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Reagan president elected 1980 election Zero Factor every president
elected has been assigned
The
congress was made up of the New Right conservatives also some Known as Moral
Majority promoted by the televangelism. This group helps elect president Reagan.
Supply
side economics focused on the supply of goods more products more people to
create products more jobs
Dropped
taxes from 50% to 38% to stimulate economy.
NEW FEDERALISM let states put funds where the programs did the most good
Reagan
foreign policy builds a stronger military strategic Defense Initiative SDI
American Star Wars
Trouble spots around the world
Middle
East
Central
American
Caribbean
Assassination
attempt joking as always told doctors that he hoped all were republicans
During
the 1980 winter Olympics the Americans beat the Russians to win a gold medal
National
pride grew Olympics and statue of liberty bicentennial
Equal
rights and AIDS Sandra Day O’Conner from Arizona appointed to the Supreme
Court
Saving
and Loan scandal
Iran-Contra
Affair contras were
rebels in Nicaragua fighting against the Sandinistas the ruling group
Ollie
North took all of the blame for the exchange of weapons for hostages.
Foreign affairs perestroika political openness between the United States
and Russia,
Mikhail Gorbachev INF treaty called for the destruction of 2500 weapons
in Europe
Entitlements
programs such as Social Security Medicare and Medicaid
1988
Bush runs for president with Dan Quayle as VP
1989
cold war ends Unions form in Eastern Europe Solidarity Lech Walesa. The Berlin
Wall comes down
The
Soviet Union falls into disarray, START 1 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
dramatic reductions in nuclear weapons.
GULF
WAR 1990
Iraq invade Kuwait and the United Nations told Iraq to leave
When he did not the United states and others established bases in other
Arab countries 28 nations launch the Persian Gulf War us leader is Colin Powell
January 16 17 1991 42 days later Kuwait was liberated
1990
1992 Clinton elected president was governor of Arkansas
CONTRAT
WITH AMERICA the republicans 100 days to fight Clinton’s presidency
Nafta,
whitewater affair.
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