Chapter 30

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War, 1980-2000

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Readings

• Read • the • entire • chapter

“Nancy told me to read the chapter, so I will!”

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Introduction

• “Ich bin ein Berliner!”

• “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

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Conservative Shift in American Culture and Politics

• Ronald Reagan

“Well, there you go again!”

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Conservative Cultural Trends in the 1970’s

• Evangelicals

• “Old Time Gospel Hour”• Jerry Falwell

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Conservatism Triumphant: The 1980 Election

• Moral Majority

– Jerry Falwell

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Map 30.1: The

Election of

1980

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Enacting the Conservative Domestic Agenda

• Recession

• Budget Deficit

• Economic Rebound

• Sandra Day O’Connor

• Robert Bork

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Map 30.2: Land

Ownership in the West

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The Cold War Heats Up

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• Osama bin Laden

• DLC

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Anti-Sandinista Contras

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Map 30.3: The United States in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Figure 30.2: The American

Birthrate, 1960–1991

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Iran Contra Scandal and a Thaw in US-Soviet Relations

• Iran-Contra Scandal

– Beruit newspaper reported– 508 antitanks via Israel to

Iran– 1985– “Encourage moderate

elements in Tehran to gain release of US hostages in Lebanon

• Donald Regan resigned

• Oliver North, White House aide had diverted money from sale to the Nicaraguan Contras

• Poindexter admitted he had concealed this from President Reagan.

Reagan became the

“Teflon President!”

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Reagan and Gorbachev

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Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces(INF) Treaty

• December 1987

• Eliminated 2,500 nuclear warheads from Europe

• May 1989 Reagan’s visit to Moscow

• Reagan had once called the Soviet Union the “EVIL EMPIRE.”

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Conflict and Terrorism in the

Middle Eastand

Beyond

Walzing with Bashir

Intifada

TWA Highjacking

Flight 103 Lockerbie, Scotland

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Domestic Drift and New World Order

• George Herbert Walker Bush

“It wouldn’t be prudent!”

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1988:The Conservative Momentum Continues

• “I want a kinder gentler nation.”

Dukakis/Bentsen

Jesse Jackson

George Herbert Walker Bush

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Presidential Election of 1988

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The Cold War Ends: Global Challenges Persist

• July 1991

• Bush/ Gorbachev

• Apartheid– Nelson Mandella

• Tiananmen Square

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The Persian Gulf War, 1991

• Iraq• August 2, 1991• Invasion of Kuwait• January 6, 1992• February 23, 1992

– Invasion of Iraq– “By God, we’ve kicked the

Vietnam Syndrome once and for all.”

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Map 32.1: The Mideast Crisis,1980–2000

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Gulf War continued…

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Trouble at Home: Economic Woes, Racial Tensions, Environmental

Threats

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• Savings and Loans collapse (1988-1990)

• Federal Deficit

• Exxon Valdez

• Justice Clarence Thomas• David Souter

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1992: America’s Voters Choose New Course

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1992 Election continued…

• William Jefferson Clinton (Bill)

• Albert Gore, Jr. (Al.)

• George Bush (lost)

• Ross Perot

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Domestic and Global Issues at Century’s End

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Trade, Gay Rights, Health Care: Clinton’s Mixed Record

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• Hillary Rodham Clinton

• Christian Coalition

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Conservative Resurgence and Welfare Reform: 1994-1996

• Newt Gingrich

• Rush Limbaugh

• Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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A Pandora’s Box of Dangers in a Post-Cold War World• Air strikes in Bosnia

• Serbia • Kosovo• Slobodan Milosevic

• Vladimir Putin• North Korea

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Terrorism: The War of the Future

• US Embassy attacks

• USS Cole

• Osama bin Laden

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Defining America’s Role and Global Changes

• Globalization

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Moderation, White House Scandal, and a Disputed Election, 1996-2000

“I have never had sexual relations with that woman!”

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Clinton Battles Big Tobacco and Woos Political Moderates

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Media Field Day as Scandal Grips the White House

• Paula Jones

• Monica Lewinsky

• Linda Tripp

• Kenneth Starr• Impeachment• Chief Justice William Rehnquist• Newt Gingrich

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2000: Divided Nation, Disputed Election

• George W. Bush

• Al Gore– Joseph Liberman

• Ralph Nadar– Florida support ruined Gore

• “Hanging Chads”

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Economic and Cultural Trends at Century’s End

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2000 Election

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An Uneven Prosperity

• IT

• NASDAQ

• America Online/Time-Warner

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Figure 30.1: Women in the Work Force,

1950–1992

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Unemployment Rate

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America and the World Economy

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Affluence and a Search for Heroes

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AIDS Epidemic Rages On; Outbursts of Violence Stir Concern

• HIV and AIDS Deaths

• Columbine High School– “Do you believe in Jesus?”

• Oklahoma City Bombing

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Culture Wars: A Broader View

• Gays/Lesbians

• Disney World Boycott

• Day of Prayer

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Chronology 1980-2000

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Conclusion