1972-1992 Panama, Grenada, and Gulf War History

The outcome of the Persian Gulf War was the removal and trial of Saddam Hussein.

The Iran-Contra scandal involved secretly selling weapons to Iran and funding rebels in Nicaragua.

The Berlin Wall’s destruction symbolized the end of the Cold War in Germany.

Jimmy Carter’s biggest foreign policy success was the Camp David Accords.

Roe v. Wade legalized abortion based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

Gorbachev’s reforms in the Soviet Union were called Glasnost and Perestroika.

The Moral Majority was formed to promote traditional family and religious values.

Ford was widely praised for pardoning Nixon after the Watergate scandal.

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a space- and land-based missile defense system nicknamed “Star Wars.”

The U.S. invaded Panama in 1989 primarily to stop drug trafficking and capture Manuel Noriega.

The Moral Majority aligned itself with the Religious Left.

During the Cold War, the U.S. supported anti-communist fighters under the Reagan Doctrine.

The Bakke decision banned any consideration of race in college admissions.

Ronald Reagan was impeached following the Iran-Contra scandal.

The Moral Majority opposed Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign in 1980.

The Roe v. Wade decision allows states to ban abortion during the first trimester.

Supply-side economics formed the basis of Reagan’s economic policies.

he Regents v. Bakke case upheld the use of racial quotas in college admissions.

The U.S. invaded Grenada in 1983 to stop a Marxist government and protect U.S. citizens.

The Love Canal disaster led to the creation of the Superfund environmental cleanup law.

Reaganomics promoted tax cuts and deregulation to stimulate economic growth.

The Persian Gulf War began after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.

President Carter signed the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act into law.

The National Energy Act of 1978 encouraged renewable energy and independent producers.

The Three Mile Island accident caused an increase in U.S. nuclear plant construction.

Jimmy Carter was elected partly due to his outsider image and reputation for honesty.

The Carter Doctrine stated that the U.S. would not intervene in Middle Eastern conflicts.

The Strategic Defense Initiative increased U.S. ground troops in Europe.

The U.S. supported the Contras in Nicaragua under the Reagan Doctrine.

Gerald Ford was elected president and vice president by a large margin.