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Expanded nasa in 196. 1In spring 1961, President John F. Kennedy approved a mission to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade.

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Ran against Richard Nixon. He was the youngest president. He was the first catholic president. He was made popular by the T.V.

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It was an independent agency and program of the U.S. government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. Took a peace corp to show other countries that communism was not good.

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The failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles supported by the U.S. government . The result of the invasion was Cuban Victory failure to topple Castro's government All surviving rebels captured Increased cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union.

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Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed him. He was wounded in the neck and head. He fell over his wife, Mrs.Kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson took over after the assassination.

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The government can regulate and the government can control. Such as, urban renewal, medicare and medicaid, and war on poverty.

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After World War 2, there was a great exodus to suburban areas, which left cities very poor. So this act, provided funds to cities for the purpose of urban renewal and development. This law made it easier to get home mortgages and provided aid. to people who qualifies for public housing.

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medicare- Medical care for the aged. It provided medical care for people over 65 in the Society Security system.

medicaid-It provided basic medical service to the pool and disabled americans nota a part of the Social Security system.

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He proposed 1 billion dollars to go towards to training the jobless, educating the uneducated, and providing health care for those in need.

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The silent majority were middle Americans, non-shouters, non-demonstrators, factory workers, and American soldiers. These were the people you didn't hear from at the time.

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Minority Business development agency(1969), environmental protection agency (1970), occupational safety and health (1971), drug enforcement administration(1973).

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Policy that to stop looking at everything like abstract ideologies. not black and white just grey.

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Policy aimed at easing tensions. This replaced the policy of suspicion and distrust.

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Froze the deployment of missiles. It did not end the Arms Race, but it was a gigantic step.

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President Ford pardoned richard Nixon on September 8, 1974.

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It was a community near Niagra falls in New York. Residents had high levels of birth defects and health problems. This came from toxic chemicals industries had been dumping into the ground for decades.

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This shut down peoples faith in Nuclear Energy. The core of a Nuclear reactor began to melt. A public state of emergency was declared. Carter visited the site to prove it was safe.

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The United Staes had long Protected the anti-communist SHAH (leader in Iran). 1970's a rebellion began to grow against the SHAH. Hatred for the U.S. also grew. 1979 the SHAH fled in 1979. He was dying of cancer and the U.S. allowed him entrance for medical treatment. Enraged- Radical Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy and kidnapped 66 Americans. Iran took control of the Embassy and the Hostages to defy the U.S.

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Egypt had always opposed the existence of Israel. As recently as 1973, Egypt and Syria had attacked Israel. The Egyptian president and Israeli Prime Minister wanted to try for peace. Carter invited them to the U.S. They met for over two weeks at camp David.

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Reagan restored people’s faith in America. Moving from a time of skepticism and distrust to  a time of passion and love.

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Supply Side Economics. If TAXES ARE REDUCED THE WEALTHY WOULD INVEST MORE AND THUS CREATE JOBS. Trickle Down Economics or Top Down Economics. Gave the largest tax cuts to the richest.

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First, you have to understand what happened in Lebanon. The U.S. Sent 800 troops to help keep the peace in an area torn by Civil War. In 1983 a truck with thousands of pounds of explosives ran into a building holding American Military Personnel. This killed 243 Americans. Reagan withdrew the remaining Marines in 1984. In 1985 the U.S. sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the promise that Iran would pressure Lebanon’s terrorist groups to release American hostages. The plan did not work and went against the U.S. administration’s policy of negotiating with terrorists.Money from the sell of the weapons was used to fund the contras. CONTRA- a member of the guerrilla group opposed to the communist government of Nicaragua. IN 1983 Congress made selling to the CONTRAS illegal. Reagan accepted responsibility. Top Aides were convicted but later the convictions were overturned on technical grounds. This was the one major tarnish on Reagan’s administration

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One of the greatest problems in the early 80s was the heavy use of illegal drugs

Cocaine was the leading drug

Call for harsher punishments on drug dealers

Reagan sent Army and Navy to stop smuggling route in South Florida

This worked. The smuggling shifted to the Mexico border.

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Bush sent 20,000 soldiers and Marines into Panama. The purpose was the overthrow General Noriega  and arrest him for Drug Trafficking. Some Latin American Countries hated this act because they said it was American Imperialism. Americans and Some in Panama loved it because a dictator who was smuggling drugs was removed.

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Saddam Hussein the dictator of Iraq had accrued tons of war debt in their constant battle with Iran. This left them looking for money and they claimed that Kuwait a small bordering country who was rich in oil actually belonged to Iraq. On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. Once they took Kuwait they headed to Saudi Arabia where 1/2 of the world’s oil reserve is.  $$$$$$$$$$$$ With the support of Congress President Bush Launched Operation Desert Storm ( The Persian Gulf War). In just a little over a month The United States had helped free Kuwait from Iraq and the grips of Saddam Hussein.

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Clinton branded himself as a “NEW DEMOCRAT”. Gave states more control over welfare compared to the federal government having full control. Required recipients to work within two years of receiving aid. Placed a lifetime limit of 5 years paid for by federal fund. Enforced Child Support payments

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Reduced the deficit

Had three years of surplus ( 1998-2001)

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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Goal was to reduce trading cost.

Increase Investment

Make North America more competitive

Con: American’s lost manufacturing jobs

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Kenneth Star was a special prosecutor  appointed to look into money given by the Clinton’s to a real estate company called Whitewater. He investigated 7 years and found nothing on the Clinton’s guilt. However, he did uncover Clinton’s relationship with a White House Intern.