The Conservative Resurgence 1980-1993 Chapter 32

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The Conservative Resurgence 1980-1993Chapter 32

• What was the conservative resurgence, and how did
  it affect the domestic and foreign policy of the
  United States?

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Standards

• Element SSUSH25.d
• Describe domestic and international events of
  Ronald Reagan's presidency including Reagonomics,
  the Iran-contra scandal and the collapse of the
  Soviet Union.

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The Conservative Movement GrowsSection 1

• What spurred the rise of conservatism in the late
  1970s and early 1980s?
• Vocabulary
• -liberal unfunded mandate
• -conservative Moral Majority
• -New Right Ronald Reagan

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Sec 1 The Conservative Movement Grows
The Conservative Movement Grows
Two Views Liberal and Conservative   Main Idea
In the end of the twentieth century, the two
major political parties in the United States were
labeled as Republican and conservative or
Democrat and liberal. The Conservative
Movement Gains Strength Main Idea In the late
1970s, liberal policies were criticized for
causing problems and a rise in the conservative
movement occurred. Reagan Wins the
Presidency Main Idea Ronald Reagans background
as an entertainer gave him an easy communication
style that helped him win the presidential
election of 1980.
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Quick Study Two Viewpoints Liberal and
Conservative
Two Viewpoints Liberal and Conservative
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Ronald Reagan

• Movie actor
• Democrat, who switched to the Republican Party
• Governor of California
• Defeats Jimmy Carter in 1980
• New Right coalition of conservative groups

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Winning the South
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Map Presidential Election of 1980
Presidential Election of 1980
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The Reagan RevolutionSection 2

• What were the major characteristics of the
  conservative Reagan Revolution?
• Vocabulary
• -supply-side economics voucher
• -Savings and Loan crisis AIDS
• -budget deficit deregulation
• -national debt

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Sec 2 The Regan Revolution
The Reagan Revolution
Reaganomics Guides the Economy Main Idea
Reagan implemented many economic policies based
on supply-side economics or Reaganomics, the
idea that if taxes are reduced the economy will
grow. Conservative Strength Grows Main Idea
Reagan easily won reelection, and used his power
to appoint several conservative Supreme Court
judges and get George H.W. Bush elected as his
successor. Confronting Challenging Issues Main
Idea The rising cost of Social Security, the
education system, and a new disease, Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were some of
the many new problems that arose in the United
States in 1980s.






Witness
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Reagans Policies

• Supply-side economics focused on the supply of
  goods cutting taxes would put more money into
  the hands of businesses and investors businesses
  would then hire more people and produce more
  goods and services, making the economy grow
• Reagan reduced taxes and tried to reduce spending
• New Federalism plan to give states more control
  over the use of federal aid
• Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or Star
  Wars massive satellite shield to intercept
  Soviet missiles

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Second Term

• Appoints Sandra Day OConnor the first female
  justice on the Supreme Court
• AIDS acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome
• Savings and Loan scandal
• Iran-contra affair Marxist Sandinistas in
  control in Nicaragua Contras supported by U.S.
  government
• Congress cut of military aid officials took
  profits from secret arms sales to Iran and sent
  money to contras

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Chart Comparing Supply-Side and Keynesian
Economics
Comparing Supply-Side and Keynesian Economics
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Transparency Political Cartoons Reagans
Foreign Policy
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Infographic A Snapshot of the Reagan Years
A Snapshot of the Reagan Years
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Reagans Legacy

• Reagan had good relationship with Mikhail
  Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union
• Glasnost political openness
• Perestroika restructuring
• INF Treaty destruction of 2,500 Soviet and
  American missiles in Europe
• Reagan told Gorbachev to tear down that wall

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George H. W. Bush

• Wins the Election in 1988
• World War II hero
• Iron Curtain comes down and the Soviet Union
  dissolves
• Poland holds a free election and chooses Lech
  Walesa
• Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( START I)
  reductions in nuclear weapons
• Persian Gulf War, 1991 kicks Hussein out of
  Kuwait

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George Bush
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The End of the Cold WarSection 3

• What were Reagans foreign policies, and how did
  they contribute to the fall of communism in
  Europe?
• Vocabulary
• -SDI glasnost
• -Contras perestroika
• -Mikhail Gorbachev Iran-Contra affair

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Sec 3 The End of the Cold War
The End of the Cold War
Reagan Challenges Communism   Main Idea Reagan
increased federal defense spending and provided
support to anticommunist rebels in foreign
counties. Gorbachev, the new leader of the
Soviet Union, realized he could not match the
buildup and pursued reform, leading to peace
talks between the two nations. The Cold War
Ends Main Idea East Germanys communist
government fell in 1989, followed by communists
losing power in many other Eastern European
countries and the Soviet Union splitting into
numerous independent nations in 1991. Trouble
Persists in the Middle East Main Idea The
Middle East continued to be a source of conflict,
including the Iran-Contra affair, a scandal that
tarnished Reagans reputation.
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Berlin Wall
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Chart Federal Defense Spending 1978-1990
Federal Defense Spending, 1978-1990
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Political Cartoons A Bumpy Ride?
Political Cartoons A Bumpy Ride?
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Foreign Policy After the Cold WarSection 4

• What actions did the United States take abroad
  during George H.W. Bushs presidency?
• Vocabulary
• -Manuel Noriega divest
• -Tiananmen Square Saddam Hussein
• -apartheid Nelson Mandela
• -Operation Desert Storm

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Sec 4 Foreign Policy After the Cold War
Foreign Policy After the Cold War
A New Role in the World Main Idea Bush dealt
with drug traffickers in Latin America, Chinas
harsh treatment of protestors, free elections
starting in South Africa, and human rights issues
in Somalia. The Persian Gulf War Main Idea
When Iraqs dictator, Saddam Hussein, invaded
Kuwait and attempted to gain control of their oil
deposits, American troops were sent.
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Foreign Policy

• Latin America and the war on drugs
• Tiananmen Square in China 1989
• Nelson Mandela released from jail elected leader
  in 1994 in South Africa
• Somalia
• Persian Gulf War Saddam Hussein

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Desert Storm

• Colin Powell American Joint Chiefs of Staff
  leader
• Norman Schwarzkopf commander
• 1991 coalition troops stormed into Kuwait and
  Iraq
• Hussein forced to leave Kuwait

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