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Reagan and Beyond Flashcards

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Ronald Reagan

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Who: 40th US President of the United States
What: Assassination Attempt, Reaganomics (Trickle-Down Economics/Voodoo Economics)
When: 1981-1989
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Created Deficit Spending, Tax Cuts

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Election of 1980

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Who: Reagan, Carter, Anderson
What: Reagan showed strength and Economic Plan
When: 1980
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” used by Reagan

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“Trickle Down Economics”

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Who: Reagan
What: Tax Breaks to rich and improve economy
When: 1980s
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Showed Trickle Down Economics no longer worked

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Sandra Day O’Connor Connor

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Who: Reagan
What: USSC Justice
When: 1981
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: 1st Woman on the USSC
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SDI

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Who: Reagan
What: Strategic Defense Initiative, "Star Wars" was not possible but was funded
When: 1983
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Outspend the Soviets
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Intra-Contra Affair

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Who: Reagan (CIA Marine Lt. Colonel Oliver North)
What: Sell of arms to Iran to gain freedom for Americans still in the Region
When: 1984
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Scandal in Pres. Reagan administration which ended with Oliver taking responsibility and exonerating Reagan.

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Election of 1984

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Who: Reagan V. Mondale
What: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
When: 1984
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Largest Landslide in US History
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Geraldine Ferraro

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Who: Delegate Mondale's VP Nominee
What: Election of 1984
When: 1984
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: First Female VP Nominee
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Dallas

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Who: Who Shot JR
What: TV Drama
When: 1980
Where: Hollywood
Why: Created first cliff hanger
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MTV

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Who: Music Artists
What: Music Videos
When: 1980s
Where: Hollywood
Why: Played Popular Music
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George H.W. Bush

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Who: 41st President of the United States
What: Fall of USSR, Cold War, Persian Gulf War, Recession
When: 1989-1993
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: America on top of the world
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Persian Gulf War (1991)

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Who: George H. W. Bush
What: Iraq invades Kuwait
When: 1991
Where: Kuwait, Washington D.C.
Why:
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Election of 1992

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Who: Clinton, Bush, Perot
What: 
When: 1992
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Clinton was elected
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Bill Clinton

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Who: 42nd President of the United States
What: Impeached
When: 1993-2001
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Third Youngest President, Lewinsky
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Lewinsky-Gate

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Who: Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton
What: Political Sex Scandal
When: 1998
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Impeached Clinton
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World Wide Web

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Who: Tim Berners-Lee
What: System of Linked documents connected by Internet
When: 1990s
Where: Created in Europe, World
Why: United World
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Al-Qaeda

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Who: Osama Bin Laden
What: Terrorist Organization
When: Late 1980s
Where: Pakistan
Why: Carried out many attacks
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Election of 2000

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Who: Bush and Gore
What: Political Election
When: 2000
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Bush won Electoral Vote but Gore won Popular Vote
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George W. Bush

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Who: 43rd President of the United States
What: TARP, Iraq, Afghanistan, 9/11
When: 2001-2009
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Bank Collapse
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9/11

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Who: George W. Bush, Al Qaeda
What: Attack by Al Qaeda
When:2001
Where: US
Why: Created next wars
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Economic Crash of 2008

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Who: Bush
What: Financial crisis
When: 2007,2008
Where: US
Why: Worst Financial crisis since great depression
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Barrack Obama

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Who: 44th President of the United States
What: Obamacare, Death of OBL
When: 2009-Present
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: First African American President
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“Obamacare”

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Who: Obama
What: Affordable Care Act
When: 2010
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Provided Americans with affordable quality health insurance
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Tea Party Movement

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Who: Americans
What: Movement to stop Gov't Spending
When: 2009
Where: US
Why:
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Occupy Wall Street Movement

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Who: Obama
What: Movement for social and economic inequality
When: 2011
Where: US, NY
Why: To Improve American Issues
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Election of 2012

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Who: Obama and Romney
What: Presidential Election
When: 2012
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Obama was re-elected

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