Unit 12

  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    The 40th president of the United States. Most republicans favorite president.
  • Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford

    38th president of the United States.
  • Sam Walton

    Sam Walton

    Founded Walmart and Sams Club.
  • Billy Graham

    Billy Graham

    An american Christian evangelist. His sermons are broadcasted on radio and television nation wide.
  • Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter

    Awrded the 2002 nobel peace prize.
  • Sandra Day O Connor

    Sandra Day O Connor

    First woman on the US sepreme court.
  • Jery Falwell

    Jery Falwell

    Southern Baptist Pastor
  • Lionel Sosa

    Lionel Sosa

    Became a republican businessman against his parents wishes. Was insired by Eisenhower's version of the american dream. He went on to become one of Americans most inspiring hispanics.
  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates

    The creater of Microsoft Word. One of the wealthiest people in the world.
  • Cultural Diffusion

    Cultural Diffusion

    Movies in America caused people in other countries to want to be like Americans.
  • Nixon and China

    Nixon and China

    Nixon visited China and ended the 25 year seperation between the 2 countries.
  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal

    Nixon lied about a break in at the Watergate complex, which eventually led to citizens losing their trust in the government.
  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act

    Designed to protect endangered species from going extinct.
  • Impacts of Cold War Spending

    Impacts of Cold War Spending

    US spent alot of money on space programs and space education in an effort to beat soviet russia in the great space race during the cold war.
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    Thought to have originated in Africa, AIDS hit the US in the late 1900's mostly through gay men. It is a STD that kills the immune system.
  • Community Reinvestment Act

    Community Reinvestment Act

    Encouraged banks to be more tolerant with consumers.
  • Moral Majority

    Moral Majority

    A prominent American political organization associated with the Christian right.
  • "Just Say No"

    "Just Say No"

    Nancy Reagan had a campaign against drugs with the slogan "Just Say No"
  • Four Pillars of Reaganomics

    Four Pillars of Reaganomics

    The four pillars were to reduce the growth of government spending, reduce the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation, and control the money supply in order to reduce inflation
  • Conservatism in the 1980s

    Conservatism in the 1980s

    In the 19080's, the US went through a stage where most of the people were conservatives.
  • 5th Amendement

    5th Amendement

    Prevented government from abusing their authority.
  • US Isreal Relations

    US Isreal Relations

    We have been providing grants to Israel since 1985. Right now we have given them roughly 3 billioon dollars.