chapters 39-41 Flashcards
(68 cards)
Ronald Reagan
Won the election of 1980. Reagan had been an actor, head of the Screen Writer’s Guild, and Gov. of CA
“New Right”
The conservative “New Right” movement was a response to the liberalism of the 1960s. Evangelical Christian groups such as the Moral Majority (Jerry Falwell), and the Christian Coalition (Pat Robertson) led the charge. Interest lay in countering social issues such as abortion, pornography, homosexuality, feminism, and affirmative action. Reagan was well suited to lead the crusade b/c he sided with the New Right on social issues, disliked big govt. and condemned favoritism for minorities
“Reagan Revolution”
The Election of 1980 “The Reagan Revolution”
John Hinckley, Jr.
John Hinckley, Jr. (who was in love w/ Jodie Foster), shot the president, press secretary Jim Brady, and two others as they were leaving a Washington hotel
supply-side economics (“Reaganomics”)
Budgetary discipline and tax reduction will stimulate new investment, boost productivity, foster dramatic economic growth, & reduce the federal deficit
the Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”)
The Strategic Defense Initiative (nicknamed “Star Wars”) called for orbiting battle stations in space that could fire laser beams of other forms of energy to vaporize ICBMs on liftoff
Walter Mondale
Reagan ran against Walter Mondale (D) in the election of 1984
Mikhail Gorbachev
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev (U.S.S.R.)
Glasnost
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policy of Glasnost (“openness”)
Perestroika
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the policy of Perestroika (“restructuring”)
INF Treaty
The INF Treaty (1987) banned all intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Europe
Iran-Contra Affair
A scandal during the Reagan administration where the US secretly sold arms to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages held in Lebanon
Immigration
Reform & Control Act (1986)
- Required employers to attest to their employees’ immigration status
- Made it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants knowingly
- Legalized certain seasonal agricultural workers
- Legalized illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and had resided there continuously (with the penalty of a fine, back taxes due, and admission of guilt)
In practice, the IRCA had very little effect on decreasing the numbers of illegal immigrants
Sandra Day O’Connor
The first woman judge on the Supreme Court
Reagan Doctrine
Combat the influence of the U.S.S.R.
George H.W. Bush
George H. W. Bush called Reagan’s plan “voodoo economics” while running against Reagan for the Republican nomination (he then had to defend him after becoming Reagan’s V.P.)
START
Bush and Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) accord in 1991, removing about 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons in existence
START II
Bush and Yeltsin signed START II in 1993, committing both powers to reducing their long-range nuclear arsenals (MIRVs banned on ICBMs)
“Operation Desert Storm”
37 days of bombing in Iraq, followed by 4 days of fighting. General Norman Schwarzkopf led the Allied forces (U.S., France, G.B.)
Americans w/Disabilities Act (1990)
Prohibits discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities
Bill Clinton
Won the elections of 1992 & 1996. He promised to stimulate the economy, reform welfare, and overhaul the nation’s health-care system
Ross Perot
The billionaire Reform Party candidate, harped on the problem of the federal deficit in the elections of 1992 & 1996
“It’s the economy, stupid”
Clinton’s campaign motto where he promised to stimulate the economy, reform welfare, and overhaul the nation’s health-care system
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Clinton’s quest to fix the economy was derailed by the issue of homosexuals in the military. He addressed this with the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” compromise (began in 1993; ended in 2011)
