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Operation Desert Storm

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(1991) UN invasion led by the U.S. to make Iraq withdraw from kuwait

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supply-side economics

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Economic theory that tax cuts would lead to increased economic activity and tax revenues, and therefore a balanced budget

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New Right

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Various conservative voters groups that grew in strength in the 1980s.

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Glasnost

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Soviet policy that promoted political openness and freedom of expression

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Milhail Gorbachev

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Leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, new era of Soviet history

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Geraldine Ferraro

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Representative of New York picked as Mondales running mate

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Jerry Falwell

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Leader of the Moral Majority

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Perestroika

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Soviet policy that initiated political and economic reforms

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Contras

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Anti-Sandinista fighters in the Nicaraguan civil war. The Contras were secretly supplied with American military aid, paid for with money the United States clandestinely made selling arms to Iran.

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Challenger

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US space shuttle that exploded in 1986 after takeoff, killing all seven crew members

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Michael Dukakis

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governor of Massachusetts, George Bush's democratic opponent in the election of 1988; won the most delegates and gained the nominatkon

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Colin Powell

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Sandinistas

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revolutionary political party in nicaragua that overthrew a pro-u.s. dictator in 1979

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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first woman supreme court justice. appointed by Reagan

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Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act

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Law that required the government to cut spending when the deficit grows above a certain level

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Jesse Jackson

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- African-American candidate for the Democratic ticket - "rainbow coalition" of minorities and the disadvantaged

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Jose Napoleon Duarte

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a moderate, won election in El Salvador by promising reforms and an end to the civil war

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Iran Hostage Crisis

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situation in which 52 americans were held hostage in the u.s. Embassy in Tehran, Iran

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Oliver North

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American General who was involved with the Iran-Contra Scandal

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Iran-Contra Affair

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the name given to a series of secret and illegal actions by US government officials under President Ronald Reagan. In 1985, officials in the National Security Council sold military weapons to Iran so it would help in freeing US prisoners in Lebanon.

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Solidarity

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Polish independent trade union and social movement formed in 1980

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George Bush

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Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)

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Christa McAuliffe

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social studies teacher chosen for a flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger

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Reaganomics

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President Ronald Reagan's economic program; based on large tax cuts to encourage business investment

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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A militant Islamic leader who forced the shah to flee Iran; established an Islamic republic

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Moral Majority

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Conservative religious organization led by televangelist Jerry Falwell that fought against abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment

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Lech Walesa

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An electrician at a Gdańsk shipyard who helped launch initial strikes

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War on Drugs

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George Bush's organized effort to end drug smuggling and illegal drug use

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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Plan for a defense system in space to protect the United States from Societ missiles; never actually implemented

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insider trading

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Use of confidential financial information by stockbrokers for personal gain

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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

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the treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev in 1987, in which the two leaders agreed to remove and destroy all missiles with a range between 300 and 3,400 miles

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Walter Mondale

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Former vice president under Jimmy Carter. He outlasted all other candidates in the Democratic field to win nomination for the 1984 election.

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Norman Schwarzkopf

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commander of US forces who received a hero's welcome home

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S&L Crisis

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Economic collapse in the savings and loan & banking industries caused by risky loans in the 1980s

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Ronald Reagan

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Former New Deal Democrat turned conservative Republican

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AIDS

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Disease that forces the body's immune system to shut down, making the person susceptible to other diseases

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