APUSH Unit Nine

High inflation combined with high unemployment; problem in the 70s

Removal of regulations; happened in the 70s and 80s

Cut government spending, income taxes regulations, and the expansion of the money supply; increased defense spending

Senior administration secretly facilitated the illegal sale of arms to Iran and then used that money to fund the Contras

Cut income taxes, corporate taxes, and inheritance tax

Prohibited discrimination against citizens with physical and mental disabilities in hiring, transportation, and public accommodation 

Increased political freedom in the USSR

Introduced some limited free-market practices

Agreement between the US and USSR to destroy all intermediate range missiles

The US would support any regime that was anti Communist

Greatly decreased nuclear warheads

Offered funds to Russia to stabilize their economy

World wide treaty to increase international trade by eliminating tariffs

Increased immigration by getting rid of the racially based quota system

Prohibited employers from knowingly hiring any alien unauthorized to work

Increased governmental surveillance; reading emails and phones calls

In response to 9/11 the US attempted to overthrow the Iraqi government

Created to protect America’s borders and manage the flow of people there

Sought to improve student performance and close the income gap based performance

Standoff between Iran and the US where American citizens were held hostage in the American embassy

Oil prices greatly spiked in the 70s

Move to a digital based economy

Leader of the USSR during its end