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The Reverend Jerry Falwell's organization supported political candidates who sought to return religion to a central place in American life. 

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President Reagan's 1981 economic recovery program rested on the theory of economics. 

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President Reagan's was his attempt to shift responsibilities away from the national government to the state and local levels. 

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In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States shifted from an economy with an industrial base to an economy with a base. 

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Economic recession ended in 1983\1984 due to the Reagan administration's stimulation of the economy through huge defense spending and a that encouraged consumer spending and sparked business confidence. 

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President Reagan's budget deficits were a result of tax cuts, military spending, and the cost of programs that provided benefits for Americans on the basis of need. 

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The fall of communism in Europe quickly led to the reunification of East and West . 

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The United Nations-sponsored military action to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control in early 1991 was called Operation . 

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U.S.-sponsored counterrevolutionaries who tried to overthrow the left-wing government of Nicaragua in the 1980s were known as the . 

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In 1983, President Reagan ordered the invasion of the tiny island of . 

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