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Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California, and a radio, film and television actor -
Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. -
Sam Walton
American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club. -
Billy Graham
an American Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 with the national media backing of William Randolph Hearst and Henry Luce. -
Jimmy Carter
an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States. and he recieved the nobel peace prize after leaving office. -
Sandra Day O’Connor
retired United States Supreme Court justice and served as an Associate Justice from her appointment by Ronald Reagan. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Court. -
Jerry Falwell
Southern baptist pastor, founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church which is a mega church in Lynchberg, Virginia. -
Lionel Sosa
Sosa is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, now Bromley Communications, the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S. -
Bill Gates
an American business magnate, investor, programmer, inventor and philanthropist. -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon tired wire tapping and spying on the competitors in his run for office and was later connected to these crimes and resigned from office before he could be revoked of his position. This lead to a dramatic decrease in the public trust of the government. -
Nixon and China
Nixon was able to restablish diplomacy with china. it was one of the posative things Nixon was able to do while in office. -
Endangered Species Act
Foced the government agencies to consider how any actions may threaten the habitat of certain species. -
5th Amendment
Protects the property rights of individuals requiring the government to follow a legal procedure it it needs to sieze an individual's property -
US and Isreal Relations
the US backed up isreal with millions of dollars and military backup in 1974 -
Community Reinvestment Act
Was legislation implemented by congress to reduce discriminatory practices in banks. -
The Moral Majority
Conservative pilitical organization that was founded by souther baptist pastor Jerry Fallwell and advocated social policies that reflected the point of view of evangelical christians. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
52 american citizens were held hostage and prezident Carter failed to retrieve them because we don't deal with terrorists. -
Conservatism of the 1980's
it was the main politican view of the 80's because the government was trying to stop all the protesting in the US and gain control of the country again. -
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
disease that emerged in the 1980's and led to a wold wide epidemic. It is one of the largest health concerns in recent history. -
Cultural Diffusion
American movies overseas lead the other countries to try and match our culture in the movie industry and create movies that would rival our own. known as cultural diffusion. -
Four pillars of Reganomics
Reduce Government Spending, income and capital gains taxes, Government regulations, inflation by controlling money supply. -
impacts of the cold war
it lead to inovations and inventions that lead to a higher technology of the 90's -
"Just Say No" campeign
Nancy Reagan headed the national campaign which addressed the social issue of illegal drug use.
