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| 6704094985 | Moral Majority | Political action committee founded by evangelical Reverend Jerry Falwell in 1979 to promote traditional Christian values and oppose feminism, abortion, and gay rights. A major linchpin in the resurgent religious right of the 1980s. | 0 | |
| 6704094986 | Supply-side economics (Reaganomics) | Economic theory beneath Ronald Reagan's tax and spending cuts. Said that government policy should aim to increase the supply of goods and services, instead of demand for them. Held that lower taxes and decreased regulation would increase productivity and the tax base by providing more incentive to work. | 1 | |
| 6704094987 | Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) | Reagan administration plan announced in 1983 to create a missile-defense system over American territory to block a nuclear attack. Derided as "Star Wars" by critics, the plan typified Reagan's commitment to vigorous defense spending even as he sought to limit the size of government in domestic matters. | 2 | |
| 6704094988 | Iran - Contra Affair | Major political scandal of Reagan's 2nd term revealed in 1986. An illicit arrangement of selling "arms for hostages" with Iran and using money to support contras in Nicaragua, it deeply damaged Reagan's credibility. | 3 | |
| 6704094990 | Mikhail Gorbachev | Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He tried to liberate USSR in order to improve relations with the West. Lost his power after his reforms resulted in Communist governments in eastern Europe collapsing. | 4 | |
| 6704094991 | 1)glasnost and 2) perestroika | 1) Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues. The policy was instituted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s and began the democratization of the Soviet Union. 2) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. First proposed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 and actively promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev, it was originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency, but came to entail greater awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning | 5 | |
| 6704094992 | Berlin Wall falls (1989) | represents an end of communism in eastern europe | 6 | |
| 6704094993 | Panama Invasion (1989) | Bush ordered this to remove the autocratic General Manuel Noriega; the alleged purpose of this was to stop Noriega from using his country as a drug pipeline to the US. Part of the war on drugs. | 7 | |
| 6704094994 | Saddam Hussein | President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Waged war on Iran in 1980-1988. In 1990 he ordered an invasion of Kuwait but was defeated by United States and its allies in the Gulf War (1991). Defeated by US led invasion in 2003. | 8 | |
| 6704094995 | Persian Gulf War (1991) | Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. US emerged the winners, very patriotic time for Americans. | 9 | |
| 6704094996 | Americans With Disabilities Act (1990) | Landmark law signed by President George H.W. Bush that prohibited discrimination against people with physical/mental handicaps. It was a legislative triumph for champions of equal protections to all. | 10 | |
| 6704094997 | "don't ask, don't tell" (1993-2010) | Policy affecting homosexuals in the military. Emerged as a compromise between standing prohibition against homosexuals in armed forces and Clinton's push to allow all citizens to serve regardless of sexual orientation. Military authorities were forbidden to ask about a service member's orientation, and gay service personnel could be discharged if they publicly revealed their homosexuality. Repealed by Congress at urging of Obama in 2010, permitting gays to serve openly in uniform. | 11 | |
| 6704094998 | Brady Bill | Act enacted in 1993 by President Clinton that mandated federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States, and imposed a five-day waiting period on purchases, until the NICS system was implemented in 1998. | 12 | |
| 6704095000 | Newt Gringrich | ·Gingrich was the Republican speaker in the House. He pushed for more conservative legislation during Clinton's presidency. | 13 | |
| 6704095001 | Contract with America | Multipoint program offered by Republican candidates/sitting politicians in 1994 midterm election. The platform proposed smaller government, congressional ethics reform, term limits, greater emphasis on personal responsibility, and general repudiation of Democratic Party. A significant blow to Clinton administration and led to Republican party's takeover of both houses of Congress for 1st time in half a century. Pushed Heavily by Gingrich. | 14 | |
| 6704095003 | Religious Fundamentalism | A Religious movement where the followers are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy where every word of the bible is interpreted literally. Huge revival in the 1980s. | 15 | |
| 6704095004 | Televangelist | preachers spread the gospel on TVs across America | 16 | |
| 6704095005 | Roe v. Wade | Supreme court case ruled in 1973 that recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman's right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians. However it was faced with backlash and limits during the conservative resurgence. | 17 | |
| 6704095006 | Reverse Discrimination | Conservative belief that whites can be discriminated based on their race. Gained popularity as more and more minorities gained rights or "privileges" such as affirmative action. | 18 | |
| 6704095007 | Supply side economics | Also called Reaganomics or Trickle Down economics. Belief that economy was stagnant because of too many regulations, Reagan proposed a phased 30% tax cut for the first three years of his Presidency. The bulk of the cut would be concentrated at the upper income levels. Idea was that Tax relief for the rich would enable them to spend and invest more. This new spending would stimulate the economy and create new jobs. | 19 | |
| 6704095008 | No Child left Behind act | Holds states, schools, and school districts more accountable for their standardized tests scores. The wanted outcome was better tests scores all around and overall a smarter and better population of young people that would positively contribute to a growing America. Enacted by George Bush, has some negative effect on students due to increased testing. | 20 | |
| 6704095009 | Economy Recovery Tax Act (1981) | Passed by Congress, it included a 25 percent decrease in personal income taxes over three years. Part of Reaganomics. | 21 | |
| 6704095012 | Welfare Reform | Clinton takes a conservative stance on welfare. Cut funding on food stamps and shortened the period you could rely on them | 22 | |
| 6704095013 | Clinton impeachment | clinton impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in 1998. | 23 | |
| 6704095014 | Globalization | increasing interactions between countries | 24 |
