Terms
Nickname for Strategic Defense Initiative
Star Wars
President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall fell. He instituted new freedoms for his people.
Mikhail Gorbachev
The symbol of the Cold War that collapsed in 1989
Berlin Wall
Deadly disease that became known in the 80's and 90's. Numerous ways to contract it.
HIV/AIDS
This term included these 4 parts.
1. Reduction in Govt.
2. Reduction in Taxes
3. Decrease govt. regulation on Business
4. Control the money supply
Reaganomics
Leader of the Iraq, he invades Kuwait which prompts the US to take action.
Saddam Hussein
Reagans focus to defeat USSR was to spend money on what?
Military
What was the main reason Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
Oil Reserves
Term for when Soviet Union starts to adopt some parts of capitalism in their country
Perestroika
Conservative United States President during much of the 80's.
Hint: Used to be an actor
Ronald Reagan
War that broke out when Iraq invaded Kuwait
Persian Gulf War or Gulf War
Spaced based missile defense system that never went into use because critics did not believe it would work.
Strategic Defense Initiative
Policy of openess in the Soviet Union that took place in the 80s.
Glasnost
U.S. President at the end of the Cold War and during Persian Gulf War
George HW Bush
The name for the tactical military campaign that started with bombing Iraqi targets, followed by troops on the ground during the Gulf War.
Operation Desert Storm
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
Hint: think internet
Globalization
a macroeconomic theory that suggests economic growth is achieved by stimulating production, often through tax cuts and deregulation (Reagan did this)
Supply Side Economics or trickle down economics
Bill Clinton
a political scandal in the United States that centered around arms trafficking to Iran between 1981 to 1986, facilitated by senior officials of the Reagan Administration
Hint: they were supporting those groups fighting communists
Iran Contra Affair
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that was the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in U.S. History.
Oklahoma City Bombing