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Began the gay activist movement for civil rights.
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peace Treaty between the Egyptian and Israel leaders. (Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin) (Carter)
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When Shah was overthrown in an Islamic Revolution headed by the religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini. Revolutionaries took 52 American hostages from the US embassy and held thm for 444 days. President Carter's worse foreign policy crisis.
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buit up military and aided nations opposed to comminism. (Reagan)
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made tax cuts, cuts in social spending and increased military spending (Reagan).
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Reduced government rule on business to decrease costs and increase profit. (Reagan)
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initiative to develop a system to intercept and destroy nuclear missiles. (Reagan)
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Oliver North (Colonel) sold weapons to iraq for US hostages in Middle East. Money was given to Contras. (Reagan)
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eliminated nuclear missiles with intermediate ranges defined as 300-3400 miles. (Reagan)
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forbid discrimination and mandated access to public places in regards to persons with physical or mental disabilities. (H.W.Bush)
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The U.S. organized a U.N. coalition of forces to expel Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.
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promoted free trade and increase US exports so as to compete with the Eurpopean Union. (Clinton
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detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the US.
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Slaughter of Muslims in Serbia and to supress independence of Muslims in Kosovo. US Nato forces had to end the violence and maintain the peace. (Clinton)
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gave workers unpaid leave to take care of sick family members. (Clinton)
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limited welfare benefits and required work to receive benefits. (Clinton)
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Terrorist Attack launched by Al Quida which was led by Osama Bin Laden
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made it easier to conduct surveillance in the US to fight terrorism. (Bush)
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coordinated government agencies in the war on terrorism. (Bush)
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Clinton was accused of perjury for lying about an intimaterelationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
