80/90 by Andrew Cowan

Ronald Reagan

pl72677 — 2025-05-23 17:36:33 UTC

Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States from 1981-1989. Ronald was known for conservative policies and anti communism.

New Right

ac75896 — 2025-05-23 17:37:02 UTC

The new right was a political movement. The movement was supported by conservative groups. The movement took off as the conservative movement surged.

Budget Deficit

collinszymoniak — 2025-05-23 17:38:37 UTC

During the Reagan era (1981-1989), the U.S. federal budget experienced significant deficits, meaning the government spent more money than it collected in revenue. The budget deficit grew substantially, both in absolute dollar terms and as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was primarily due to a combination of tax cuts and increased military spending.

Perestrokia

pl72677 — 2025-05-23 17:40:40 UTC

Perestrokia was a policy in the Soviet Union calling for the restructuring of the stagnant Soviet economy. Perestrokia was first proposed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 and actively promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev.

Operation Desert Storms

ac75896 — 2025-05-23 17:42:02 UTC

In the 1990s operation Desert Storms took place in Iraqi. The operation was lead by the United States and had around 40 counties involved. It was won by the United States.

Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)

pl72677 — 2025-05-23 17:44:31 UTC

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a United States plan created to protect against nuclear missiles using space based defence systems. SDI was publicly announced by President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983.

Tiananmen square

ac75896 — 2025-05-23 17:47:39 UTC

In 1989 was the place of the largest student- led protest. Protesters of all ages wanted political and economic reforms. The protesters got interrupted by the military which lead to hundreds up to thousands of deaths.

Ethnic Cleansing

ac75896 — 2025-05-23 17:51:19 UTC

In the 90's ethnic cleansing was on the rise. That meant forceful removal of an ethnic or religious group from an area. That often meant violence. ( Damian)

al Qaeda

pl72677 — 2025-05-23 17:51:47 UTC

Al Qaeda was a terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden. On August 11, 1988, Osama bin Laden publicly announced the creation of the organization.

Family Medical Leave Act

ac75896 — 2025-05-23 17:54:31 UTC

The Family Leave Act of 1993 was an act to give a full time workers 12 weeks of leave per year. The leave was 12 weeks of unpaid leave but you would still have your job. It was so a worker could leave for personal or family reasons.