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| ronald reagan definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | 0 | 12 sets | |
| 2 | 1981-1989 | 11 sets | |
| 3 | first elected president in 1980 and elected again in 1984. he ran on a campaign based on the common man and "populist" ideas. he served as governor of california from 1966-1974, and he participated in the mccarthy communist scare. iran released hostages on his inauguration day in 1980. while president, he developed reagannomics, the trickle down effect of government incentives. he cut out many welfare and public works programs. he used the strategic defense initiative to avoid conflict. his meetings with gorbachev were the first steps to ending the cold war. he was also responsible for the iran-contra affair which bought hostages with guns. | 6 sets | |
| 4 | 40th president | 5 sets | |
| 5 | at beginning of his presidency, he spent millions on arms, toward the end, he ended the arms race | 5 sets | |
| 6 | 40th u.s. president. 1981-1989. republican | 4 sets | |
| 7 | 1980-1988 | 4 sets | |
| 8 | 40th president of the united states (1911-) | 3 sets | |
| 9 | 1980-88 | 3 sets | |
| 10 | #40 | 3 sets | |
| 11 | reagan-omics: supply-side economics which gave tax cuts to the wealthy and significantly increased wages for wealthy americans | 2 sets | |
| 12 | 1981-1989,"great communicator" republican, conservative economic policies, replaced liberal democrats in upper house with consevative democrats or "boll weevils" , at reelection time, jesse jackson first black presdiential candidate, geraldine ferraro as vp running mate (first woman) | 2 sets | |
| 13 | republican president | 2 sets | |
| 14 | 40th president of the us who took a strong stand against the soviet union and communism; in 1978 he gave a speech at the berlin wall asking that it be torn down | 2 sets | |
| 15 | president 1981-89. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a fiercely anti-communist us president who took office in 1981 | 2 sets | |
| 17 | end of the cold war | 2 sets | |
| 18 | president 1981-89; economic prosperity and victory in the cold war; major tax cuts and massive military buildup | 2 sets | |
| 19 | 40th president..actor turned politician | 2 sets | |
| 20 | (1981-1989) 40th u.s. pres. rep. was an army captain, hollywood actor and governor of california b4, ended arms race, conservatives economics; berlin wall falls, iran hostage act, appointed the first woman to the supreme court | 2 sets | |
| 21 | 40th (1981-1989) | 2 sets | |
| 22 | master of press coverage (many politicians have studied and attempted to copy his successes) | 2 sets | |
| 23 | 40th president of the united states | 2 sets | |
| 24 | george h. w. bush | 2 sets | |
| 25 | president | 2 sets | |
| 26 | was an army captain, hollywood actor and governor of california before becoming president; berlin wall separating germany was torn down; appointed the first woman to the supreme court | 2 sets | |
| 27 | 40th president 1981-1989 | 2 sets | |
| 28 | conservative president who opposed communism, most expensive arms build up, wanted to reduce taxes for the wealthy and have fewer government programs | 1 set | |
| 29 | winner of 1984 election | 1 set | |
| 30 | former governor of california who was elected president in 1980. | 1 set | |
| 31 | survived an assasination attempt | 1 set | |
| 32 | president in 1980-1988; actor and governor of california before becoming president | 1 set | |
| 33 | us president during the cold war | 1 set | |
| 34 | winner of 1980 election | 1 set | |
| 35 | credible, right wing leader, was an actor | 1 set | |
| 36 | mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall | 1 set | |
| 37 | survived assasin's bullet | 1 set | |
| 38 | 40th 1981-1989 (rep) | 1 set | |
| 39 | the great communicator, the oldest president | 1 set | |
| 40 | us president contributed with ending the cold war; built up the us military | 1 set | |