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