The Reagan Revolution and the Roaring 80s
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The Reagan Revolution and the Roaring 80s
Use the packet given to you and pgs. 1039-1047, 1052-1056 in the Enduring Vision to read up on the era of the Reagan Revolution.
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The rise of the conservative movement The failed Goldwater
Presidential campaign of 1964 marked the beginning of a new conservative movement in America
Intellectuals/writers/publications/think tanks
William F. Buckley, Milton Friedman, etc.
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Many conservatives opposed:
Big government, The New Deal, The Great Society Gun control, feminism, gay rights, welfare programs, the sexual
revolution, drugs Abortion rights:
Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 Affirmative action:
Regents of the Univ. of California vs. Bakke (1978) supported the conservative cause, deciding that college admissions could not be based on race alone.
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Many conservatives supported:
Lower taxes Deregulation and smaller government Traditional moral/religious/family values in
opposition to “secular humanism;” “right to life” movement
School prayer, teaching of creationism in public schools
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Reagan: his background
Charming and gregarious, yet remote and passive
Film and TV actor, TV host President of the Screen Actors’
Guild Spokesman for General Electric A lifelong Democrat who
switched parties in 1962 Governor of California Radiated confidence and
optimism
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Reagan in his Hollywood days
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1980 election
Carter challenged in Democratic primaries by Sen. Ted Kennedy
Iran hostage crisis continues Massive unemployment and inflation continues Reagan: “Are you better off now than you were
four years ago?”
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The results: a Reagan rout!
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The inaugural address
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43130
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/politics/10-inauguration-moments
“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Also, on the day of the inauguration, the Iranians released 52 American hostages!
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Assassination attempt: March 31, 1981 Shot in the chest by
John Hinckley His aide James Brady
was paralyzed; became leading gun control advocate: http://www.bradyca
mpaign.org/
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“Supply-side economics”
“Reaganomics” Tax cuts would lead to increased federal tax revenues Lower government spending would spur private sector and
foreign investment A rejection of Keynesian economics that FDR advocated Critics called it “trickle-down” economics and “voodoo
economics”
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The impact on the national debt
http://www.skymachines.com/US-National-Debt-Per-Capita-Percent-of-GDP-and-by-Presidental-Term.htm
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Other Reagan policies
Deregulation: “getting government off the backs of the American people:” auto industry, banks, Wall Street especially.
Tough stand on unions: fired the air traffic controllers on strike
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Recession and recovery
Worst recession since the 1930s: 1981-82 11% unemployment Inflation dropped significantly, to 4% Economy rebounded starting in 1983, just in time
for the 1984 election! However… increasing gap between rich and poor;
middle class stagnation/decline
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1984: An even bigger Reagan rout!
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Foreign policy
Called the Soviet Union “The Evil Empire” Massive military buildup and increased spending (almost doubles
the Pentagon budget in three years); “Star Wars” SDI spaced-based missile defense project
Supported anti-Communist dictators and movements in Nicaragua, El Salvador, invaded Grenada to overthrow a pro-Cuban regime
Beirut bombing, 1983: 241 sleeping Marines on a peacekeeping mission killed in their barracks
Iran-Contra scandal: in secret, weapons were sold to Iran, profits used to fund the Contras
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Improved US/Soviet relations
Early 80s: harsh rhetoric 1985: new leader, Mikhail Gorbachev Glasnost: openness Perestroika: some free-market practices 1987: both sides agree to remove and
destroy intermediate nuclear missiles Gorbachev begins withdrawal from
Afghanistan Famous speech: “Mr. Gorbachev, teat
down this wall!” http://www.cbsnews.com/830
1-503544_162-57450779-503544/remembering-reagans-tear-down-this-wall-speech-25-years-later/
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80s society and culture The AIDS epidemic Materialism and excess New forms of music and pop culture: MTV, rap,
etc. Blockbuster movies: Indiana Jones, ET, Back to
the Future TV: The Cosby Show, Dynasty, Cheers New technology: the Walkman! http://www.boston.com/ae/blogs/mediaremix/
2013/04/flashback_8_pivotal_pop_cultur.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/joe-dziemianowicz-top-10-80s-pop-culture-trends-article-1.1312866
http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-culture.html