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A term or theory that was connected to laissez-faire dealing with the supply-side of the economy. It was used in a negative way to talk about being privileged and wealthy while being put off as a good average everyday American.
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This was the election between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, which the winner of this election would turn out to be the 40th president of the U.S.A. Reagan won by a landslide.
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After the Iranians held almost 60 American students hostage for 444 days from November 4th, 1979, they were let go after President Carter's term ended.
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President Ronald Reagan, was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. but was not killed, it wounded him, and others when the bullet ricocheted.
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AIDS, is also known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The epidemic came about when the death toll of AIDS was growing rapidly and when the CDC put out symptoms on it.
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The strategic defense initiative is a plan that Reagan came up with to make an anti-ballistic missile defense, mainly to stop the Soviet Union from trying to attack the United States.
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This election was between Ronald Reagan running for his 2nd term, and Walter Mondale. Reagan won by a landslide once again and was President once again.
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The Reagan Doctrine was a plan he announced to show his support and help for all anti-communism affairs to push the Soviet Union back and their governments in different parts of the world. It was to also help end cold war with them showing support.
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Glasnost and Perestroika were the reasons the cold war ended because they got rid of all communist governments.
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The Iran Contra affair was a plan Reagan carried out in secret, to give weapons to Iran. He gave them weapons because the kidnapping of the hostages in Lebanon.
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This disaster was about the NASA space shuttle which exploded no less than a minute after lift off. All 7 astronauts on the spaceship were killed. The loss of the challenger was the reason behind the disaster.
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This election where George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. Bush won by a huge margin, thus making him the 41st president of the U.S.
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The Soviet Bloc was when the Polish voters elected a people who weren't communist to rule over and in their government. This stuff began the unraveling of the bloc.
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This was about protests that happened which were also called the June Fourth Incidents. These events took place in China where tons of people were killed by the government
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After the Soviet Union was taken over by non-communists they began to destroy the wall separating East Berlin from West Berlin. They began allowing people to cross back and forth.
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Desert Storm was the operation which was the defense strategy plan to build up large troops for the Gulf War.
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The collapse of the Soviet Union was done because they agreed to make them independent states, leaving Yeltsin in power of it.
