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Important Vocab for Period 9
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Reaganomics
President Reagan's economic policies based on tax cuts and deregulation
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
A proposed space-based missile defense system
Operation Desert Storm
The 1991 war to liberate Kuwait from Iraq
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
A former policy regarding LGBTQ+ individuals in the U.S. military
Contract With America
The 1994 Republican platform for congressional reform
Los Angeles Riots
1992 civil unrest following the Rodney King verdict
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
An agreement reducing trade barriers between the U.S., Canada, and MexicoAl Qaeda
Al Qaeda
The terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks
9/11
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States
War on Terror
The global campaign launched by the U.S. after 9/11
SALT 2 detente
Arms limitation agreement between the US and USSR
Moral Majority
A conservative Christian group that became politically active in the 1980s
Monica Lewinsky
The White House intern involved in the scandal that led to Clinton's impeachment
American with Disabilities Act
A law prohibiting discrimination based on disability
Iran-Contra Affiar
An 1986 secret agreement for US to donate weapons in exchange for Iran releasing hostages