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History: 1980s to the Present
32 cards·by shaecorte
Sunbelt
warmer areas of the US; south
Rust Belt
industrial area of the midwest
Moral Majority
Conservative Christian pastors
Who was the press secretary who got shot in the forehead?
James Brady
What was the policies put in by Reagan that failed miserably?
reganomics
Leader of Panama
Manuel Noriega
Who was president when communism ended?
Reagan
Who lost the 1988 election?
governor Micheal Dukakis
This woman ran for vice pres. and lost
Geraldine Ferraro
Who were the contras?
anti- communists in Nicaragua
Who died more in the Iraq War, US or Iraq?
Iraq
What country does the US support thats doesn't support Muslims?
Israel
Who cost Bush the election in 1992?
Ross Perot
Last group to get money in the Contra Affair
Contras
What is NAFTA
free trade between Canada, US, & Mexico
perestroika and glasnost
the new openness in Russia
what is Affirmative Action
it gave minorities prefrences
Why did the Soviet Union quit communism
Star Wars
Sandra Day O' Connor
first woman to be on the Supreme Court
1984 election
Reagan (won) VS Mondale
Star Wars
missle defense system put in by reagan 1980s "Strategic Defense System"
Who was the leader that ended communism in Russia
Gorbachev
Yuppies
"young urban professionals"
Teen Drinking
1971-72 legal age was 18 changed to 21 in 84
1988 Election
George W. Bush VS Micheal Dukakis
1992 election
Clinton VS Bush
Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak
designed the first personal computer 76
Clinton Policies
service work in US, gun control, high taxes, health care
1996 Election
Clinton VS Bob Dole
WTO
world trade organization
2004 election
Bush VS John Kerry
2008 election
Obama VS McCain