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This group worked hand in hand with the new right to get the people to vote for conservative candidates? It appealed to the social issues of people

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Moral Majority

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Conservative coalition that emerged in response to the counter culture? It tried to return to the 50’s.

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The New Right

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What are some things endorsed by the moral majority?

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School prayer, lower taxes, smaller government, stronger military

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Who made up the moral majority? What was their goal?

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Religious groups, infuse politics and religion

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What did the moral majority see as the main problem for the nation?

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Lack of spirituality

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What were some things opposed by the moral majority?

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Gun control, abortion, homosexual rights, affirmative action, school busing, nuclear disarmament

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Who was the democratic hopeful that sought to run against Reagan?

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Teddy Kennedy

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What was the chappaquiddick incident and what were it’s effects?

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Ted Kennedy was drunk driving, drove into a lake, and killed a girl. He then proceeded to try to cover it up. It derailed his hopes of the presidency

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Reagan’s opponent in the election of 1980?

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Jimmy carter

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Reagan’s first presidency in which he informed to FBI on possible communists?

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President of screen actors guild

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What state was Reagan governor of?

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California

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Who was Ronald Reagan’s wife and what was her main issue during Ron’s presidency?

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Nancy Reagan, war on drugs

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Nancy Reagan’s war on drugs slogan?

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“Just say no”

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What were Reagan’s main goals during his presidency?

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Shrink federal gov, go back to traditional morals and values, stimulate business by removing regulations, strengthen military

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Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan and who was he trying to impress?

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John hinkley, Jodie foster

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Man who was shot in the head and lived and would campaign for gun control in a wheel chair the rest of his life?

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James Brady, sec of press

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What was the plan for defense against nuclear missiles called?

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SDI, Star Wars

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What were the effects of SDI?

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Russia tries to match spending, US spends massive amount of money

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Reagan’s opponent in the election of 1984?

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Walter Mondale

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Who was the first black presidential candidate?

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Jesse Jackson

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Who was Walter mondales VP choice and what is the significance?

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Geraldine Ferrero, 1st woman VP candidate

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What is referred to as “Russia’s Vietnam?”

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War in Afghanistan

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What was Russia’s opposition in Afghanistan?

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The Mhujadeen

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What were some ways Reagan enhanced the military?

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New missiles, advanced training, new subs, B-2 bombers, additional missile sights

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Policy introduced by Gorbachev that allowed for openness in discussing social problems and introduced the idea of free speech?

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Glasnost

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Policy introduced by Gorbachev that gave Russia a free, for-profit market and state control in an attempt to stimulate the economy?

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Perestroika

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What treaty lead to the destruction of intermediate range nuclear missiles, or at least halted their production?

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INF - intermediate range nuclear forces treaty

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Famous quote uttered by Reagan at the tearing down of the Berlin Wall?

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Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

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Who was the oppressive communist president of Nicaragua during the Iran contra scandal?

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Daniel Ortega

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Who was the group that opposed Ortega and communism in Nicaragua, although they were vicious and bloodthirsty the US supported them because they were anticommunism?

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Contras

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What was bad about Reagan’s supplying of the contras?

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No congressional approval

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Act intended to handcuff Reagan, said president cannot fund a government insurrection?

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The Boland Act

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Terrorist group that took American hostages in Lebanon?

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Hezbollah

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CIA operative taken hostage in Lebanon?

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William bunkley

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What did Reagan do to get the hostages released?

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Traded hostages for money and guns

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Way that the US continued to fund the contras after the Boland act?

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Sold overpriced missiles, took excess and diverted it to the contras

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Scape goat for Iran contra scandal?

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Oliver north

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Claim Reagan made to get out of Iran contra scandal?

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Plausible deniability

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Nickname given to Ron?

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Grandpa Ron, Teflon president

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Policy introduced by Reagan that tried to contain communism? Back to the 50s

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Reagan doctrine

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Country that was taken over by communists and the US had to get their citizens out?

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Granada

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Operation for the liberation of Americans in Granada?

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Operation urgent fury

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Country controlled by a drug trafficking dictators in which the US sent 20,000 troops to arrest him?

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Panama

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Drug trafficking dictator of panama?

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Manuel Noriega

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Operation name for hunt for Noriega?

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Operation just cause

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Catholic Church that Noriega fled to and the pope would not allow US entry into?

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Apostolic nuncio

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How did the US get Noriega out of the church?

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Blasting heavy metal for days straight

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