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Why was he called the great communicator?

he was very personable and confident when speaking.

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List 3 Scandals that happened between the 70s and 80s

Watergate, The Pentagon Papers, Iran Hostage Crisis, Iran Contra

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What is stagflation?

Inflation and unemployment going up, and economic growth going down.

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Who was credited with the end of the Cold War?

Reagan 

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Why was there a large distrust in the government in the 70s?

Nixon - Watergate, Vietnam

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What's Reagans background?

He was an actor. 
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Why was Iran Contra a scandal?

The Contras were funded by the cocaine trade, the US funneled money to the contras but they were not allowed to. 

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What is WIN!

Whip Inflation Now, Ford's buy American campaign to try and help inflation. It advised Americans to avoid big spending, and to spend money wisely

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Who actually ended the Cold War?

George HW Bush

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What was Carter's appeal to the American people? 

Carter ran under the pretense that he was a common man. This worked because the public did not trust the government, especially after Watergate

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What was Reagans SDI?

Strategic Defense Initiative aka Star Wars, Reagan wanted to have battle stations in space to shoot down missiles with laser beams.

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What are the Pentagon Papers?

They are leaked government documents detailing the specifics of US involvement in Vietnam. 

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What caused the decline in the economy in the 70s?

There was rising competition overseas, Nixon wanted Americans to support their cold war allies, OPEC oil embargo

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What were the results of the Yom Kippur War?

OPEC countries decided to retaliate for the fact that the US was aiding Israel. They decided to boycott selling oil to the US for 6 months

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Whats the Coalition of Conservatives?

  • Stood for strong family values
  • White back lash
  • Anti-government crusaders: Anti-union, hands off government, low taxes
  • Cold war hawks 
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How did Reagans actions with Russia change between his first and second term?

At first he was very hard on Russia, called them the Evil Empire, in his second term he started to communicate and negotiate with them.

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whats the name of the person who leaked the Pentagon Papers?

Daniel Ellsberg

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What is the misery index?

inflation + unemployment

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Why did protestors attack the US embassy during the Iranian Revolution? 

They attacked it because America helped protect the oppressive Shah.

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Define Neoconservatives

Conservatives who believed the government did more harm than good. 

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List the 4 pillars of Reaganomics, and briefly describe each one.

  • side – supply economics - trickle down, giver tax breaks to top tier, big corporations etc, which would then great jobs and boom the economy
  • reduce federal taxes- he took away a lot of society programs, closed a lot of gov. funded mental hospitals
  • reduce government regulations- cuts top bracket of wealth by 70% in taxes, cut it to 28%
  • restrict the money supply/inflation - he was able to cut inflation somewhat
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How many Americans were held hostage during the Iran Hostage Crisis?

66 people

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What major change did Nixon bring to the US dollar? 

He brought the US dollar off the gold standard. 

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What were the results of the Camp David Accords?

Egypt recognized Isreal, and both Egypt and Israel received funding from the US. 

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Why did conservatism rise in the 70s and 80s?

The lack of trust in the government lead people to become more conservative.