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Chapter 30

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Chapter 30

Conservative Resurgence (1980 - 2000) 

Chapter 30

Conservative Resurgence (1980 - 2000) 

The Reagan Era
Wars to End Wars
An Interconnected World

Chapter 30.2

An Interconnected World

Chapter 30.3

 An Interconnected World

The Rise of Conservatism

Economic, Social, Political, Religious Movement

Leading Issues

Taxpayer Revolt - Religious Revival - Affirmative Action - Deregulation

Ronald Reagan and the Election of 1980

Conservative Icon

The Reagan Revolution

 Republican Congress - Lower Taxes - Lower Spending - Build Military

Supply-Side Economics

Reaganomics - Trickle Down Economics

Federal Tax Reduction

Wealthy Benefit Most - Spending Cuts - Deregulation

Labor Unions

Air Traffic Controllers

Recession and Recovery

Unemployment - Bank Failures - Rich Rebound

Court Issues

Sandra Day O'Connor - Antonin Scalia - Anthony Kennedy

The Election of 1984

Jesse Jackson - Geraldine Ferraro - Landslide

Budget and Trade Deficits

National Debt Triples - Trade Deficit

Impact of Reaganomics

 Restricts Great Society Programs

Impact of Reaganomics

 Restricts Great Society Programs

Foreign Policy During the Reagan Years

Renewed Cold War - Evil Empire - Star Wars - Military Build Up

Central America

Sandinistas & Contras - Death Squads

Iran-Contra Affair

Sell Weapons to Iran - Use Profits To Fund Contras

Lebanon, Israel, and the PLO

PLO Established on West Bank

Improved U.S.-Soviet Relations

Mikhail Gorbachev - Glasnost - Perestroika

Assessing Reagan's Policy

Great Communicator - Cold War Ends

The Election of 1988

George H.W. Bush

The Collapse of Soviet Communism and the Soviet Union

Tiananmen Square - Eastern Europe - End Cold War

Invasion of Panama

Remove General Manuel Noriega - Drug Pipeline

Persian Gulf War

Saddam Invades Kuwait - Operation Desert Storm

Domestic Problems

Clarence Thomas - No New Taxes

Political Inertia

Americans With Disabilities Act

The Election of 1992

Ross Perot - William Jefferson Clinton

Clinton's First Term (1993-1997)

Universal Health Care - Don't Ask Don't Tell

Early Accomplishments

Family & Medical Leave Act - Brady Handgun - NAFTA

Republicans Take Over Congress

Big Government Over

Zealous Reformers

Leaner Not Meaner - Oklahoma City Bombing

Balanced Budget

Limited Welfare - Increase Minimum Wage - Job Creation

The Election of 1996

Clinton Wins Presidency - Republicans Control Congress

The Technology Boom

Apple - Microsoft - Google - Dot-Com Boom

Clinton's Second Term: Politics of Impeachment

Estate Tax - Marriage Tax

Investigations and Impeachment

Three Gates - Monica Lewinsky - House Impeachment

Foreign Policy in the Clinton Administration

Peacekeeping

Europe

Yelstin to Putin - Serbia - Kosovo

Asia

 Nuclear Weapons in North Korea, India, and Pakistan

Middle East

Hussein - Israel-Palestine

Globalization

WTO - IMF - World Bank

American Society in 2000

Immigration - Aging and the Family - Income and Wealth