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He served as president from 1981 - 1989.
Ronald Reagan
100
This conflict was fought to expel Iraq from Kuwait and to protect the flow of Middle Eastern oil to the United States.
Persian Gulf War
100
This virus first appeared in the homosexual community in the 1980s.
AIDS
100
These are short, memorable phrases by a politician that can be repeated on the evening news.
Sound Bites
100
He was the first African-American candidate for president in 1984 and again in 1988.
Jesse Jackson
200
He was defeated by Ronald Reagan in the election of 1980.
Jimmy Carter
200
Reagan ordered the bombing of this nation after it was found to be involved in terrorist attacks on US troops in Europe.
Libya
200
This Soviet reform allowed for freedom of speech and means "openness" in Russian.
Glasnost
200
This was a conservative coalition that helped elect Ronald Reagan in the election of 1980.
New Right
200
President Reagan ordered the US military to prevent a communist takeover of this Caribbean island in 1983.
Grenada
300
He was Reagan's vice-president who won the election of 1988 and served as president from 1989 - 1993.
George Bush
300
This barrier between East and West Berlin finally came down in the 1980s.
Berlin Wall
300
This method of improving the economy involves cutting taxes and government spending while reducing regulations.
Reaganomics or "supply-side" economics
300
Reagan earned this nickname since his high popularity insulated him from scandals.
"Teflon President"
300
241 US Marines were killed in a terrorist attack in this country during a peacekeeping mission in the Middle East
Lebanon
400
He was the final leader of the Soviet Union before it collapsed.
Mikhail Gorbachev
400
This is the term for cutting government rules to help businesses become more profitable.
Deregulation
400
These political consultants shape reporting of events to make them sound as favorable as possible for political figures.
Spin Doctors
400
This government debt grew in the 1980s as a result of Reagan's tax cuts and increased defense spending.
Deficit
400
This Democrat defeated George H.W. Bush in the election of 1992.
Bill Clinton
500
This troubled young man shot Ronald Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster.
John Hinckley
500
This Reagan scandal involved the illegal sale of arms to Iran with the profits being funneled to anti-communist fighters in Central America.
Iran-Contra Scandal
500
This Soviet reform introduced capitalism to the Soviet economy and means "restructuring" in Russian.
Perestroika
500
This constitutional amendment demanded by feminist groups failed to get approved and died by 1982.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
500
A pro - democracy movement was brutally crushed by Chinese troops at this place in 1989.
Tianamen Square
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