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- In 1987, Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev announced his plans for ___, or a restructuring of the Soviet economy and government.
- Iraq invaded a neighboring country and claimed major _______, provoking the United States to declare war.
- During the early 1980s, conservatives objected to what they believed were excesses in
- These two nations signed the INF Treaty.
- This nation was torn apart by a brutal civil war between Muslims, Orthodox Serbs, and Roman Catholic Croats.
- The _____ attempted to overthrow the government of Nicaragua
- A direct result of the ______ policy might be freedom of the press
- During Reagan’s presidency, federal spending increased most for
- The receipt of a Social Security check is an example of a result of an
- President Reagan made a point of appointing administrators to the Environmental Protection Agency who were sympathetic to
- In an attempt to fill the Supreme Court with conservatives, Reagan nominated ___, the first woman ever appointed to the Court.
- China's leaders ordered a brutal crackdown on demonstrators gathered in
- This tiny island nation was invaded by the United States in 1983.
- Tiananmen Square was the location of demonstrations that drew international attention to this nation’s lack of political freedoms.
- Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the organization called the
- During the 1980s, the conservative coalition tended to support
- A member of the New Right who objected to ___ ______ was most likely to criticize it for resulting in discrimination against white men
- The ______ _____ _______ involved transactions among people connected to or deeply interested in the future of The United States, Iran and Nicaragua
- People who believe that reverse discrimination is a problem are worried about discrimination against
- In 1984 and 1988, this person ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the president of this nation.
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- In the 1980s, reports on education revealed that U.S. schools were performing ________ than those of most other industrialized nations.
- In 1990, this person became the nation’s first African-American governor.
- According to the theory of___ ____ ______ , cutting taxes is the first step toward creating a healthy economy.
- In 1991, the Commonwealth of Independent States took the place of this nation.
- The main purpose of the _________ Reagan supported was to stimulate private investment
- This organization aims to end racism toward Asian Americans and generate awareness of Asian culture.
- The Strategic Defense Initiative was an extremely costly
- Grenada's ties to ____ led to a U.S. invasion during the Reagan administration.
- Although Nicaragua's government received foreign aid from the Carter administration, the _____ administration aided those rebelling against it.
- This nation’s president was overthrown, arrested, and convicted of drug trafficking.
- The Reagan administration secretly sold military weapons to this nation in the hope of obtaining the release of U.S. hostages.
- This nation approved the START II treaty with Russia.
- General Manuel Antonio Noriega of Panama was overthrown by U.S. troops and tried for
- When George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, his opponent was
- Sandinista rebels overthrew the dictator of this nation in 1979.
- As this virus spread during the 1980s, so did concern over preventing further infection and finding a cure for the illnesses it caused.
- This person was the 1984 Democratic vice-presidential candidate.
- People who support _____ argue that women should be paid the same as men for doing the same jobs.
- Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of making the Supreme Court more
- This nation’s actions led the United States and its allies to launch Operation Desert Storm.
- National defense was the goal of the program known as
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