Conservatism (1980’s Style)- the principles and practices of the Conservative party in United Kingdom. Irangate- a big scandal that was compared to Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, but it raised more troubling issues. It was significant, because it left the role of the president unexplained during the summer of 1987. Mikhail Gorbachev- In 1970 he was elected to the USSR Supreme Soviet; from 1971 till 1991 Gorbachev was a member of the Communist Party Central Committee. He is …showed first 75 words of 493 total…

…showed last 75 words of 493 total…had acted within their authority. Globalization-Globalization broadly refers to the expansion of global linkages, the organization of social life on a global scale, and the growth of a global consciousness, hence to the consolidation of world society. It is significant because it expresses different assessments of global change. Proposition 209 (California)- a ballot initiative passed by voters in California in 1996. It is significant because it eliminated racial and gender preferences in hiring and college admissions.