Unit 10: Ford-Bush

A war in 1991 where the U.S. and its allies fought Iraq after it invaded Kuwait.

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• First Persian Gulf War

• Yom Kippur War

• Iran-Contra Affair

A political scandal in the 1980s where the U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran and used the money to support rebels in Nicaragua.

• First Persian Gulf War

• Camp David Accords

• SALT

  (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)

• Iran-Contra Affair

A peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1978.

• Heritage Foundation

• Moral Majority

• Camp David Accords

• Iran Hostage Crisis

A conservative think tank that promotes free markets, limited government, and strong national defense.

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Heritage Foundation

• Yom Kippur War

• Iran-Contra Affair

A political movement in the 1980s that supported lower taxes, smaller government, and strong military policies.

• Heritage Foundation

• Moral Diplomacy

• New Conservatism

• Détente

A 1979 event where Iranian revolutionaries took 52 Americans hostage for over a year at the U.S. embassy in Iran.

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Iran-Contra Affair

• First Persian Gulf War

• Second Persian Gulf War

A war in 1973 where Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, leading to U.S. involvement.

• Iran-Contra Affair

• First Persian Gulf War

• Yom Kippur War

• Camp David Accords

Agreements between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War to limit nuclear weapons.

• SALT

  (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)

• Arms Race

• Detente

• Camp David Accords