Vocab 31 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Ronald Reagan
Who- Actor, Prez
What- Republican candidate in the election of 1976. Spoke for many right winged people who were scared of communism
Where- USA
When- 1976
Why- Due to the Red Scare and spread of communsim he was popular
Jimmy Carter
Who- Peanut Farmer, Prez
What- a former governor of Georgia who organized a brilliant primary campaign by offering honesty, piety, and an outsider’s skepticism of the federal government.
Where- USA
When- 1976
Why- While Ford barely won his parties nomination Carter was also a Democrat that was more popular among people
Camp David Accords
Who- Sadat, Begin, Carter
What-When Sadat and Begin made a compromise on the conflict between egypt and iseral Where- USA
When- 1978
Why- Jimmy Carter got involved and invited the two to a summit so they could resolve the conflict
Ayatollah Khomeini
Who- The Religious leader of Iran
What- Took over control of Iran after communisms took control of the country
Where- Iran
When- 1979
Why- US didn’t like him and thought he was unreasonable and couldn’t make peace with him
Sunbelt
Who- Kevin Phillips
What- The Sunbelt included the
Southeast (including Florida), the Southwest (particularly Texas), and above all, California
Where- USA
When- 1970s
Why- The rise of the Sunbelt helped produce a change in the political climate.
New Right
Who- Ronald Reagan, Christians
What- Conservative Christians became a diverse but powerful coalition.
Where- USA
When- 1970s-1980s
Why- The New Right were the new republicans that wanted to restrict the power of the fed gov
Neo-Conservatives
Who- Americans who voted for Reagan
What- Sympathetic’s to the demands of capitalists, but their principal concern was to reaffirm Western democratic, anticommunist values and commitments.
Where- USA
When- 1981
Why- These people helped Reagan win the election of 1980
Reaganomics
Who- Ronald Reagan
What- Reduced taxes, with particularly generous benefits to corporations and wealthy individuals, to encourage new investments.
Where- USA
When- 1980
Why- the assumption that the American economy’s woes were largely a result of excessive taxation, which left inadequate capital available to investors to stimulate growth.
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Who- Reagan, Soviet Union
What- The idea to produce more weapons for the military to protect the country
Where- USA
When- 1980’s
Why- The Soviet Union didn’t like this because they and the US agreed that neither would strengthen their military beyond a certain point.
Reagan Doctrine
Who- Reagan
What- Supported opponents of communism anywhere in the world, whether or not they had any direct connection to the Soviet Union
Where- USA
When- 1980s
Why- It meant Americans were now active around the world trying to fight of communism in nations where people might have been starting communism
Glasnost
Who- Mikhail Gorbachev
What- the dismantling of many of the repressive mechanisms that had been conspicuous features of Soviet life for over half a century.
Where- Soviet Union
When- 1985
Why- The severe economic problems at home evidently convinced Gorbachev that the Soviet Union could no longer sustain its extended commitments around the world.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who- Leader of Soviet Union
What- Stopped spreading communism and started retreating from countries the Union had taken
Where- USA
When- 1985
Why- Communism wasn’t helping the nation prosper.
Perestroika
Who- Mikhail Gorbachev
What- An effort to restructure the rigid and unproductive Soviet economy by introducing such elements of capitalism as private ownership and the profit motive.
Where- Soviet Union
When- 1985
Why- The severe economic problems at home evidently convinced Gorbachev that the Soviet Union could no longer sustain its extended commitments around the world.
Tiananmen Square
Who- Chinese gov
What- Chinese students started a movement for democracy in China but the Chinese gov didn’t like that so they massacred the student protestors
Where- China
When- June 3, 1989
Why- Showed that communism was losing its influence in major nations
George H.W. Bush
Who- Prez canidate
What- Mudslang his opponent and made himself popular
Where- USA
When- 1988
Why- He became president and played a huge role in the Recession of 1990 and the war with Iraq
Iran-Contra Scandal
Who- Reagan
What- When the White House conceded that it had sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran
Where- USA/Iran
When- 1986
Why- To secure the release of several Americans being held hostage by radical Islamic groups in the Middle East.
Saddam Hussein
Who- Leader of Iraq
What- Tried to annex Kuwait
Where- Iraq, Kuwait
When- August 2, 1990
Why- When he tried to do this, the USA and other nations responded by attacking military bases set up by Iraq in Kuwait.
Bill Clinton
Who- Governor of Arkansas
What- Ran for prez and won
Where- USA
When- 1992
Why- Gave democrats control of all the powers in the country
