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Conservative Believes in less spending of governement money on military and social programs.
Liberal Favors progress or reform.
Ronald Regan Fortieth President of the United States, 1981-1989; popular conservative leader who prompoted supply-side economics and created huge budget deficits.
Supply-Side Economics Theory that taxs reductions will increase investment and thereby encourage buisness growth.
Nicaragua Lead to the Iran-Contra Affair.
Cold War Competition that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union for power and influence in the world, lasting until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet leader whose bold reforms led to the breakup of the soviet union in the late.
George H.W. Bush Forty-first President of the United States, 1989-1993; continued Reagans conservative policies; brought together the United Nations Coalation to fight the persian gulf war.
Persian Gulf In 1991, a limited military operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
Iraq Invaded Kuwait. Drove out by U.S.
Kuwait Invaded by Iraq. Defended by the U.S.
Berlin Wall Seperated by East and West Germany. Fell in 1989.
Saddam Hussein Dictator of Iraq. Invaded Kuwait.
Recession A period of slow buisness activity.
Clarence Thomas Elected Associate Justice of The Supreme court in 1991
Iran-Contra Scandal Scandal during the Reagan Administration involving the use of money from secret Iranian arms sales to support the Nicaragua Contras
Strategic Defense Initiative Reagans proposed defense system against a Soviet missle attack, popularly known as Star Wars
Savings and Loan Scandal When S&Ls collapsed they took with them about $2.6 billion in depositors' savings
Deficit The amount of debt a country has.
Teflon President Describes Reagan and how he seems invincible because he survives being shot and the fact that none of the scandals during his time stick to him.
Monica Lewinsky Woman that claimed to have an affair with Clinton.
Bill Clinton Forty-Second President of the United States, 1993-2001; advocated economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached.
Boris Yelstin Leader of Russia in the late 1980's and 1990's
Russia Former Soviet Union.
Social Security System established by the 1935. Provides financial security to those who can not support themselves.
Surplus Something that remains above what is used or needed.
No Child Left Behind Act Aims to improve performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools.
George W. Bush Forty-third President of the United States, took office in 2001; led efforts to unite the world against terrorism.
Bosnia Ruled by the Balkans.
Middle East Ruled by Dictators, lots of terrorism.
1992 Election Won by William Clinton, defeated H. Ross Perot
NAFTA Created to eliminate Tarriff barriers.
Ethnic Cleansing Remove non-Serbs from the republic.
Terrorism the threat or use of violence, often against the civilian population, to achieve political or social ends, to intimidate opponents, or to publicize grievances.
Apartheid The systematic segregation of people of different racial backgrounds.
South Africa President is Nelson Mandela. Drove out apartheid.
Healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.
Contract with America Pledge to scale back the role of federal government.
Whitewater Clinton is accused of taking part in fraudlent loans and land deals.
2000 Election Won by George W. Bush. He had 271 electorial votes compared to Al Gore's 266. However Gore won the popular vote.
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