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Glasnost

"Openness." Allowed freedom of religion and speech, enabling people to discuss politics openly

Band aid

Musicians in England organized ____ concerts in 1984 to help starving people in Ethiopia

Strategic Defense Initiative

Nicknamed "star wars" and called for development of weapons the could intercept and destroy incoming missilies

Drug abuse

Ongoing problems with______ in the 1980s made many neighborhoods dangerous

Television

Evangelical ministers used _____ to reach a large nationwide audience

Micheal Dukakis, soft on crime

George bush easily defeated _____, who was portrayed as too liberal and ___

Southern voters

Although Barry Goldwater lost the president election of 1964, his candidacy showed republicans that the best way to attract ______ was to support conservative policies

Suburbs (urban city areas)

As riot erupted and drug use and crime soared during the 1960s and 1970s, many Americans moved to the ____

Baby boom generation

Bill Clinton was the first person from the ____ to enter the white house

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By the mid-1990s, the top 5 percent of Americans earned over ____ percent of the nations income

Communism

Conservative ideas revived during the Cold War because some Americans believed that liberal economic ideas were leading the US towards ______

Freedom

Conservatives believe that taxes and government programs reduce the amount of _______ in society

High taxes

Conservatives generally oppose ______ and government programs that transfer wealth

Military computer technology

Early video games grew out of_____

Cable television

Entrepreneurs helped to change broadcasting by spreading ______ and speciality channels across the country

Propose cuts on social programs

How did Reagan promise to keep the deficit under control?

Mothers against drunk driving (MADD)

In 1980 _____ was founded to look for effective solutions to underage drunk driving and drinking problems

MTV

In 1981 music and technology merged, and ____ went on air

Acquired immune defficiency syndrome (AIDS)

In 1981 researchers identified a disease which caused seemingly healthy young men to become sick and die. They named it ______

Suddam Hussein, Kuwait

In August 1990, iraqs dictator _____ sent his army to invade oil-rich _____, ultimately causing the coalition forces of the UN to launch operation desert storm

Economy

In general, liberals believed that the government should regulate the _______ to protect people from the power of large corporations and wealthy elites

Beijing, diplomatic contact

In may 1989, the Chinese government crushed a student protest in ____, causing the US and several European countries to halt arm sales and reduce their _____ with china, and the world bank to _____

Downsizing

Laying off workers and managers to become more efficient

Strict judicial constructionism

Legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation

Social behavior

Liberals are suspicious of any attempt by the government to regulate ______

Roe V. Wade

Many Americans of deep religious faith were shocked by and concerned about the Supreme Court decision in

Yuppies

Many new moneymakers that were young, ambitious, and hard-working m. Name came from "young urban professionals"

Growing deficit, slowing economy, recession

President bush had inherited a ____ and a _____, and the same year the Persian gulf crisis began, the economy plunged into a _____.

Reagan doctrine

Reagan believed that the US should support guerrilla groups who were fighting to overthrow communist or pro-soviet governments

Reaganomics

Reagan combined monetarism and supply-side economics. He encouraged the federal reserve to keep interest rates high, and asked congress to pass a massive tax cure

Capital gains tax

Shortly after taking office, bush's decision to improve the economy with a _____ turned many voters against him.

Gladnost, religion and speech

Soviet leader Gorbachev instituted _____ which allowed freedom of ____

Operation desert storm

The US defeated Iraq in a war that lasted 100 hours. ( Persian gulf war- fought between Iraq and US that freed Kuwait from iraq invaders)

Stonewall riot

The _____ marked the beginning of the gay activist movement

Bill Clinton, h. Ross preot

The democrats nominated____, while and independent candidate, ___, presented a strong challenge.

Baby boom

The rapid economic growth and emphasis on accumulating wealth in the 1980s was partly caused by the _________

Perestroika, private enterprise and profit making

To save his country's economy, soviet leader Gorbachev instituted ____ or "restructuring" and allowed some _____

South, West

Two regions of the country, the ___ and ____, were more conservative that any others during the 1950s and 1960s

Moral majority

Using television and mail campaigns, built a network of ministers to register new voters who backed conservative candidates and issues

If they tried to match the US buildup, it might put so much pressure on their economy that they would be forced to reform their system or it would collapse

What did Reagan believe would happen to the Soviet Union if the US continued to build up its military resources

To cut taxes and increase defense spending

What did reagan promise to do if he were elected president?

Assumed that as long as the US and Soviet Union could destroy each other with nuclear weapons they would be afraid to use them

What was nuclear deterrence or "mutual assured destruction"?

Individuals in reagans administration secretly sold weapons to Iran in exchange for American hostages being held in the Middle East. Profits went to guerilla programs in Nicaragua.

What was the Iran-contra scandal?

Reagan believed that the US should support hurricane groups who were fighting to overthrow communist or pro-soviet governments

What was the Reagan doctrine

Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)

What was the first treaty to call for the destruction of nuclear weapons?

Nicknamed "Star Wars" and called for the development of weapons that could intercept and destroy incoming missiles

What was the strategic defense initiative

Low taxes, less government action

When Ronald Reagan left office in 1988, Americans wanted a continuation of domestic policies-____ and ____

By 1984, medan income of families rose, new jobs and businesses created, unemployment fell

When did economic expansion begin to take place, and what were the results?

Senior citizens

_____ became influential interest group in the 1980s because they tended to vote in large numbers

Video arcades

_____ became the new spot for young people to meet

Willie Nelson

_____ organized farm aid to help American farmers

Discount retailing

______ or the practice of selling large quantities of goods at low prices, had a major impact on the economy in the 1980s