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modern history p5paige
80's
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History
12th Grade
11/02/2011

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Edward Kennedy
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1980 Democratic nomination for president
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Walter Mondale
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1984 Democraticnomination
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Geraldine Ferraro
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1st woman ever nominated for a major party(VP)
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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new soviet leader
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Corazon Aquino
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booted out Ferinand Marcos of philippines
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Lt Oliver North
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secretly put together Iran Contra Affair
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Sandra Day O'Conner
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1st woman on supreme court
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Robert Bork
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rejected to Supreme Court
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Rev Jerry Falwell
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started moral majority
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Madonna
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Major pop star
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Yuppies
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rich people who buy urban style clothes
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boho
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artist
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dweeb
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nerd/ geek
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fresh
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meaning it was cool
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WASP
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syn to yuppies, preppy white people
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SDI
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Regan's proposed defense in case of nuclear war
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Iran Contra Affair
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Regan and Admin. sold weapons to Iran to give money to Contras
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Cold War
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technology war between USA and Soviet Union
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Invasion of Grenda
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USA invades Grenda to change their govt
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Yugo
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car brought to USA from Yugoslavia
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Mt. St. Helens eruption
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volcano in Washington DC kills 57 people
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Tiananmen Square protests
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pro democracy protestors get crushed by People Liberations Army in China
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Challenger
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The shuttle Challenger blew up 73 sec after launched into space
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Election of Regan
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Ronald Regan was elected as President
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El Nino
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major earthquake in Mexico, effected weather everywhere
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