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AH M6L4 Key Terms
American History Module 6 Lesson 4 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Billy Graham | Popular conservative religious leader who reached millions of Americans through radio and television. |
| Religious Right | A group of various religious followers who supported traditional values while criticizing liberal laws like abortion. |
| Reagan Coalition | Conservative republicans and democrats who worked together to elect Reagan in 1980. |
| Moral Majority | Group founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979 who raised funds to oust liberal office holders from government positions. |
| Supply-Side Economics | Theory that tax cuts for the wealthy would lead to increased spending which would provide a spark to the economy overall. |
| Iran-Contra Affair | Government officials under Reagan secretly sold arms to Iran for the release of American hostages. Money made on the deal was used to fund a group of fighters in Nicaragua who were at war against a soviet government. Both actions were illegal and Reagan denied knowing anything about it. |
| Glasnost | A policy introduced by Gorbachev to open the Soviet Union to western influence. |
| Perestroika | Gorbachev’s approach to reform the Soviet economy and political system. |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | President of the Soviet Union who worked with Reagan to bring an end to the Cold War. |
| Sandra Day O’Connor | Appointed by Reagan to serve as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. |