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|Ronald Reagan | |Ronald Reagan | ||
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* inflation fighting | |||
* military spending | |||
* lower taxes | |||
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|1984 | |1984 | ||
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|Ronald Reagan | |Ronald Reagan | ||
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* Star Wars, START II | |||
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|1988 | |1988 | ||
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|George H.W. Bush | |George H.W. Bush | ||
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* end of Cold War | |||
** breakup of Soviet Union | |||
* "New World Order" | |||
* Gulf War and UN mobilization | |||
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|1992 | |1992 | ||
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|Bill Clinton | |Bill Clinton | ||
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* "new generation" | |||
** first post-WWII President not to have served in military (accused of being a draft dodger) | |||
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|Bill Clinton | |Bill Clinton | ||
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* "triangulation" | |||
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|2000 | |2000 | ||
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|George H. Bush | |George H. Bush | ||
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* Sept 11 / War on Terror | |||
* "Compassionate Conservativism" | |||
* education reform (No Child Left Behind) | |||
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|2004 | |2004 | ||
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|George H. Bush | |George H. Bush | ||
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* "The Surge" (Iraq) | |||
* Great Recession starts 2008 | |||
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|Barack Obama | |Barack Obama | ||
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* "ObamaCare" | |||
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|2012 | |2012 | ||