Why is Carter elected? Why is he ineffective as president?
What are the major policy issues faced by Carter?
What is the Iranian hostage crisis and what effects does it have on the 1980 election?
How did the conservatives gain power in the early 1980s?
Describe Reaganomics.
What are the politics of prosperity?
What are the major social issues of the 1980s?
What role does the Christian Right play?
What is the foreign policy of the U.S. during the 80s?
What are the trends in the Cold War in the 1980s?
How did the Cold War end and why? Who won? Why?