Reagan to Bush to Clinton

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Reagan to Bush to Clinton

• Chapter 36

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Reagans TroublesNicaragua and El Salvador

• Marxist Sandinistas take over Nicaragua, get
  close w/Cuba and Soviets
• CIA arm rebels,Contras, to fight Sandinista
• Also hoped to stop rebellion in El Salvador
• CIA ran arms, planted mines w/Contras
• 84 Congress cut off military aid to area
• 86-U.S. sold arms to Iran, used to back
  contras, release hostages in Lebanon
• Operation run by Lt. Oliver North, tried on TV,
  Presidential knowledge deniability

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1984 Reagan Wins 2nd Term

• Dems had Mondale and Ferraro-1st female, Gary
  Hart (until affair revealed), and Jesse
  Jackson-1st black candidate
• Puts conservative stamp on Supreme Ct Sandra Day
  OConnor-1st female on Ct, William Rehnquist,
  Antonin Scalia-1st Italian, Robert Bork (denied),
  Douglas Ginsburg (withdrew-pot smoking prof),
  Anthony Kennedy (approved)

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Changes in Evil Empire (Soviet Union)

• Brezhnev died 82, Andropov died 84, Chernenko
  died 85, Mikhail Gorbachev-new type of leader
• Glasnost- more open society
• Perestroika-restructuring of government
• 86- Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 dead , up to
  500,000 c/die radiation next 70 yrs
• Intermediate Nuclear Treaty (INF) signed

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1989 Cold War EndsVelvet Revolution

• Poland Soviets turn to outlawed Solidarity
  union to improve economy, vote, Lech Walesa, head
  of union is President AND Soviets dont
  interfere!
• Hungary recognizes fallen hero from 1956 and
  takes down fence to Austria, East Germans fled to
  freedom thru Hungary
• East German gates opened, wall comes down,
  Germany reunited 1990
• Yeltsin takes over Russia-Soviet Union disbanded

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Republicans Remain-Bush I in 88

• Tiananmen Square massacre 89
• Saddam invades Kuwait 90
• Operation Desert Storm is response 91