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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
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