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Junko Reagan Bush
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Budget Deficit | Yearly government spending exceeds income |
| Jerry Falwell | The founder of the conservative movement called the moral majority that supported Ronald Reagan |
| Manuel Noriega | The leader of Panama that was involved with the smuggling of drugs in to the United States |
| Iran Contra Affair | The political scandal in which the Reagan administration traded guns for hostages in the Middle East |
| The New Right | a coalition of conservative media, think tanks, and evangelical christian groups |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | Also known as "Star Wars". This was Reagan's plan to build a missile shield. |
| Contras | Name given to the anti-communist rebels fighting in Nicaragua |
| Tienanmen Square | The site of a large protest against the Chinese government in 1989 |
| "No New Taxes" | George H.W. Bush's campaign promise that he was unable to keep |
| Space Shuttle Challenger | This tragedy took place in 1986 which called for Reagan to comfort the American people |
| Gorbachev | Leader of the Soviet Union that met with Ronald Reagan to reduce the number of nuclear weapons |
| California | President Reagan was a governor in this State before becoming President |
| Grenada | President Reagan sent troops to put down a communist coup in 1983 |
| Nelson Mandela | The leader of South Africa that was opposed to the Apartheid movement |
| Boris Yeltsin | The leader of the Russian Republic after the fall of the Soviet Union |
| Saddam Hussein | The leader of Iraq that attacked Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War |
| Jesse Jackson | The first African American to win Super Tuesday states during the Democratic Primary of 1988 |
| Oliver North | Key Marine Colonel that helped to run the secret operation to fund the Contras in Nicaragua |
| Michael Dukakis | The Democrat nominee that ran against George Bush in 1988 |
| Sandinistas | The pro Communist group in Nicaragua |
| Supply Side Economics | Another name for Reagan's economic policy |