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32 Cards in this Set
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Name Reagans 4 Conservative Goals And Name What Each One Means.
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Lower Taxes - The Taxes Lowered 25%
Deregulation - Eased Restrictions on Many Industries Fewer Government Programs - Weakend Government Programs A Conservative Supereme Court - To Get Three Conservative Judges To The Supreme Court |
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What is "supply-side economics?"
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this theory held that if taxes were lower, people would save more money.
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What is "Reagan-omics?"
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Reagan lowered taxes. Increases government spending to build up military and compete in an Arms Race. This led to deficit spending
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What did America to wrong during the Iran-Contra Affair?
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The government sold weapons to iran, and all sales/profits went to the contra rebels, violating a law.
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Identify both sides of the Iran-Contra Affair.
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1. Nicaragua (communists)
2. Contras (rebels) |
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Name 2 domestic issues reagan faces at home.
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1. Immigration
2. Deregulating |
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Name 2 foreign issues reagan faces abroad.
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1. Arms Race
2. Contra Affair |
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What is a "service economy?"
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When most jobs provide services, instead of producing goods.
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What is an "Informational Revolution?"
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Technology had radically changed the way information was delivered, and gave people access to far more information than ever before.
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Define "Downsizing."
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Reducing the number of workers to increase company profits.
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What was the "Technology Boom?"
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An increase in the amount of technology, new jobs were formed.
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How did technology effect the "economic boom?"
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The technology boom led to an economic boom. by the late 2000's many "dot-com" companies went out of business leading technology stocks to crash, and the U.S. fell into a wild recession.
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Define Outsourcing.
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Sending enployment needs outside of the county.
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What are disadvantages of outscourcing in the U.S.?
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The U.S. people got less jobs.
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What did the "Immigration Act of 1986" do?
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Strengthen immigration laws, and enforcement measures. They cracked down on illegal Immigration.
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What was George H. W. Bush's famous line?
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"READ MY LIPS-No New Taxes!"
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What 2 issues did George H. W. Bush face at home?
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1. Clean Air Act
2. Alaskan Oil Spill 3. Perceived as "wimp." |
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What 2 issues did George H. W. Bush face abroad?
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1. Persian Gulf War
2. Met with Gorbachev 3. Panama |
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What did the American people think of George H. W. Bush?
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Perceived as "wimp."
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Why did the soviet union fall apart?
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Soviet Union Disbanned.
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What was the cause of the Persian Gulf War?
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Bush sent bombing raids. Iraq invaded kuwait.
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What was the outcome of the Persian Gulf War?
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U.N. forced iraq out, and left Suddan alive.
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What does N.A.F.T.A. stand for?
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North
American Free Trade Agreement |
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What was the goal of this NAFTA agreement?
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To eliminate barriers of trade and investment between the U.S. , Canada, And Mexico.
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How is NAFTA a benefit?
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To increase trade among Canada, Mexico, And U.S.
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What foreign issues did Bill Clinton face?
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1. The Rwanda Genocide
2. N.A.F.T.A. |
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Who was Kenneth Starr?
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Prosecuter that tried to prove Clinton guilty of Whitewater.
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What was Kenneth Star trying to investigate?
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The Whitewater Investigation
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What did Kenneth Starr Finally Settle for?
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Clinton Admitting To His Affair With Monica Lewinsky, A Whitehouse Intern
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What agreement did Clinton agree to as he was leaving office?
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He gave false testimonies about his affair with lewinsky, gave up his law license for 5 years and paid a $25,000 fine.
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What is a "Global Economy?"
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A financial outlook of the whole world.
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How did the internet change our society?
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Answer May Vary.
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