Unit 9- Reagan and Bush 1980s/90s

____ required employers to give special consideration to minorities and women

Saddam Hussein's invasion of _______ led to Operation Desert Storm

Some economists argue that the economy rebounded under Reagan because of

_____ goal was to liberate Kuwait and help the US maintain access to oil in the Middle East

What event signaled the end of Soviet influence in East Germany?

The CIA supporting the Contras war against the Sandinistas w/o congressional approval led to _

__ was appointed Secretary of the Interior and went against 1970s Environmental conservation

The ______ beating led to the LA Riots of 1992, after police officers were acquitted on charges

In the 1980s, _______ began a national pandemic found mainly in homosexual men & drug users

Reagan's plan that led to an increase in military spending was known as ___________

Being a former actor and governor of California help ___ get elected in 1980

____was made up of a group of business leaders, Christians, and middle class voters

The Moral Majority wanted all of the following changes EXCEPT  _____

One long-term effect of the Persian Gulf War was that it

____ was a policy used by Reagan that cut social programs and reduced fed regulations

Those who became upset with liberal ideas and wanted to focus on conservative issues = ____

US policy that called for the international community to stop selling arms to Iran

In 1981, Reagan changed his tune and decide to support the Contras instead of the _______ 

The sale of arms to Iran, and giving that $ to the Contras led to a scandal known as the ___

Li Peng's actions at Tiananmen Square were in response to a pro-democracy movement by ___

_____ was the third party in the center of the American-Iran arms deal for hostages

Foreign policy aimed at aiding anti-communist factions or nations

On Jan. 28th 1986, __________ exploded resulting in a decrease in funding for NASA

Under ___ the Soviet Union became more democratic

Under Reagan tax on the top percent decreased a total of _______%

Reaganomics included all of the following EXCEPT _________

The most historical thing about the 1984 election was that _______

Jerry Falwell helped create __which tried to persuade people to restore America's family values

Critics of Supply Side Economics called it _______ because it was a thing of the imagination

Which of the following was one of Reagan's goals as president?

___ was a Panamanian dictator and former drug trafficker

After losing elections in 1980, 1984, and 1988, Bill Clinton created _ to help Dems win in 1992

The idea that upper class tax cuts would lead to investment and job creation helping others

After Hezbollah took American hostages, the US launched _____ to stop selling arms to Iran

What DID NOT contribute to Reagan winning the 1980 election?

"Read my lips, no new taxes" was a campaign promise of _________

Reagan ran on all of the following issues in the 1980 election EXCEPT ______

In order to have Iran help release hostages in Lebanon __, negotiated the sale of arms to Iran

___ stopped the US from borrowing money to pay for expenditures

Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost & Perestroika made him different than past USSR leaders by