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38. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter

Feminism
- Women's Liberation
  - Friedan
  - NOW
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
  - McCorvey
  - Cano
  - Nathanson
Gerald Ford
- Never Elected
- Pardoned Nixon
- Crisis in American Confidence
Jimmy Carter
- Washington Outsider
- Iran Hostages: Shah and Ayatolla
- Malaise Speech

39. Ronald Reagan

Election of 1980
- Carter-Reagan Debate
- GOP Landslide
- Conservative vs. Liberal
Reagan Revolution
- First Inaugural Address
- Reaganomics
- Return of Laissez Faire
- Evaluation?
Cold War
- Strategic Defense Initiative
- Iran-Contra Affair
- "Tear down that wall!"

40. George H. W. Bush

Election of 1988
- Bush vs. Dukakis
- Campaign Styles
- Bush Victory
Gulf War (1991)
- Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait
- Operation Desert Shield
- Operation Desert Storm
Election of 1992
- Chain Reaction
- Ross Perot
- Clinton Victory: "New Democrat"
Rodney King

41. The Nineties

Oklahoma City Bombing
- Militia Movement
- David Koresh/Waco
- Timothy McVeigh/Terry Nichols
Contract with America
- Newt Gingrich
- Federal Budget
Personal Challenge: Clinton Scandals
- Kenneth Starr
- Paula Jones
- Monica Lewinsky

42. The Late Nineties

Domestic Challenges
- Matthew Shepard
- Columbine
- New Demography
Foreign Challenge: Kosovo
- Serbs (E. Orthodox)
- Croats (R. Catholic)
- Albanians (Muslims)
Election of 2000
- Gore vs. Bush
- Hanging Chads
- Supreme Court
- Who Is an American?

43. 21st Century

9/11
- Terrorist Attacks
- Bush's Address
- PATRIOT Act (2001)
- Homeland Security Act (2002)
War against Terrorism
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
Barack Obama
- Healthcare Reform
- "Our Fate"
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- Definition
- Application

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