Ap Us History Chapter 31

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Reaganomics-

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aka Supply-side econ. aka Trickle down econ. Reagan’s econ policy of cutting taxes to spur econ growth (as Kennedy-Johnson did in 1964).

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Economic Recovery Tax Act-

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Reagan’s 1981 25% income rate tax cuts

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SDI-

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Strategic Defense Initiative. Aka Star Wars. Reagan’s missile shield.

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Reagan Recession-

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1981-1982 econ slowdown

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Election of 1984-

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Repub Reagan & Bush defeats dem Mondale & Ferraro with “Morning in America” campaign

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Iran-Contra Affair-

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Reagan “arms for hostages” scandal late in 2nd term. Arms sold to Iran to get Iran to help release US hostages in Lebanon & profits from sales used to help anti-comm “freedom fighters” Contras fighting comm. Sandinistas in Nicaragua in violation of Boland Amendment (1984)

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Oliver North-

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Colonel in charge of Iran-Contra affair

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Teflon Presidency-

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Term for Reagan’s popular presidency

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor-

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Reagan female (1st in history) Sup Ct app’t

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Chief Justice Rehnquist-

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Reagan’s conservative app’t

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Election of 1988-

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Reagan VP George HW Bush & Quayle beat dem Dukakis & Bensen with “Read my lips, no new taxes” pledge

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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services-

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Conservative 1989 decision allowing states’ right to withhold public funding for abortions

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Clarence Thomas-

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Controversial Conservative African-American Sup Ct nominee who was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill in 1990

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Gramm-Rudman Act-

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1985 law that required automatic budget cuts. Due to this Bush broke his “no new taxes” pledge

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S & L Crisis-

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Savings & Loan Companies go bankrupt & fed gov’t “bails” them out to tune of $150 billion

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Grenada Invasion-

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1983 US invasion of Grenada to prevent comm takeover

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Gorbachev-

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Last USSR leader whose policies of glasnost & perestroika led to collapse of Soviet Union in 1991

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Yelstin-

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First leader of post-Soviet Russia in 1991

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Persian Gulf War-

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1990 US-led attack on Iraq under Saddam Hussein after it had taken over Kuwait

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General Colin Powell-

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US chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff during Gulf war

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General Norman Schwarzkopf-

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US general who led troops during Gulf War

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Operation Desert Storm-

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Code name for attack on Iraq during Gulf War

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Proposition 187-

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1994 CA initiative limiting illegal immigrant rights which became a model for other states

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LA Riots-

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1992 riots after Rodney King verdict

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Proposition 209-

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1996 CA initiative banning affirmative action that became mode for other states

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Multiculturalism-

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Emphasis on differences that some said “Balkanized” US

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PC-

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aka Political Correctness. Idea that conservative values & ideas are restricted

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AIDS-

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Acquired Immune Deficiency

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HIV-

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Human Immmunodeficiency Virus. Cause of AIDS.

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CFCs-

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Chlorofluorocarbons. Ozone-damaging chemicals phased out in 1987 by Montreal Protocol

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Kyoto Treaty-

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1997 Unratified treaty to cut greenhouse emissions

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Election of 1992-

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“New” Dem Clinton & Gore defeat Repub Bush & Quayle & 3rd party candidate Ross Perrot

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg-

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Clinton’s liberal Sup Ct app’t

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Janet Reno-

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Clinton’s liberal Attorney General

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Madeline Albright-

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Clinton’s liberal Sec of State

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Family and Medical Leave Act-

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1993 Clinton law that guaranteed unpaid leave to workers

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NAFTA-

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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Hillary Rodham Clinton-

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Pres Clinton’s wife who led Clinton’s failed attempt to create a national health insurance program in 1994

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Election of 1994-

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Repubs retake both houses with their “Contract with America” program that promised term limits, a balanced budget, welfare reform and less federal regulation

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Newt Gingrich-

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Repub Speaker of the House who was the architect of the “Contract with America”

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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act-

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1996 welfare reform law

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Election of 1996-

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Dem Clinton/Gore defeat Repub Dole/Kemp by campaigning as a “New Democrat” (i.e.fiscally conservative)

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Desert Fox-

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1998 US/British bombing of Iraq under Saddam Hussein due to his lack of cooperation with UN weapons inspectors

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Kosovo-

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Area in Yugoslavia where ethnic Albanians were targeted by Serbs and NATO & the US sent in peacekeepers

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USS Cole-

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US ship attacked in Yemen in 2000 by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network

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Whitewater-

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Clinton scandal involving shady real-estate dealings

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Kenneth Starr-

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Special prosecutor who investigated Clinton scandals

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Monika Lewinsky-

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Whitehouse intern with whom Clinton had an affair. Clinton initially denied it but eventually admitted it & was impeached but not convicted in early 1999

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Election of 2000-

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Repub Bush/Cheney defeat dem Gore/Lieberman in a controversial election which was eventually decided in the Supreme Court

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Clinton Pardons-

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Before leaving office Clinton pardoned many supporters, most notoriously fugitive financier & supporter Mark Rich whose wife Denise had given a lot of money to Clinton

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John Ashcroft-

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Bush 43’s controversial Attorney General

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Donald Rumsfeld-

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Bush 43’s Sec of Defense

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Colin Powell-

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Bush 43’s Sec of State (the first black Sec of State in US history)

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Sept, 11, 2001

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aka 911. Attack by Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist network on the US

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War on Terrorism-

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Bush 43’s emphasis after 911

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Taliban-

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Radical Muslims toppled by the US in Afghanistan

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UN Resolution 1441-

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Proclamation by UN in 2001 that required Iraq’s Hussein to allow UN weapons inspectors access to Iraq

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Election of 2002-

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Repubs pick up seats in both houses indicating overwhelming approval of Bush

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Enron-

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Energy company whose collapse after 911 indicated large-scale accounting fraud by Arthur Andersen

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Patriot Act-

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Controversial 2002 anti-terrorist law that expanded the power of the federal gov’t

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Election of 2004-

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Repub Bush/Cheney defeat dem Kerry/Edwards

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Election of 2006-

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Dems retake both houses indicating deep dissatisfaction with Bush’s policies

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Nancy Pelosi-

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Became the first female Speaker of the House after Dems retook House in 2006