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What is Reaganomics?
Economic policies including tax cuts, deregulation, and reduced federal spending.
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What is supply-side economics?
Belief that lowering taxes would stimulate spending and investment.
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What was Reagan's status in the 1984 Election?
Feeling confident, he stepped up again despite his age.
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What were the results for "Bush the First" in the 1988 Election?
Won with over 426 electoral votes to 111 and 7 million more votes.
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What was Reagan's policy on Defense Spending?
Massively increased it and invested in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
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What was the Reagan Doctrine?
His policy of sending weapons and cash to anti-communist insurgents worldwide.
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What were Negative Attack Ads in the 1988 Election?
Pro-Bush ads portraying Dukakis as soft on crime (e.g., Willie Horton) and buffoonish.
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Who was George H.W. Bush in the 1988 Election?
Reagan's VP, rode his popularity, famous for "read my lips" line.
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Who was Michael Dukakis in the 1988 Election?
Former governor of Massachusetts, aimed to bring his state's success nationwide.
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What was the liberal view on Expanding Government?
A larger government and high taxation were necessary for civil rights and entitlement programs.
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What was Reagan's "Survived Assassination Attempt" appeal?
His good humor and jokes during the event and surgery increased his popularity.
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What was the direction of Pop Culture during the liberal era?
Music, movies, and art emphasized rebellion against tradition.
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What was the origin of the New Right's "Counter to the Counter" movement?
Grew out of young/middle-aged people who disdained the liberal counter-culture movement.
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What was the extent of Entitlement Spending during the liberal era?
Increased to $300 billion, nearly 60% of the federal budget.
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What was Affirmative Action?
Mandated more opportunities for ethnic/racial minorities and women in government/private sector.
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What was the liberal view on More Regulation?
Energy limitations and workplace regulations were necessary for the environment and labor unions.
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What was the basis of the New Right's "God and Country" opposition?
Commitment to conservative/evangelical Christianity and patriotism.
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What was the New Right's view on Intrusive Government?
Viewed expanding government/high taxation as evil against natural rights/nuclear family.
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What was the New Right's view on Too Much Regulation?
Government limitations on business/energy were restrictive, costly, and empowered labor unions.
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Who was Ronald Reagan in the 1980 Election?
Former California governor, voice of unheard conservatives, oldest candidate ever.
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What were the results of the 1980 Reagan Landslide?
Reagan won 44 states and 489 electoral votes to Carter's 49.
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What was Reverse Discrimination?
Argument that affirmative action unfairly took away opportunities from qualified people.
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What was Reagan's "California Experimentation" appeal?
He tested his style and theories in two terms as California's governor.
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What is Counter-Culture?
Liberals/Left positioned themselves against government/war during Vietnam.
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What groups formed the Conservative Coalition?
Business leaders, "silent-majority" voters, fundamentalist Christians, and disillusioned Democrats.
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What was the Republican Resurgence in the 1980 Election?
Republicans regained control of the Senate for the first time since 1954.
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What was Reagan's "Movie Star" appeal?
He had starred in over 50 films and was well known to most Americans.
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What happened regarding Shifting Values during the liberal era?
Christianity and school prayer were mocked and legally pushed away.
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What was Reagan's "Great Communicator" appeal?
His ability to take complex issues and explain them in simple terms resonated with voters.
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What was the role of the Iran Hostage Crisis in the 1980 campaign?
It became the central foreign policy issue in the campaign.
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How did the Hostage Crisis end after the 1980 election?
The Algiers Accords were signed, unfreezing Iranian assets, the night before Reagan's inauguration.
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What was Reagan's policy of Colorblindness?
Shifted towards a more merit-based approach as opposed to affirmative action.
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What was "Morning in America" in the 1984 Election?
A famous ad that highlighted the positivity felt in America at the time.
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What were the results of the 1984 Historic Landslide?
Reagan won 49 of 50 states, 525 electoral votes, and almost 17 million more votes.
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What was Reagan's "Quick Wit" appeal?
His experience in films and as governor allowed him to think quickly on his feet.
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What was Reagan's Conservative Crusade?
Championed evangelical social issues, attacked drug use, abortion, and divorce.
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What was the Moral Majority?
Evangelical Christians aiming to reduce moral decay, divorce rates, and morally lacking entertainment.
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What was Jimmy Carter's status in the 1980 Election?
Running for a second term, still had support but faith had mostly eroded.
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What were the "Negativity at Home" issues in the 1980 campaign?
Inflation and the energy crisis became massive points of contention.
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What caused Iraqi weakness during Desert Storm?
Many were tired of fighting after the Iran-Iraq War and demoralized after airstrikes.
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What was the objective of Operation Desert Storm?
To liberate Kuwait.
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What did the Reagan Doctrine emphasize?
Arming anti-communist insurgent groups.
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What caused the USSR's economic flatline?
Central planning failure, oil price drop, Eastern Bloc support, and lack of innovation.
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What was the US action in Afghanistan?
Supplied Islamic insurgents with sophisticated weapons to fight the Soviets for over ten years.
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What was the "Mother of All Battles"?
Saddam's term for the upcoming war; media expected tens of thousands of Allied casualties.
