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APUSH vocab U5 38

APUSH vocab U5

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Proposition 13 Tax revolt in California, 1978, slashed property taxes and forced painful cuts in government services
Tax Reform Act 1986 Lowered taxes and leaner budgets
Supply-Side economics Economic theory embraced by Reagan; pushing for tax reductions would stimulate new investment, economic growth, and boost production.
Glasnot Mikhail Gorbachev policy, "openness", allowed for free speech and a measure for political liberty
Perestroika Mikhail Gorbachev policy, "restructuring", adopting many free-market practices of the capitalist west to revive Soviet economy.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Policy Treaty US-Soviet treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev that banned all intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Europe, signaling the imminent end of the Cold War.
Strategic Defense Initiative Reagan's proposed missile-defense system, "star wars", called for orbiting battle satellites in space that could fire laser beams to shoot down missiles
Sandinistas Anti-American Nicaraguan revolutionaries, accused by Reagan of helping Soviet
Contras Rebels who opposed the anti-American government in Nicaragua; provided with covert aid by the Reagan administration and CIA.
Iran Contra Affair Scandal, American government (Reagan administration) arranging arms sales to Iran in exchange for aid in obtaining the release of American hostages, money given to Contras, mad reputation for Reagan and administration
Moral Majority By Jerry Falwell, Conservative , right-wing, preached against sexual permissiveness, abortion, feminism, and gay rights
Identity politics Political movements based on shared identity-race, gender, sexuality, or religion
Black Monday The largest one-day stock market decline in history, on October 19, 1987
Operation Desert Storm The largest one-day stock market decline in history, on October 19, 1987, Saddam Hussein army attacked Kuwait, US & UN attacked Iraq, Saddam accepted a cease-fire
Americas with Disability Act 1990 that prohibited discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities
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