Chapter 31

Question 1

1. Gerald Ford

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president of the United States after Richard Nixon, best known for pardoning Nixon

Question 2

2. Jimmy Carter

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president of the United States after Ford, seen as unfavorable and weak

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3. “Malaise” Speech

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Carter’s speech in which he identified what he believed to be a “crisis of confidence” among the American people

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4. Camp David Accords

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Carter was the broker of these accords which were an attempt to bring peace to warring Israelia and Arabs

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5. Iranian Revolution

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an Islamic revolution to overthrown the current American supported Shah

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6. Iranian Hostage Crisis

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The 444 days in which American embassy workers were held captive by Iranian revolutionaries

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7. Soviet Invasion of Afganistan

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Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan led to placing an embargo on grain exports and the sale of high technology to the Soviet Union and boycotting the 1980 Olympics

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8. Sunbelt

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from Florida to California…warmer climates, lower taxes, and economic opportunities prompted families uprooted by the war to move to these areas.

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9. Sagebrush Rebellion

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mobilized conservative opposition to environmental laws and restrictions; members complained about the land owned by Government in West

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10. Suburban Conservatism

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appealed to a diverse assortment of Americans, including evangelical Christians; anti-tax crusaders; advocates of deregulation and smaller markets

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11. Evangelical Christianity

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stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation

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12. Moral Majority

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was a political group made up of fundamentalist Christians. Although not it did not accomplish much, it did show MORALS

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13. Christian Coalition

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denounced abortion, divorce, feminism, homosexuality; defended unrestricted free enterprise, supported a strong America

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14. New Right

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opposition to conservative movement that emphasized thing like opposition to abortion

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15. Ronald Reagan

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Political darling of Republican conservatives who won landslide election victories in 19890 and 1984

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16. Proposition 13

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California tax cut proposition that cut taxes on farms by over fifty percent

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17. Tax Revolt

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revolts against high California tax rates that was ended with proposition 13

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18. Reagan Revolution

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advocated supply-side economics arguing that tax cuts reduced gov. spending, would increase investment by the private sector, and lead to increased production, jobs and prosperity

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19. Neo-Conservatives

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championed free market capitalism and questioned liberal welfare programs like welfare

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20. Reaganomics

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theory that investment incentives such as lowered federal spending and tax cuts will stimulate economic growth and increased employment.

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21. Recession of 1982

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economic downturn in the early 1980s that led to “Reaganomics”

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22. Deregulation

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lifting of restrictions on business, industry, and professional activities for which government rules had been established

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23. Strategic Defense Initiative

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“Star Wars” proposed the construction of an elaborate computer-controlled, anti-missile defense system capable of destroying enemy missiles

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24. Reagan Doctrine

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US support anywhere in the world to support anticommunist activity

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25. Grenada, El Salvador

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Grenada ousted a pro-Marxist govt; gave money and military help to military govt's in El Salvador with the help of the Reagan Doctrine

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26. Beirut Bombing 1983

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bomber crashed a bomb-filled truck into U.S. Marine barracks on October 23, 1983 killing over 200 marines

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27. Terrorism

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the psychological and physical effects on a country's government or people to make ones opinion known

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28. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Soviet President, essential to helping the U.S. and the Soviet Union end the Cold War

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29. Perestrokia

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reform of the Soviet economy to help the economy be more free-market like

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30. glasnost

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openness Soviet policy allowing the freedom to bring up social issues

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31. Tiananmen Square

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Thousands of students were massacred in this square for wanting a democracy in China

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32. Iran-Contra Scandal

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Americans were kidnapped by Iranian Government, so people in American government sold them arms illegally to receive the hostages

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33. George H. W. Bush

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defeated Saddam Hussein, was president when Berlin wall fell down, vice president under Reagan

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34. Gulf War

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U.S. invasion of Iraq to help sustain Kuwait, led to the United States becoming a superpower

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35. Bill Clinton

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was impeached, had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, made a surplus in the national budget