiring the government follow a legal procedure if it needs to seize an individuals property. -
American movies and cultural diffusion
some of the movies that america has like the disney movies ex. little mermaid & beauty and the beast have a cultural diffusion becasue the roles the girls play are very wrong, and kids dont understand the negative things untill they are older. and by then they have already wanted to be just like the girls in the movies.