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an economic theory asserting that benefits provided to the wealthy and businesses will eventually "trickle down" to the rest of the population through job creation and economic growth
the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, serving as a key indicator of economic performance
theory that communism must be prevented from spreading to other countries and that the united states must use military force to stop it if necessary
a political scandal in the 1980s involving the covert sale of weapons to iran by the united states government to fund nicaraguan contra rebels, leading to congressional investigations and convictions
assassinated on november 22, 1693, in dallas, texas, when he was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade, sparking a wave of investigations and conspiracy theories
created by president lewis b. johnson to improve the social welfare safety net in the united states
individuals or policies favoring limited government intervention, traditional values, and a free-market approach to economic issues
created the world bank and imf to solve the world's economic problems
spanish colony in the pacific whom the united states helped free from the spanish, but soon after took as their own colony
war executed because of containment theory. united states' first real war loss
over 200,000 participants, including martin luther king jr,. gathered at the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c., advocating for equal rights and economic opportunities for african americans
island country located about 90 miles from florida. positioned ussr nuclear weapons towards the united states
reducing or eliminating government restrictions and regulations on industries, with the goal of fostering competition and economic efficiency
split up by the allies and ussr after world war two. was saved by the united states via air dropped supplies
government actions related to taxation and spending to influence the economy, aiming to achieve economic goals such as full employment and stable prices
involving the break-in at the democratic national committee headquarters in the watergate office complex, leading to the revelations of widespread abuses of power and subsequent resignation of president richard nixon in 1974
refers to the economic policies of president ronald reagan in the 1980s, emphasizing tax cuts, reduced government regulation, and a belief that stimulating economic growth among the wealthy would benefit the entire economy
a fourteen-year-old african american was murdered in mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman, an event that played a significant role in the civil rights movement in the united states
asian nato member. the united states withdrew its nuclear weapons from this country to end the cuban missle crisis
globally centered groups that try to solve world problems