Reagan
The Soviet leader who met with Reagan multiple times
Mikhail Gorbachev
Caribbean island where troops were sent to rescue Americans and establish an anticommunist government
Grenada
Took the place of the Soviet Union after its collapse
Commonwealth of Independent States
Broken campaign promise of 1988
"No New Taxes"
The shuttle that exploded in 1986 killing Christa McAuliffe and six astronauts
Challenger
The country Reagan referred to as the "evil empire"
Soviet Union
Reagan attempted to rally support for these anticommunist rebels in Nicaragua
Contras
Country invaded by Iraq in August 1990
Kuwait
Third party candidate in the 1992 election
Ross Perot
The first American woman in space in 1983
Sally Ride
Reagan's plan to lower taxes and cut government spending
Reaganomics
Reagan approved the illegal sale of weapons to this country to secure the release of hostages
Iran
U.S. sent land, air, and naval forces to Saudi Arabia
Operation Desert Shield
Winner of the 1992 election
Bill Clinton
Vice presidential candidate who ran with Walter Mondale against Reagan and Bush in 1984
Geraldine Ferraro
The only area that Reagan increased spending in
Defense or military
Called for the development of weapons that could intercept and destroy incoming missiles
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Iraqi dictator
Saddam Hussein
Office H.W. Bush held under President Reagan
Vice-President
Narrowly escaped becoming the fifth U.S. president to be assassinated
Reagan
She became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
Called for Gorbachev to tear this down
The Berlin Wall
Devastating series of air-attacks on Iraqi defenses followed by a ground invasion
Desert Storm
Year the Cold War ended
1991
He flew 58 combat missions and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and three air medals for his bravery in World War II
George H.W. Bush