1980s

The 1980's

  • Moral Majority.

    organization of fundamentalist and evangelical Christians that support traditional family values and vote Rep.
  • Reaganomics

    Reaganomics
    ( Supply side or trickle- down economics): governments budget cuts and tax cuts
  • Rise of Conservatism

    Rise of Conservatism
    increased defense spending, deregulation, a policy of rolling back communism rather than just containing it, a greatly strengthened military and appeals to family values
  • Iran Contra Affair

    Iran Contra Affair
    was a secret U.S. arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua.