| A | B |
|---|
| New Right | Conservative group that supported Reagan |
| Supply-side economics | Idea to cut taxes to increase spending and increase government revenue |
| Deficit | The amount of money a government spends over what it takes in |
| Sandinistas | Communist group that took over Nicaragua |
| Contras | Anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua supported by the U.S. |
| Iran-Contra Deal | Secret arms deal during Reagans term |
| SDI | Reagan's idea to develop a laser method of shooting down nuclear weapons |
| Glasnost | Soviet Union policy of openness and freedom of expression |
| Perestroika | Soviet Union political and economic reforms |
| Michael Dukakis | Mass. Governor who was defeated by Bush in 1988 elections |
| War on Drugs | President Bush' plan to battle illegal drug trade |
| ADA | Guaranteed rights and access to disabled Americans |
| Commonwealth of Independent Nations | Former Soviet Union Republics who demanded their freedom |
| Persian Gulf War | Battle between UN forces and Iraq after Iraq invaded Kuwait |
| Schwarzkopf/Powell | U.S. military leaders who planned and implemented Desert Storm |
| Health Care | Clinton failed to pass legislation to reform this policy |
| Contract with America | Republicans 10 point plan that helped them win back many Congressional seats |
| Impeached | Clinton became only the 2nd president to have this happen to him |
| Terrorism | Violent attacks by small groups to advance political goals |
| AIDS | Disease the was first diagnosed in the late 1980's |
| Genetic Engineering | Scientific breakthrough that allowed scientists to cure diseases |
| Challenger | Space shuttle that blew up in 1986 |
| Internet | Computer super highway |
| Ozone depletion | Idea that the atmosphere was allowing in more harmful rays |
| Global Warming | Idea that the earth was getting warmer due to more toxic gases being released |
| Los Angeles Riots | Violent protest after 4 white officers were found not guilty of beating a black man |
