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Iranian Revolution
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the combination of resentment for the authoritarian rule and the opposed efforts to westernize in Iran led to
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Gulf War
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Jan. 16, 1991- Americans began massive bombardment of Iraq who had invaded Kuwait
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Neo-conservatives
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people who gave the right a firm base among opinion leaders, many previously were liberals and socialists
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Michael Dukakis
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opponent in 1988 election, (dem)
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Ronald Reagan
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Winner of 1980 election
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National Debt
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from 907 billion in 1980 to 3.5 trillion in 1991 was the ____ accumulated
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Saddam Hussein
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militaristic leader of Iraq
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Proposition 13
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referendum question on the state ballot rolling back property tax rates
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Bill Clinton
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winner of 1992 election (dem)
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George Bush
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known for developments in international affais and absence of domestic issues
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Walter Mondale
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Opponent in the 1984 election (dem)
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Jimmy Carter
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left office as one of the least popular presidents, devoted time to problems of energy and the economy
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Tiananmen Square
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june 3, 1989, military forces were sent to crush the students in China that created a movement for democratization
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glasnost
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openess, dismantling of repressive mechanisms
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Reagan Doctrine
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support opponents of communism anywhere in the world
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deregulation
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an idea many dem. embraced reducing the role of gov't in America's economic life
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Ronald Reagan
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credible, right wing leader, was an actor
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Soviet Union leader, policies were glasnost and perestroika
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Camp David Accords
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March 26th 1979, peace treaty signed between Carter and Sadat (Egypt-Israel)
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George Bush
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winner of the 1988 election (rep)
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Tax Revolt
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1978, Howard Jarvis led this revolt in CA, with proposition 13
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Jimmy Carter
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Winner of 1976 Election
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
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severe economic problems, unsuccesful coups caused injury to the Communist Party
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peretroika
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reform, effort to restusture rigid economy by introducing capitalist ideas
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Gerldine Ferraro
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first female candidate to appear on the national ticket
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Reaganomics
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aka "supply-side" economics, operating from the assumption that the of economy were a result of taxation, leaving iadequate capital for investors, reduced everything
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Ross Perot
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blunt, forthright Texas Billionaire
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Star Wars (SDI)
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Strategic Defense Initiative, through laserss and satelites provide an effective shield against missiles making nuclear war absolete
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Iran-Contra Affair
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Nov. 1986 when White House conceded that it had sold weapons to Iran to secure release of the American hostages even more damaging was that money had been funneled to aid Nicaragua
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Recession of 1982
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when employment reached 11%, relaxation of many rules & regulations, because of deregulation
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Bill CLinton
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young 5 term governor of Arkansas
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Ronald Reagan
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winner of 1984 election
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Sagebrush Rebellion
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1970's mobolized conservative opposition to envirmental laws and restrictions, members complained abo9ut the land the fed. gov't owned in many western states
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Gerald Ford
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38th president, granted nixon a full, free and absolute pardon
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Sunbelt politics
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term coined by Kevin Phillips to describe a collection of regions that emerged in the postwar era, including the Southeast, Southwest and CA, radical politics
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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dominant force in Afghanistan , a Russian attempt to secure status quo, imposedvserious of economic sanctions on Russians
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Evangelical Cristianity
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belief in personal conversion through direct communication with god; ex. Billy Graham, Pentecostals & Oral Roberts
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New Right
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evangelical christians, enjoyed rapid growth in the 1970's & early 80's
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Reagan Revolution
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promise of a more fundamental gov't, and to restoreeconomy
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Jimmy Carter & John Anderson
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losing opponents in the 1980 election
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George Bush & Poss Perot
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opponents in the 1992 election (rep & independent)
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Jimmy Carter
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who had the "Crisis of Confidence" speech
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