Seventies and Eighties Review

The name for Nixon's foreign policy meaning a relaxation of tensions and peaceful competition with the Soviet Union.

This was a highly influential conservative group of evangelical Christians successful in pushing social issues into presidential politics. Founded by Jerry Falwell.

This is the term for Reagan's supply-side economic program using tax cuts, reducing the government size and spending, and decreasing inflation.

This was a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel to resolve long term disputes.

This political crisis during Nixon's term involved a failed break-in of the Democratic headquarters and ended with Nixon's resignation.

She was an outspoken critic of the Equal Rights Amendment and Women's Liberation Movement.

This event involved arms sales to Iran in exchange for the release of U.S. hostages.

(Acronym) This is the organization formed by oil-producing countries to control the supply and set prices

In the late 1970s and 1980s this campaign fought the new levels of poverty, crime and drug addiction in the inner cities.

Nixon created this federal agency to protect human health and the environment through rules and regulations.

This was a political think tank during Reagan's presidency that sought to promote conservative policies.

Passed in 1973, Nixon designed this law to protect species nearing extinction due to human interaction.

In 1981 Reagan nominated her as the first woman Supreme Court Justice.

This group was the largest political lobbying organization that sought to secure 2nd amendment rights.

In 1979 Iranian militants held the US Embassy hostage for 444 days during this event. It was Carter's greatest challenge and led to his defeat in 1980.

Reagan sent these to oversee the evacuation of the PLO forces in Lebanon.

He changed the discount store market with the creation of Wal-Mart.

He was a very successful entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley personal computer industry and founded Microsoft