U8, T4: The Rise of Conservatism

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

What was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

• A proposed amendment to guarantee equal rights for women, introduced in 1923 and passed in Congress in 1972.

• A law that was enacted in 1923 to ensure equal pay for women in the workplace.

• A constitutional amendment that was ratified by all states in 1972, ensuring equal rights for all citizens.

• A proposed amendment that failed to be ratified by 3/4 of the states, largely due to the efforts of Phyllis Schlafly.

the Religious Right

• Politically-active evangelical Christians in the 1970s devoted to waging a 'war against sin.'

• A secular movement aimed at promoting liberal values in the 1970s.

• A group of atheists advocating for the separation of church and state.

• A political party formed to support socialist candidates.

Watergate

• A Washington office complex involved in a scandal during the Nixon administration.

• A famous hotel in New York City.

• A political party headquarters in Chicago.

• A major event in the Cold War.

Ronald Reagan

• A Republican president who represented the peak of the conservative movement; Reagan's supply-side economics and hard-nosed foreign policy brought a return to traditional Republican values, ending the expansion of New Deal liberalism.

• A Democratic president known for his New Deal policies and expansion of government programs.

• A Republican president who focused on environmental issues and climate change.

• A third-party candidate who advocated for social reforms and civil rights.

deregulation

• Repealing regulations to give businesses more freedom.

• Increasing regulations to protect consumers.

• Implementing new taxes on businesses.

• Restricting business operations to ensure safety.

Moral Majority

• A political lobbying organization for liberal activists.

• A political lobbying organization for conservative evangelical protestants.

• A social club for religious leaders.

• A charity organization for underprivileged communities.

perestroika

• A: A military strategy used in World War II.

• B: An economic reform initiated in the USSR.

• C: A cultural movement in Eastern Europe.

• D: A political party formed in the 1980s.

Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

• President of the United States during the Cold War

• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1980s

• Chancellor of Germany during the reunification

Strategic Defense Initiative

aka

Star Wars

• A plan to build a system to destroy incoming missiles in space during Reagan's administration.

• A social program aimed at improving education in the 1980s.

• A military strategy focused on ground troops rather than technology.

• An initiative to reduce nuclear weapons globally.

Gerald Ford

• Speaker of the House of Representatives who became president after Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Richard Nixon resigned due to scandals in office.

• Governor of California before becoming president.

• Senator from Texas who became president after a long political career.

• Vice President who succeeded a president after his assassination.