___________________________ was elected president in 1976. He helped bring about peace between areas with severe conflict in the Middle East. Later, a new government that was unfriendly to the US took power in a country called _______________________. A group of armed students took some American workers hostage, and kept them for over a year.

In 1980, Ronald _____________________ was elected President.

During the 1980s, the __________________________ ________________________ with Russian finally ended. President Reagan worked hard to find peace with the Russians. The __________________ _____________________________ came down in Europe.

In 1988, George H.W. _________________________was elected president. The economy went into a _____________________________________, or it was slow and people struggled to make ends meet.

In 1992, Bill _____________________________________ was elected President. He worked with Congress to end the recession. He signed a bill saying that Americans could only receive _____________________________________ for a period of two years.

In 1993, 1995, and 2001, _______________________________ attacked public places and hurt innocent people. This includes attacking the World Trade Center (the Twin Towers). Terrorism was a new problem Americans had to face.

Reagan believed that the government should have a limited role (not as much power) in Americans’ lives. He cut _____________. However, this created a problem where the government did not have enough money to pay its bills. When you have a budget shortage, this is called a _______________________.

President Richard M. ______________________ had accomplished important things with other countries. One example of this is how he established arms (weapon) control with the Soviet Union (Russia).

In 1990, Iraq invaded and took control of a small country called ______________________. This started the ______________________________ Gulf War. The US went to help Kuwait fight against Sadam Hussein.

In the US in the 1950s, there was a big economic boom. In the 1970s, the economy slowed down a lot. Many people lost their jobs. This is called a _________________________.

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