U.S. History - Unit 12 Review

Jimmy Carter

He was president during the Camp David Accords and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

Barack Obama

First African American to hold the office of president of the United States.

Attacks of September 11th

Terrorist attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon.

George W. Bush

President during the attacks of September 11th, 2001.

Ronald Reagan

Economic plan to lower taxes on business, decrease the size of government and increase the size of the military.

__4. Camp David Accords

Egypt and Israel agree to peace in the Middle East with the help of Jimmy Carter.

National Organization of Women

One result of Betty Friedan's book called the Feminine Mystique.

Iran Hostage Crisis

Iranians invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take all those inside hostage.

Watergate Scandal

Nixon officials break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and get caught by the police.

War Powers Act

Limited the Executive's power to declare war

Environmental Protection Agency

One result of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

Gerald Ford

He got America out of the War in Vietnam and pardoned Richard Nixon.

Bill Clinton

The second president in U.S. history to suffer impeachment, but was acquitted of all charges.

Ronald Reagan

He asked the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War.

Richard Nixon

Created the Environmental Protection Agency and was forced to resign as President of the United States.

Barack Obama

Many people gathered in Washington D.C. in January of 2009 to watch the inaugural address of __

Carter

President __ responded to the Iranian raid of the U.S. embassy by demanding the hostages be released, but they were not released.

Cut taxes

One goal of Reaganomics was to __ and encourage economic growth.

Reagan

__ wanted to cut taxes on business and the wealthy so that they would invest in the economy.

Social Media

__ is the place where biases and incorrect information can be spread.

Internet

The __led people to buy more consumer products online, opposed to stores.

Richard Nixon

__ was the first U.S. President to open up trade with Communist China.

Bill Clinton

__ and Andrew Johnson were both impeached and acquitted of their crimes.

Homeland Security

The Department of __ and the U.S. Patriot Act were all results of the attacks on September 11th, 2001.

Environmental Protection Agency

The __ was created to use and conserve resources more wisely.