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38 Cards in this Set
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Iran had been regarded as critical to the US intrests in the middle east
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Ayatolla Khomeini
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a militant isreal leader forced to flee iran created
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Ronald Reagan
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was the elected preisdent from 1980 he promised americas return to strength
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New right
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growing moovement of political conservatives
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Moral Majority
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a fundenmental christian organization founded in 1979
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Jerry Falwell
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was the leader of moral majority
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Reaganomics
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based on the theory of supply side economics
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supply side economics
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theory that argued lowering the top income tax rats wouljd spur economical growth
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Strategic Defense initative
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a space based missile defense system designed to defend the Us from nucelar attacks
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soliditary
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anindependant trade union
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José Napoleón Duarte
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latin america wom as promising an end to the civil war
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Sandinistas
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overthrew the dictator anastasio
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Walter Mondale
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george bush seeeks second term
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Geraldine Ferraro
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won the democratic nomination
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Sandra Day 'oconnor
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first woman to serve on ty supreme court
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Gramm Rudmanmhollings act
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Also called the balanced budget and emgency controll act , required atomatic across the boardmcuts in govt spending when the deficit hits a certian amount
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Isider trading
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the use of cofidential financial information for personal gain
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Iran contra affair
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Us bargininng for release of prisoners, ships 500+ antitank missiles to iran via israel to pay for weapons and supplies for the contras
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Lt Colonel Oliver North
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white house aid, funneled millions of dollars from the iranian arms sale
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985
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Glasnost
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his poliy of openess that promised more freedom to e sviet people
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perestroika
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plan to ressurect the soviet economy
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Intermedite range nuclear forces treaty
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eliminated all meduim ranged nuclear weapons from europe
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Michael Dukaksi
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won the most ddelegates
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George Bush
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won the presidential nomination fo re republicans
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Lyod Bntsen
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Michael dukakis runnning partner
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Dan Quayle
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a us senator form indiana gb running partner
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Operation Desert Storm
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100k iraqis killed 150us and 450 wounded
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Norman Schwarzkopf
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comander of the U forces
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Colin Powell
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chairman of the joint chiefs of staffl
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Commonwealth of indelendant states
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formmer soviets republics of america , zbajin , georgi , kaza ETC.
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Americans with disabilities act
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prohibits discrimination againstpeolpe eith disabilities
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War on Drugs
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nitative provided more money to stop drug smuggling and illegal drug use
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Contras
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a rebel army recruited , financed , and armed by the cia
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Christia Mc Auliffe
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social studies teacher chosen for a flight on the challenger
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Challenger
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a space shuttle that had a catastrophic e
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Jesse Jackson
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ran in 1984 seeking democratic nomination
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Lech Walesa
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an electrician at a shipyard who helped launch the initial strikes, sv, us
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