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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...

11th Grade US History Final Exam Study Manifest Destiny - This expression was popular in the 1840's. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition of territory. Imperialism - A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. Thomas Edison - This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a range of items i...

Throughout the Cold War, U.S. foreign policy had a keen focus on the Soviet Union and its threatening ideologies. Upon the assumption of power by Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union realized concurrent changes in their government in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Equally so, a dramatic shift was witnessed in U.S. foreign policy, which included a new focus on the creation of better relations with the Soviet Union. While the United States maintained a fervent desire to repress Communism ...