Flashcard - Ch 28 - Reagan's America

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A Republican who became the 40th US President, who led the American conservative movement in the 1980s

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Ronald Reagan

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The idea that mass communication and transportation easily connects the whole world together

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Globalization

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Is the idea from President Reagan that a booming private sector, not government spending, was best for the economy?

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Reagonomics

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Is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation?

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Silicon Valley

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The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan

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John Hinckley Jr

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A program that would have employed satellite-based laser beams to destroy incoming Soviet missiles

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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Meaning having openness to the west

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Glanost

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An agreement between the US and the Soviet union to begin elimination of nuclear weapons

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INF treaty

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Was a political scandal in the 1980s involving the U.S. government under President Reagan?

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The Iran Contra Affair

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The holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

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Conservatism