AP Chapter 30

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AP Chapter 30
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Conservative backlash

• Taxation
• Limited govt.
• family values
• Religious Right Moral Majority
• Criticism of Warren Court
• America A nation of whimps?

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Election of 1980
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The Great Communicator
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Reagan

• Hollywood Actor
• SAG
• Gov. Of CA

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Assassination Attempt
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Honey, I forgot to duckI hope you are all
Republicans
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• video

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Reaganomics

• Tax cuts (particularly for the wealthy)
• Lower corporate taxes
• Increased defense spending (B-1, MX, SDI)
• Reduced regulation
• Reduction in social welfare programs
• Effect on budget deficit

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Election of 1984 The Reagan Mandate

• Mondale Ferraro

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Iran Contra Affair

• US sells weapons to Iran via Israel
• Hope is to get Iranian help for release of US
  hostages being held in Lebanon
• Profits from sales given to Nicaraguan Contras
  in violation of the Boland Amendment
• Did Reagan authorize this????????

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Judicial Appointments
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End of the Cold War

• Collapse of the Soviet Union 1989-1991
• Does Reagan deserve the credit?

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George H.W. Bush

• 2 term VP
• CIA
• WWII
• Defeats Michael Dukakis in Nov 1988

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• Attack Ads
• Read my lips
• Horton

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Iraq Iran War1980-1988

• US support for Saddam Hussein

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The Gulf War1990-1991

• Iraq invades Kuwait
• US and UN create a coalition of 34 nations to
  oppose Hussein
• Quick military victory but was it enough?
• Hussein still in power
• Gulf War Illness?

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Terrorist attacks

• Airline hijackings of the 1970s and 1980s
• USS Cole
• Osama bin Ladens call for jihad
• WTC 1993
• Attacks on embassies and marine bases
• A Clash of civilizations?

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Clinton Presidency

• Defeats Bush in 92
• Marijuana smoking, draft dodging, womanizer
• its about the economy stupid
• First Baby-boom ticket
• First all southern ticket
• 44 popular vote

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