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39 Cards in this Set
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Iran hostage crisis
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Forced the shah to flee iran
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Ayatollah khomeini
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A militant islamic leader
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Ronald reagan
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The republican candidate
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New right
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A growing movement of political conservatives
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Moral majority
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A fundamentalist chirstian organization founded in 1979
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Jerry falwell
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Moral majority leader
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Reagonomics
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Plan that was based on the theory of supply-side economics
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Supply-side economics
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This trickle down theory argued that lowering the top income tax rates would spur economic growth
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Sdi
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Space based missile defense system
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Solidarity
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An independent trade union
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Lech walesa
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Became the union leader because he helped launch the initial strike
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José duarte
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A moderate
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Sandinistas
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Overthrown the dictatorship on anastasio somoza
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Contras
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A rebel army recruited, financed, and armed by the cia
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Walter mondale
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Former vice president
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Geraldine ferraro
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Representative of new york
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Sandra day oconner
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First woman to ever serve on the supreme court
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Gramm-rudman-hollings act
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Balanced budget and emergency control act
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Insider trading
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Use of confidential financial information for personal gain
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Iran contra affair
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Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to iran in exchange for the release of american hostages
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Oliver north
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A white house aid that funneled millions of dollars from the iranian arms sales
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Mikhail gorbachev
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Leader of the soviet union
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Glastnost
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Policy of openness that promised more freedom for the soviet people
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Perestoika
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Plan to restructure the soviet economy and government
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Inf treaty
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Eliminated all medium range nuclear weapons from europe
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Challenger
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Space shuttle
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Christa mcauliffe
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Chosen for a flight aboard the space shuttle
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Aids
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Final deadly stage caused by hiv
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Jesse jackson
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Candidate seeking democratic nomination
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Michael dukakis
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Of massachusetts won the most delegates
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Lloyd bentson
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Michaels running mate
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George bush
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Won the republican presidential nomination
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Dan quayle
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U.s. senator from indiana
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Cis
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A loose confederation
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Desert storm
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150people killed
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Norman shwarzkopft
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Recieved a heros welcome in new york
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Colin powell
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Chairmen of the joint chief of staffs
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War on drugs
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Provided more money to stop drug smuggling and illegal drug use
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Disibilities act
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Prohibits discrimmination against people with dissabilities
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