Presidents in the Later Years Flashcards
1
Q
Gerald Ford
1974-76
A
R
Pardoned Nixon
OPEC Crisis
2
Q
Carter
1977-81
A
D Panama Canal Treaty Iran Hostage Crisis Afganistan invasion by USSR Stagflation
3
Q
Reagan
1981-89
A
R
Supply side economics
Iran Contra Affair
4
Q
George Bush
1989-93
A
R Savings and Loan Scandal Berlin Wall came down Dissolution of USSR; end of Cold War Desert Shield and Storm
5
Q
Bill Clinton
1993- 2001
A
D NAFTA Air strikes in Bosnia Air strikes in Iraq Sex Scandal Air Strikes on Serbia
6
Q
George W Bush
2001-09
A
R Disputed election; decided by supreme court Compassionate Conservationism War on Terrorism (9/11) Attacks terriorist forces in Afganistn
7
Q
Obama
2009- present
A
D
Remove troops from Irag
Affordable Health Care Act