Period 9study questions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Energy Crisis - ANSWER Caused by a decrease in oil supplies and embargos by OPEC Stagflation - ANSWER A stagnant (still, flat) economy with high inflation -leads to high unemployment, which leads to more stagflation Carter's "Malaise" speech, 1979 - ANSWER Jimmy Carter criticizes American materialism and urges a communal spirit to help the economy intended to improve public morale -political disaster

ar in Afghanistan, 2001 - ANSWER Starts after 9/11 when NATO forces lead by the U.S. dismantle Al Queda and attempt to remove the Taliban from power Iraq War, - ANSWER Operation Iraqi Freedom -we occupy Iraq and help to form a new government Rust Belt - ANSWER Northeastern states experience economic decline, population loss, and urban decay due to loss of industry