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CH. 25 “The Conservative Tide” Section 1 Objectives. Why did many Americans embrace the conservative movement? Which groups formed the conservative coalition? What was the Moral Majority? What was Reagan’s appeal to voters?
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CH. 25 “The Conservative Tide”Section 1 Objectives • Why did many Americans embrace the conservative movement? • Which groups formed the conservative coalition? • What was the Moral Majority? • What was Reagan’s appeal to voters? • How did a Republican Senate help Republicans change the legislative agenda?
CH. 25 “The Conservative Tide”Section 2 Objectives • What were Reagan’s beliefs about government? • What did Reagan hope to accomplish by cutting taxes? • What was the result of the Reagan tax cut? • How did Reagan and Bush appointees change the direction of the Court? • Why was the nomination of Clarence Thomas controversial? • What specific actions did Reagan take to cut back on government regulations? • How did “attack ads” influence the election of 1988?
CH. 25 “The Conservative Tide”Section 3 Objectives • What were some of the major health issues in the 1980s? • How did Reagan and Bush approach the problem of drugs in America? • What challenges did most American cities face in the 1980s? • What was the outcome of the campaign to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment? • What were the legislative issues for which women campaigned? • What political gains did African Americans make in the 1980s? • What economic opportunity was presented to Native Americans? • What gains did Asian Americans achieve?
CH. 25 “The Conservative Tide”Section 4 Objectives • What did Gorbachev do to change politics and life in the Soviet Union? • What caused the end of the cold war? • What caused the reunification of Germany? • What changes occurred in China? • Why did the U.S. invade Grenada and Panama? • What was the Iran-Contra scandal? • What prompted the U.S. to take action in the Middle East? • How did the U.S. respond to Iraqi aggression?