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Ronald Reagan
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Republican president who revived patriotism
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supply-side economics
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(Reaganomics); seeks to lower inflated prices by enhancing productivity and increasing the supply of goods; technical term for Reagan's economic philosophy
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Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
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centerpiece of Reaganomics; cut income taxes by 25% over two and a half years
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Gramm-Rudman Act
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legislation aimed at balancing the budget
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Reagan Doctrine
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U.A. support of anti-communist insurgents
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Contras
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anti-Sandinista guerrillas in Nicaragua
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Grenada
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caribbean nation liberated from a Communist government by U.S. forces
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mujahideen
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fought against soviet Union occupation in Afghanistan for 10 years
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Walter Mondale
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liberal Democrat who lost by a landslide in the 1984 presidential election
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Geraldine Ferraro
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Walter Mondale's vice-presidential running mate
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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soviet leader who introduced glasnost
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perestroika
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"restructuring"
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glasnost
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"openness" in Soviet society
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Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)
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reduction in the size of long-range nuclear weapons arsenals
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Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
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elimination of medium-range nuclear weapons
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Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
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space-based defense shield; critics derisively called "Star Wars"
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Iran-Contra affair
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essentially a clandestine guns-for-hostages deal
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George H. W. Bush
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the hand-picked successor of Reagan
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Michael Dukakis
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Democratic governor of Massachusetts who lost in the 1988 presidential election
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Dan Quayle
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Republican vice-presidential candidate in the election of 1988
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Gulf War
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most intensive American military effort since World War II
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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first opposed and then signed by Bush
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"New Democrat"
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term Bill Clinton coined for himself in the 1992 campaign by backing away from big government, high taxes, and free spending
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Saddam Hussein
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militaristic Iraqi dictator
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Norman Schwarzkopf
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allied commander in the Gulf War
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Twenty-seventh Amendment
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originally drafted by James Madison; forbade Congress to grant itself pay raises until an election intervened
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How did the result of the congressional elections of 1986 hamper President Reagan in the final two years of his second term?
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the Republicans lost their majority in the Senate.
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What was the difference between Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm?
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Operation Desert Shield was intended to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraqi aggression; Operation Desert Storm was intended to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control.
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What financial crisis during the bush administration required $300 billion in "bail-out" funds from the federal government?
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the failure of many savings and loan (S&L) banks
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In what part of government spending did Reagan ask for continuous increases?
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military
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In what aspect of the Reagan Revolution was the president least successful?
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balancing the budget
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How did Reagan respond to the communist guerrillas in El Salvador?
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by sending supplies and military advisors to the Salvadoran government
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Which Reagan policy experienced a radical shift during Reagan's second term?
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arms talks with the Soviet Union
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Which two events that occurred in 1986 limited Reagan's effectiveness in the last two years of his administration?
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Iran-Contra affair and the loss of the Senate majority
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Why did the United States supply arms to Iran?
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to encourage a moderate successor to the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, to encourage the release of American hostages in Iran, and to provide financial support for the Contras
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The Twenty-seventh Amendment deals with what?
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congressional pay raises
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What major campaign promise did George Bush break during his presidency?
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to not increase taxes
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