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Pres. Jimmy Carter | Iranian Embassy Crisis weakened his chance at being re-elected as U.S. President. |
Pres. Bill Clinton | NAFTA was created under his administration. |
Pres. Nixon | Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong) during his administration. |
Pres. Lyndon Johnson | Vietnam War kept him from running for re-election to the Presidency. |
Sandra Day O'Conner | 1st woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
New Frontier | Kennedy's program that aimed to end poverty, improve education, increase space exploration, and bring racial justice that was established by John F. Kennedy |
Peace Corps | An organization established by J. Kennedy to promote democracy and help the needy around the world. |
Welfare Reform: TANF (2 yrs) | This was accomplished by Pres. Bill Clinton. |
Camp David Accords | Peace between Egypt and Israel with assistance of Pres. Jimmy Carter |
Medicare & Medicaid | Established by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson |
Social Security | Established by Franklin Roosevelt |
Teddy Roosevelt | read "The Jungle" and implemented food and medicine inspections more thoroughly (USFDA) |
Pres. George W. Bush | President during the 911 attacks |
Pres. George H.W. Bush | The Gulf War occured during his presidency. |
Woodrow Wilson | Created the League of Nations after World War I to keep world peace. |
Three Mile Island | During Carter's administration there was a nuclear power plant leak that led to safer nuclear facility standards. |
Conservation Corps | A part of the new deal established to improve the envirionment and offer jobs to young people. |
Ronald Reagan | known as the great communicator, and requested the Berlin Wall to be torn down. It was done. |