Unit 12 TImeline

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  • Ronald Reagan

    The 40th President, created Reaganomics

  • Gerald Ford

    Took over for Nixon and didnt really do anything excpet hold the fort down.

  • Sam Walton

    Founded Walmart and Sams Club

  • Billy Graham

    widely respected Christian evengelical preacher who served as a religious counselor to many American Presidents.

  • Jimmy Carter

    39th President, won the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    first female justice appointed to the US supreme court

  • Jerry Falwell

    Southern Pastor

  • The Endangered Species Act

    forced government agencies to consider how many actions may threaten the habitat of certain species

  • , Impacts of Cold War defense spending and the American Space program

    Made new technologies

  • Lionel Sosa

    business entrepreneur who ran a $100 million dollar advertising agency.

  • Bill Gates

    small entrepreneurs who created a large successful business.

  • Conservatism

    the political characteristic that best describes the US from 1970-1990.

  • Nixon and China

    Nixon was able to re-establish diplomacy with China

  • Watergate Scandal

    US lost trust in Government

  • Community Reinvestment Act

    legislation implemented by Congress to reduce discriminatory practices in banks

  • Moral Majority

    Prominent American organization associated with the christian right

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

    disease that emerged in the 1980s and led to a worldwide epidemic.

  • The 4 Pillars of economics

    Trickle Down Economics

  • US Isreal relations

    The US will always support Israel because of Christianity

  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    They took US people and released them the day Reagan was innagurated, because he negotiated with terrorist.

  • Just Say No

    Nancy Reagans thing she focused on

  • 5th Amendment and property rights

    protects the property rights of individuals requiring the government follow a legal procedure if it needs to seize an individuals propertys

  • US Motion Pictures

    Moves our culture around the world