USH: CHP 19.3-19.4 QUIZ
Glasnost
"openness" allowing more freedom of religion and speech in the Soviet Union
Perestroika
"restructuring" allowing some people private enterprise and profit making in the Soviet union.
Recession
US economy went into this because we no longer had to have a big military
Michael Gorbachev
announced the end of the Soviet Union in December 1991
Video Cassette Recorders
changed the viewing habits and the movie industry in the 1980's
AIDS
disease that weakens the immune system and lowers resistance to illness and became an epidemic
Ted Turner
launched CNN
Downsizing
laying off workers and managers to increase a company's efficiency
Capital gains tax
paid by businesses and investors when they sell stocks or real estate for a profit
Baby Boomers
portion of population that led to a increase in the economy and cultural areas of society
Discount Retailers
sell large quantities of goods at low prices
Saddam Hussein
sent army to invade oil rich Kuwait
China
students and workers held prodemocarcy demonstrations in this country
Rainbow Coalition
term used by presidential candidate Jesse Jackson for a broad group of minorities
Middle and Upper class
the economic upturn benefitted this group in the 1980's
Senior Citizens
this age group became more vocal in political arena about Social Security amd Medicare'
Five percent
this group saw their income rise in the 80's