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Name: Class: ____________ U.S. History Unit 10 – Vocabulary Section 2 – The Reagan/Bush Years Heritage Foundation Founded in 1973 The Heritage Foundation is a _______________________________ think tank It’s members are writers, researchers, and speakers who argue for conservative political ideas, such as __________________________ and __________________________, as well as many others Moral Majority A fundamentalist _______________________________ organization founded in 1979 Lobbied for _______________________________ At the forefront of the “Christian Right,” who constitute a powerful segment of the conservative _______________________________ Iran Hostage Crisis 1979 - 52 Americans were held hostage for __________ in the U.S. Embassy in _______________________________. The Iranian militants hoped that taking these hostages would force the United States to return the shah (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) to Iran for trial. Ayatollah Khomeini A _______________________________ Islamic leader that forced the shah to flee Iran He established an Islamic republic Beginnings of ____________________________________________________________ Ronald Reagan Promised to “_________________________________________________________” Won presidential election with vice-president running mate George H.W. Bush Won with 489 electoral votes to 49 for Carter Supply-side economics Often referred to as “_______________________________” “Trickle-down” theory that argued that lowering the top income tax rates would spur _______________________________ Peace through Strength A conservative slogan supporting _______________________________ for the purpose of creating peaceful international relations Ronald Reagan used the phrase in political campaigning during his election challenge against Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) aka “_______________________________” Plan for a defense system in space to protect the United States from _______________________________ Never actually implemented Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon U.S. Marines were deployed to _______________________________ as part of a multinational force from 1982 to 1984 The mission was to enable the Lebanese Government to resume _______________________________ over its capital In 1983, an attack on the American Marines barracks killed 241 U.S. Foreign Policy with Israel The U.S. recognized _______________________________ as a nation in 1948 The United States provided Israel moderate amounts of economic aid, mostly as loans for _______________________________ Israel was granted "major non-NATO ally" status in 1989 that gave it access to expanded _______________________________ and opportunities to bid on U.S. defense contracts Sandra Day O’Connor First _______________________________ ever to serve on the Supreme Court Appointed by _______________________________ in 1981 Iran Contra Affair Name given to the 1980’s scandal in which the Reagan Administration _______________________________ to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages in Lebanon Then used the profits from the sale to fund the Contras (who were fighting communism) in _________________________ Mikhail Gorbachev Became leader of the __________________ in 1985, marking a new era of Soviet history Glasnost Gorbachev’s _______________________________ that promised more freedom for the Soviet people Gorbachev’s plan to _______________________________ the Soviet economy and government Perestroika Gorbachev’s plan to restructure the Soviet ____________________________________________ Challenger Space shuttle carrying a civilian, social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe, that exploded ___________________________________________________ on board in January 1986 One of the worst disasters in _________________’s history George H.W. Bush Elected president in 1988, defeating Michael Dukakis Was Vice President under Reagan and a former head of the ________________________ Father of President George W. Bush and former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989 Weeks of civil unrest forced the East German government to abandon its policy of using _______________________________ to prevent people from crossing the wall. Fall of the Soviet Union Formally enacted on December 26, 1991 After months of various _______________________________ declaring their independence, the Soviet government declared themselves out of existence The country of _______________________________ was recognized by the United Nations as the official successor to the Soviet Union Operation Desert Storm 1991 Fighting began on January 17th, and was over February 28th UN invasion led by the United States to make _______________________________ withdraw from Kuwait 34 nation ______________________________ (an alliance of combined action) Saddam Hussein promised “__________________________________________________” Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 signed by Bush The act prohibits discrimination against people with _______________________ or _______________________________ in employment, transportation, telephone services and public buildings Robert Johnson Robert L. Johnson was born on April 8, 1946, in Hickory, Mississippi. Johnson founded _______________________________________________ in 1979 with his wife, Sheila. He became the first _______________________________ billionaire after selling the network to Viacom in 2001. Lionel Sosa Sosa is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, now _______________________________, the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S. He is an acknowledged expert in Hispanic _____________________________________ Sam Walton Walton opened the first _______________________________ in 1962 The discount chain expanded internationally growing into the ______________________________________________________________ by 2010. Walton stepped down as CEO in 1988, at the age of 70, but remained active in the company until his death in 1992 Societal issues of the 80’s In the 1980s, both in the cities and in rural and suburban areas, local governments strove to deal with crises in health, education, and safety. Americans directed their attention to issues such as ______________, ______________, ______________, and ___________________.