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What was The Highway of Death?
Most Iraqi forces fled up the main highway back to Iraq, becoming easy targets for airstrikes.
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What US technology advantage was seen in Desert Storm?
US deployed stealth fighters; Allied aircraft/vehicles had thermal or night vision.
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What was the US intervention in Grenada and why?
Invaded after a Cuban-backed revolution seized it and took American hostages.
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What was the outcome of Reagan's meetings with Gorbachev?
They came close to eliminating nuclear weapons and banned medium-range missiles.
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What were Reagan's "Cowboy Tactics"?
Putting medium-range nuclear missiles in West Germany and touting SDI to force negotiations.
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What was the US intervention in Lebanon and its outcome?
US forces were sent as peacekeepers; 241 Marines were killed in the Barracks Bombing.
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What was a characteristic of the three leaders after Khrushchev?
They were elderly, and two died within a year of assuming leadership.
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What is glasnost and what did it allow?
Glasnost is openness; it allowed open criticism and nationalist movements in republics.
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What is perestroika and what did it bring?
Perestroika is restructuring; it brought heavy shortages and failed reforms.
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What happened at Chernobyl and what was its effect?
A nuclear meltdown in Ukraine and attempted coverup enraged citizens and the world.
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What was the Reagan Doctrine?
To roll back communist expansion by supporting anti-communist "freedom fighter" insurgent groups.
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What was "The Evil Empire"?
Reagan's term for the USSR, emphasizing a conservative viewpoint of America's enemy.
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What impact did the Afghanistan occupation and defense spending have on the USSR?
Paying for occupation and keeping up with the West was too much to bear.
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What economic methods did Reagan use to pressure the USSR?
Increased US defense spending, supporting insurgents, and encouraging Saudi oil production.
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What caused the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
A miscommunication in November 1989, leading to its sudden fall and German reunification.
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What was the outcome of the Tiananmen Square protests?
Massive protests in Beijing were brutally crushed by armed forces.
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What key events happened on Christmas 1991?
Gorbachev resigned, and the USSR ceased to exist the next day.
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Why did communism become unpopular in the Eastern Bloc?
Years of economic failure and political repression.
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What was "The Domino Effect" in the collapse of communism?
Other Warsaw Pact members broke free of communism throughout 1989 and 1990.
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What events led to the dissolution of the USSR?
Baltic states declared independence in 1990, other republics left by December 1991.
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What was The August Coup, 1991?
The last attempt by communists to remain in power by removing Gorbachev, which failed.
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What was the Iran-Contra scheme?
A scheme to get around Congress by giving weapons to Iran and proceeds to Contras in Nicaragua.
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What was the reason for the US naval war in Iran?
In response to the mining of the Persian Gulf.
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What was the US intervention in Panama and why?
An invasion in response to threats on US personnel and government drug trafficking.
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How is Saddam Hussein's Iraq described?
A dictatorship normally aligned with the Soviets.
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What was the Iran-Iraq War?
An eight-year conflict with no clear victory for either side.
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What was Iraq's "Massive Debt" and what did it demand?
Borrowed billions from Kuwait and others for war; demanded it all be forgiven.
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What was "Slant Drilling"?
Iraq accused Kuwait of drilling into Iraqi lands to steal oil.
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What were Iraq's territorial claims against Kuwait?
Iraq maintained Kuwait was a creation of British colonization and Iraqi territory.
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What was Iraq's military strength before the invasion of Kuwait?
Iraq had the 4th largest army in the world at the time.
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When did Iraq invade Kuwait and how quickly?
In August 1990, the Iraqis took over in about a day.
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Why did Saudi Arabia fear an Iraqi invasion?
Feared for its oil and access to the Red Sea.
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What was the Coalition Buildup for Desert Shield?
More than 35 nations sent 670,000 troops, with 500,000 being American.
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What did the UN demand from Iraq regarding Kuwait?
The UN demanded that Iraq immediately withdraw from Kuwait.
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What was the US action in Angola?
Supported rebels against the Soviet-backed government.
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What was the US action in Nicaragua and El Salvador?
Supported anti-communist insurgents and government respectively in their civil wars.
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What was the US intervention in Libya and why?
Airstrikes in response to the bombing of a nightclub with US servicemen.
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What were the casualties in the Desert Storm victory?
292 total Allied KIA; up to 50,000 Iraqi KIA and up to 175,000 POWs.
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What made the terrain suitable for "Desert Warfare"?
Wide open terrain, perfect for conventional armored warfare and airstrikes.
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What characterized Desert Storm's "Clear Plan"?
The objectives were simple and achievable.
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What was the plan for Desert Storm?
Massive bombing of Iraqi targets, surround Iraqi Army in Kuwait, destroy it, move deeper into Iraq.
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What was The Air War in Desert Storm?
Over a month of sustained airstrikes using regular aircraft, stealth planes, and cruise missiles.
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What was the outcome of The Ground War in Desert Storm?
Allied forces liberated Kuwait quickly and cut off most Iraqi forces in southern Iraq.
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What did President Bush announce "100 Hours In" to Desert Storm?
A ceasefire, declaring all objectives met, and Iraq agreed to all demands.
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