Unit 12
● Election of 1980● Reagan (R) defeated Carter (D)● Conservative Era Began
● Republicans took congress
● New Right● Coalition of conservative groups● Moral Majority
● Agenda● Reduce the federal bureaucracy● Deregulate certain industries● Cut taxes● Increase defense spending● Hard line with Soviets● Appoint Conservative Judges
Reagan’s Agenda
Reaganomics● Economics
● Supply-Side Economics● Tax cuts● Business incentives
● Critics● Money did not “trickle down”
● Depression of 1981-82● Worst since Great Depression
● SDI● “Star Wars”
● Soviet Union● Economies failing ● Iron Curtain collapsing● Gorbachev and INF Treaty
● Reduced weapons● Lebanon
● Peace keeping● Granada
● Invasion to stop communist takeover● South Africa
● Helped end apartheid
Reagan’s Foreign Policy
● Latin America● El Salvador
● Intervened to get moderate leader elected during civil war● Nicaragua
● US trained Contras to overthrow communist government● Congress cut funding
● Arms were sold to Iran to help free hostages in Lebanon● Money given to Contras
● Reagan claimed he did not know
● Election of 1988● George H.W. Bush (R) v. Michael Dukakis (D)● Low voter turnout● Bush Win!
● Promised no new taxes
Bush and the New Order
● Soviets● Glasnost
● Media opening of Soviet Union● Presestroika
● restructuring● Withdrew from Afghanistan● Cover up of Chernobyl● Free elections
● Eastern Europe crumbles● Berlin Wall comes down
● 1989● Boris Yeltsin
● New President of Russia
Bush Foreign Policy
● Global Conflicts● China
● Tiananmen Square Massacre● Arms embargo followed
● Panama● Colonel Manuel Noriega – Dictator
● Declared war on US● US removed him
● Persian Gulf War● Iraq’s Sadam Hussein invaded Kuwait● Operation Desert Storm
● 1997
● South Africa● Apartheid lifted● Mandela freed
● Technology● Steve Jobs
● Apple● Bill Gates
● Microsoft● Space shuttle
● Economy● Uneven economic growth● Savings and Loans Crisis
● Government bail outs
● Women● Sandra Day O’Connor
● First women on SC● Geraldine Ferraro
● First women to run for VP
● Strengthened immigration laws
● Clarence Thomas● Appointed to SC ● Highly protested appointment
● AIDS
● Election of 1992● Bill Clinton (D) v. Bush (R) v. Ross Perot (I)● Clinton won!
● Taxes● Rose to help with deficit
● Health Care● Reform blocked by Congress
● Oklahoma City Bombing● Terrorist
● Mid-Term Election 1994● Contract with America
● Re-election● Defeated Republican Bob Dole
● Oslo Accords● Treaty between Israel and Palestine
● Somalia● Attempt to delivery food● American military killed
● Haiti● Removed military dictator
● Yugoslavia● Dayton Accords to stop fighting
● NAFTA
Clinton’s Foreign Policy
● Whitewater● Investigation into real estate
● Paula Jones● Accused Clinton of Sexual harassment
● Monica Lewinski● Clinton lied to Congress about her● Impeached but not removed by Senate
Clinton’s Scandals
● Election of 2000● W. Bush (R) vs. Al Gore (D)● Bush v. Gore
● Gore wanted hand recount of Florida vote● Fl decided election● SC said No!
● NCLB● No Child Left Behind Act
● Bush Tax Cuts● Election of 2004
● Defeated John Kerry
● SC● Samuel Alito● John Roberts
● Chief Justice● 9-11
● Changed America● Terrorist Attack - Al Qaeda – Osama Bin Laden
● Pentagon● White House
● failed● Twin Towers
● WTC
● War in Afghanistan● Removed the Taliban
● Department of Homeland Security● Formed to coordinate
● Patriot Act● To fight terrorism at home● Limited civil liberties
● War on Iraq● Weapons of mass destruction?● Removed Saddam Hussein
Bush’s Foreign Policy
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