APUSH: UNIT 9 FLASHCARDS

President Reagan's administration focused on limiting government, enacting tax cuts, and deregulating industries, including major budget cuts in social programs like food stamps and job training.

Reaganomics involved massive income tax reductions and strict budgeting to stimulate investment, productivity, and growth, leading to a severe depression followed by a slow recovery in 1983.

Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait led to the US sending a massive international deployment to the region, resulting in "Operation Desert Storm" and the liberation of Kuwait, deepening US involvement in Middle Eastern politics.

Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership in the USSR, marked by Glasnost and Perestroika, led to the dissolution of the USSR, the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and the end of the Cold War, concluding decades of tension between the US and the Soviet Union.

President Clinton faced impeachment for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky but was found not guilty, leaving a mixed legacy.

The 21st century saw advancements in computers, phones, and the internet, transforming daily life, increasing access to information, and shaping new social behaviors and networks.

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US initiated the War on Terrorism, leading to the USA Patriot Act, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and controversies over civil liberties and human rights.