Exam 26: The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

Offer a critique as to how America's golden age had come to such an abrupt end by the end of the 1970s,after peaking only a decade and a half earlier in the mid-1950s.What were the causes of its decline? What were the consequences for American organized labor and American consumers?

The Moral Majority:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -stagflation

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Warren Court

Which of the following best describes Nixon's foreign policy of "détente"?

Bowers v.Hardwick:

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Pentagon Papers

Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court were intended to:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sandra Day O'Conner

The Sagebrush Rebellion in Nevada argued that certain decision-making power should be given over to the states.

In 1975,the Vietnam War ended:

What was Reagan's reaction to the air traffic controllers' strike?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Camp David Accords

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Philadelphia Plan

During the 1970s,evangelical Christians:

Determined to overturn the Vietnam syndrome,President Reagan:

The Equal Rights Amendment:

Geraldine Ferraro is best known as:

Why did the fight over busing become so violent in Boston in the mid-1970s?