Day 8: EOC Review

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Who was the progressive leader of the Soviet Union who came to power in 1985 and formed an unlikely friendship with President Reagan?

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Who was the president that followed Carter and rejected detente, believing that increasing the arms race would ultimately cause communism to collapse?

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Ronald Reagan

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An independent trade union in Poland that sparked a nonviolent anti-communist movement and helped bring about an end to East European communism.

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Solidarity Movement

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Initiated by Ronald Reagan, it was a proposed satellite shield that would protect the U.S. from Soviet missile attacks.

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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Former governor of Arkansas who won the 1992 presidential election. He portrayed himself as a "New Democrat", survived several scandals, and won reelection in 1996.

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Bill Clinton

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This was a monumental agreement signed by the United States, Israel, and Egypt after President Carter brokered a deal between Egypt and Israel.

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Camp David Accords

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A trade agreement that removed restrictions between the US, Canada, and Mexico.

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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Official Jewish state founded in what was formally Palestine in 1948.

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Israel

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Organization formed in 1964, led by Yasser Arafat and seen as the official representative body of the Palestinian people. There is ongoing conflict with Israel over territory.

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Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)

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An incident that lasted from November 1979 to January 1981 in which Iranian revolutionaries stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and took the people inside hostage. The hostages were released the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.

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Iran Hostage Crisis