Ronald Reagan US president 1981 1989 Alphabet Agencies

Ronald Reagan, US president 1981 - 1989

Alphabet Agencies – formed part of Roosevelt’s New Deal aimed at Relief, Recovery, Reform

Elvis Presley – rock and roll legend successful in 50 s, 60 s & 70 s. Still hugely popular today.

Internet – changed the world, never mind the US

Watergate Scandal – saw President Nixon resign

F 4 Affluence for all

Suburbia – growth of residential areas in America as middle class Americans moved from the cities to the suburbs.

New Frontier - Kennedy’s attempt to reduce poverty in America.

Mc. Carthyism – Senator Joe Mc. Carthy whipped up a storm when a announced he had the list of known communists. He did not have a list at all.

Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society – again initiative aimed at improving the lives of the most poor in US society.

Fireside Chats – Roosevelt would speak to the nation and try and reassure the people that his New Deal would help get America out of the Depression.

Hoovervilles – name given to the shanty towns built by homeless people after the Wall Street Crash.

ISM Rugged Individualism – US President Hoover believed he should let Americans help themselves, even through the bad times. It was not popular.

Wall Street Crash – end of the 20 s ‘BOOM’ period when all the economy failed and led to the Depression