1980 Review
1. Conservatives– Favor traditional values & limited government.
2. Reagan's background– Former actor & California governor.
3. Election of 1980– Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter.
4. Moral Majority– Religious group advocating conservative policies.
5. Reagan's historical significance – Helped end the Cold War.
6. Reagan's nickname – Called “The Great Communicator.”
7. Reagan's foreign policy– Focused on anti-communism.
8. Soviet-Afghan War – U.S. supported Afghan rebels.
9. Military Spending – Increased significantly under Reagan.
10. Reagan's economic policy – Supply-side economics, aka “Reaganomics.”
11. Effect on Great Society Programs– Reduced social welfare funding.
12. Strategic Defense Initiative – Proposed missile defense system.
13. Nicaragua – Supported Contras against Sandinistas.
14. Election of 1984 – Reagan won re-election overwhelmingly.
15. 1980s Celebrations – Economic growth & cultural shifts.
16. Antonin Scalia – Conservative Supreme Court Justice.
17. Criticisms of Reagan – Favored the wealthy, increased deficits.
18. Reagan's approach to governing – Promoted limited government.
19. Relations with the Soviets – Improved during his presidency.
20. 1988 INF Treaty – Reduced nuclear missiles.
21. 1988 Campaign – Bush ran to continue Reagan policies.
22. Civil Rights under Bush – Debates over policy continued.
23. Eastern Europe in the late 1980s – Shifted away from communism.
24. Glasnost – Soviet policy promoting openness.
25. Perestroika – Soviet economic restructuring.
26. Persian Gulf War – U.S.-led coalition liberated Kuwait.
27. Persian Gulf War Allies – Nations supported U.S. efforts.
28. Persian Gulf War Media – Extensive news coverage.
29. Early 1990s recession – Economic downturn post-Cold War.
30. Bush's approval rating – Peaked after Gulf War victory.
31. Foreign events during Bush presidency – U.S. dealt with the Gulf War & post-Cold War diplomacy.
32. Clarence Thomas – Conservative Supreme Court Justice confirmed in 1991.
33. 1992 Campaign – Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush & Ross Perot.
34. Health Care Reform – Clinton proposed changes but faced opposition.
35. Michael Dukakis – Democratic nominee in the 1988 election, lost to Bush.
36. Clarence Thomas – Supreme Court Justice involved in controversy.
37. Sandra Day O’Connor – First woman on the Supreme Court, appointed in 1981.
38. Walter Mondale – 1984 Democratic presidential candidate, lost to Reagan.
39. George H. W. Bush – 41st president, led U.S. through the Gulf War.
40. John Hinckley Jr. – Attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981.
41. Geraldine Ferraro – First female vice presidential candidate for a major party (1984).
42. Colin Powell – Military general & Secretary of State, helped lead the Gulf War.
43. Norman Schwarzkopf – U.S. general who led coalition forces in the Gulf War.
44. Iraq – Invaded Kuwait in 1990, leading to the Gulf War.
45. CNN – Became prominent during live coverage of the Gulf War.
46. Muammar Qaddafi – Leader of Libya, clashed with the U.S.
47. Evil Empire – Reagan’s term for the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
48. Contras – Rebel group in Nicaragua supported by the U.S.
49. Dan Quayle – Vice president under George H.W. Bush.
50. Newt Gingrich – Led Republican revolution in Congress in the 1990s.
51. Ross Perot – Independent candidate in the 1992 election.