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 |James "Jimmy" Carter
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+* oil crisis
+* "malaise"
+* deregulation (starts near end of term)
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 * inflation fighting
+* escalation of Cold War
+** B-2 Bomber
+** MX Missile system
+** SDI ("Star Wars")
+* "Reagan Doctrine"
+** support anti-communist movements
+** via direct and covert aid
+** ex. Nicaragua , El Salvador, Afghanistan
 * military spending
 * lower taxes
+* deregulation
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 |1984
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 |Ronald Reagan
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-* Star Wars, START II
+* Mikhail Gorbachev
+** ''perestroika, glasnot''
+** outspending the Russians
+* Berlin speech: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
+*Reykjavík Summit
+* Iran-Contra Affair
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 |1988