Reagan and Beyond Flashcards
Ronald Reagan
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
Election of 1980
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
“Trickle Down Economics”
Who: Reagan
What: Tax Breaks to rich and improve economy
When: 1980s
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Showed Trickle Down Economics no longer worked
Sandra Day O’Connor Connor
Who: Reagan What: USSC Justice When: 1981 Where: Washington D.C. Why: 1st Woman on the USSC
SDI
Who: Reagan What: Strategic Defense Initiative, "Star Wars" was not possible but was funded When: 1983 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Outspend the Soviets
Intra-Contra Affair
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.
Election of 1984
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
Geraldine Ferraro
Who: Delegate Mondale's VP Nominee What: Election of 1984 When: 1984 Where: Washington D.C. Why: First Female VP Nominee
Dallas
Who: Who Shot JR What: TV Drama When: 1980 Where: Hollywood Why: Created first cliff hanger
MTV
Who: Music Artists What: Music Videos When: 1980s Where: Hollywood Why: Played Popular Music
George H.W. Bush
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
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Who: George H. W. Bush What: Iraq invades Kuwait When: 1991 Where: Kuwait, Washington D.C. Why:
Election of 1992
Who: Clinton, Bush, Perot What: When: 1992 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Clinton was elected
Bill Clinton
Who: 42nd President of the United States What: Impeached When: 1993-2001 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Third Youngest President, Lewinsky
Lewinsky-Gate
Who: Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton What: Political Sex Scandal When: 1998 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Impeached Clinton