Proposition 13- Reduced average property tax levels and decreased revenue for the state government in California, basically a tax revolt.
Boll Weevils- Conservative southern Democrats who voted for Republican issues during Carter and Reagan's presidency.
Supply-side Economics- The government should aim to increase the supply of goods and services instead of the demand for them.
Reaganomics- Term to describe Reagan's economic policies of tax cuts, social spending, and government regulation.
Strategic-Defense Initiative (SDI)- A plan to create a missile-defense system over American territory to block any nuclear attack, this plan was also known as "Star Wars."
Sandinistas- Anti-American revolutionaries who launched a civil war in Nicaragua.
Contras- Fighters who were against the Sandinistas in the Nicaraguan civil war.
Glasnost- One of the terms to describe Mikhail Gorbachev's reform movement. Glasnost means "openness."
Perestroika- This term means "reconstructing," along with Glasnost, these terms were used to described Mikhail Gorbachev's reform movement in the Soviet Union.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty- An arms limitation agreement between Reagan and Gorbachev, this banned all intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
Iran-Contra Affair- A political scandal that involved selling arms for hostages with Iran(the weapons Iran would use for the conflict it was in and would try to get back at least one U.S. hostage back) and the money was used to support the contras in Nicaragua.
Moral Majority- Reverend Jerry Falwell promoted traditional Christian values and oppose feminism, abortion, and gay rights.
Black Monday- The largest single-day decline that showed the instability of the business culture.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)- The organization of former republics of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Operation Desert Storm- A U.S. led and multi-country military operation that drove Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- Prohibited discrimination against people with physical or mental handicaps.