Political Ideologies & Movements

Liberals

Want change, equality, and government help (e.g., welfare, civil rights).

Conservatives

Prefer tradition, less government, and free markets.

Conservative Coalition

Alliance of Republicans and Southern Democrats against liberal policies.

Reagan’s Rise

Former actor who became president, focused on anti-communism and conservative values.

Iran-Contra

U.S. sold arms secretly to Iran, used money to support rebels in Nicaragua.

Yeltsin & Russia

Led post-Soviet Russia, moved from communism to a market economy.

Supply-Side Economics

Cut taxes to grow business and jobs.

Reaganomics

Tax cuts + less regulation + lower social spending to fight inflation.

Deregulation

Fewer rules for businesses to boost efficiency.

Deficits

Big military spending + tax cuts = large national debt.

Stonewall Riot (1969)

Start of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Moral Majority

Conservative Christians promoting traditional family values in the 1980s.

Yuppies

Young, urban professionals focused on money and careers.

Perestroika

Soviet reform to fix the economy under Gorbachev.

Reagan’s Policy (Cold War)

Build military, push back on communism, aim to end Cold War.

INF Treaty (1987)

U.S. and USSR agreed to reduce nuclear weapons.

Gulf War (1991)

U.S.-led UN force pushed Iraq out of Kuwait.

Dayton Accords (1995)

Peace deal to stop war in Bosnia after Yugoslavia broke apart.