APUSH PERIOD 9 Questions with well explained answers

Energy Crisis - Caused by a decrease in oil supplies and embargos by OPEC Stagflation - A stagnant (still, flat) economy with high inflation -leads to high unemployment, which leads to more stagflation Carter's "Malaise" speech, 1979 - Jimmy Carter criticizes American materialism and urges a communal spirit to help the economy intended to improve public morale -political disaster Iranian hostage crisis, 1979 - Iranian Militants overtake the U.S. Embassy in Iran, wanting justice for the Shah of Iran -lead by Ayatollah Khomeini -held hostages for 444 days Moral Majority - Conservative Religious Organization lead by Televangelist Jerry Falwell Focus on the Family - A religious organization promoting socially conservative views Supply-Side Economics - Idea that reducing taxes to the wealthy and increasing investment money will stimulate the economy and create jobs -Called Reaganomics and trickle-down economics Economic Recovery Tax Act, 1981 - Reagan cuts income taxes by 25% over 3 years and cuts the wealthy down from 78% to 28% Sagebrush Rebellion - Western political movement to stop federal land and natural resource useContract with America, 1994 - Pledge by Republican Congress candidates prising to reduce the size of government and balance the budget, and in 1994 win both houses of Congress (it was successful) Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992 - Upholds the right for an abortion Increase in the Budget Deficit and National Debt - Tax cuts and defense spending leads to a large national debt in the 80's Medicare Modernization Act, 2003 - Bush adds benefits for prescription drugs to the medicare system Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) - Reagan's program to create laser satellites against nuclear missles -referred to as the Star Wars plan Mikhail Gorbechev - Leader of the Soviet union beginning in 1985 -political and economic reform -good relationship with U.S. (détente)