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Watergate Scandal
Political scandal in the U.S. from a break-in at DNC headquarters and the Nixon adminsitration's attempred cover up of their involvement. -
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Gerald Ford Becomes President
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Major concerns/plans coming into office
amnesty for vietnam draft dodgers, pardoned Nixon, economy was an important concern. -
Proclomation 4311
Issued pardon to Nixon. -
Helsinki Accords
Declaration attempting to improve relations between the west and communist countries. -
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Jimmy Carter Becomes President
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Successes in Foreign Policy
Successfully mediated a dispute between two foreign nations in the middle east. Camp david accords -
Camp David Accords
Peace agreements between Egypt and Palestine -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Iran, Iran took 66 american diplomats hostage for 444 days. -
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Iran Hostages Held Capitve
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Reagen Becomes President
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Boland Amendment
describes three amendments trying to limit government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua. -
Economics
The federal deficit peaked to 6% GDP during reagens presidency. Advocated supply side economics. -
SDI - star wars
Proposal by Reagen to use ground based and space based systems to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack. -
U.S. Involvement in Grenada and Latin America
The U.S. led an invasion of Grenada, that we won. Spend $10 Milllion to orchestrate elections in El Salvador. Spends money to overthrow Nicauraguan governement. -
AFDC Expanded
Poverty expanded, budget cuts -
Iran-Contra Affair
Political scandal in which senior government officials secretly made it possible to sell arms to Iran. -
Mr.Gorbachev Tear down that wall! Speech
Challenge issued by Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall in a speech commemorating the 750th birthday of Berlin. -
INF Treaty Signed
Treaty eliminated intermediate range and short range missiiles bewteen the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. -
Election of 1988
Between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. Bush won.
