apush unit 9

energy crisis

stagflation

period in early 70s where middle class wages didnt increase while higher class did because of supply side

carter’s “malaise” speech

moral majority

political organization 70s (like maga, pro-life) conservative values

supply side economics

reagan’s economic strategy in whoch decreasign taxes and boosting investors so money can trickle down

economic recovery tax act

reagan’s policy of slashing income tac and helping those in highest tax bracket and lower unemployment

sagebrush rebellion

organization against restrictive environmental policies to support economic gain in mining, farming, etc

contract with america (94)

agenda for the republican campaign in 94 to support republican control

increase in the budget deficit and national debt

reagan cut taxes and had lots of military spending causing deficiey

medicare modernization act

strategic defense initiative

“star wars”, military spending, aimed to defeat soviets

mikhail gorbachev

iran-contra scandel

start

intermediate nuclear force treaty

limited number of nuclear weapons 1987

fall of the berlin wall

fall of the soviet union

persian gulf war

fight against iraq and hussein (operation desert storm)

dayton agreement

bombing of yugoslavia

al qaeda

taliban

9/11 attacks

patriot act

department of homeland security

war in afghanistan

iraq war

rust belt

north american free trade agreement

the third way

affordable care act

information technology

kyoto agreement

global warming

immigration act 1990

cultural pluralism

glass ceiling

dont ask dont tell

defense of marriage act

nancy pelosi

united states v windsor

boomburbs