HIST 02 CH. 26
The Environmental Protection agency, the occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board were all establish during the administration of
Richard Nixon.
In 1970, President Nixon announced the U.S. invasion of Cambodia,
and in response, an antiwar rally was held at Kent State University, during which four students were killed.
The Sagebrush Rebellion defined freedom as
being free from government tyranny.
Domestically, President Gerald Ford
failed to revive the economy.
Voters approved Proposition 13 in California, a law that banned
further increases in property taxes.
The election of 1980 reflected
growing frustration over America's condition.
The handling of the Iranian hostage crisis
made Jimmy Carter appear weak and inept.
The opponents of the ERA defined freedom for women as
residing in the roles of wife and mother.
Which statement is not true about the position of the Moral Majority
they were strong supporters fo Roe v. Wade.
"Yuppie" was a term for
wealthy, young urban professionals of the 1980s.