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Koosh Review

Koosh Review. Camp David Accords Kent State Massacre Stagflation Counterculture John Wilkes Booth. The Conservatives – then the END!!. Conservative Republicans / R_____ Wanted ___________ govt-Less regulations Traditional _________ Taxes to ___________ Affirmative Action…. Liberals

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  1. Koosh Review • Camp David Accords • Kent State Massacre • Stagflation • Counterculture • John Wilkes Booth

  2. The Conservatives – then the END!!

  3. Conservative Republicans / R_____ Wanted ___________ govt-Less regulations Traditional _________ Taxes to ___________ Affirmative Action… Liberals Democrats / L_____ Govt should be active in peoples _________ Social Programs More _____________ Time for a Change… • The Moral Majority – Religious and Political group fighting to get __________ back in school, overturn ______________ • 1980 Election – Reagan v Carter – did it work?

  4. Trickle Down Economics • Reganomics • Budget Cuts • Mainly ___________ programs • Deregulation • Tax Cuts • Lower taxes = __________ = __________ • Would create Supply-side economics • Increased ___________ • Star Wars Program • Strategic Defense Initiative

  5. Reagan & Bush cont… • Appointed Sandra Day O’Connor ______ • 1st Woman – appointed other conservatives • Savings and Loan Crisis – • 84 Election – Reagan v Mondale what’s special? • 88 Election – Bush wins – “Read my lips no new taxes!” but…

  6. Domestic Problems in the 80’s • AIDS / Abortion / Drug Use • Civil Rights • L. Douglas Walker – first AA _____ • Jesse Jackson – first AA _____ • Latinos appointed to ______ level

  7. Foreign Issues of the 1980’s • Reagan – funded Mujahadeen in _______ • Why did he want to help them? • Again in Grenada, and El S_______ • In Russia – Mikhail Gorbachev started • Glasnost and perestroika – results… • Berlin Wall – • Other communists nations fall then USSR -

  8. THE COLD WAR ENDS

  9. Foreign Issues Continued… • Iran – Contra Affair : US sold weapons to get prisoners ________, then sent the money to ________ why is that bad? • Troops sent to Panama to arrest Noriega – why? • Tiananmen Square in ______ • Students protesting what happened? • Used _________ power to end Apartheid in South Africa – results…

  10. Persian Gulf War • August 2nd 1990 – Iraq invaded _______ • We get UN support and send _________ • Called Operation Desert Storm • 25,000 Iraqis killed _____ American’s • UN wouldn’t allow what?

  11. WHAT WE WILL LEARN TODAY: What events mark and have a lasting effect on the Presidencies of William Jefferson Clinton and George W Bush?

  12. The Clinton Presidency – The good stuff! • William Jefferson Clinton • Gov of _________ • Called himself a “New _________” • 92 Election – Clinton v Bush v Perot (who?) • Presidency • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – gives what? • Wanted to reform Healthcare – but… • 93 passed the _______ Bill limited guns • NAFTA – allowed for trade where?

  13. Now the bad stuff… • 93 – Al Qaeda exploded a bomb _______ • 95 – With help from UN we bomb ______ • 95 – Oklahoma City – bomb blew up ____ • 99 – Columbine – Two students killed ___ • Newt Gingrich – Congressman from GA • Issued the Contract with ________ said: • Balance the Budget, Reform _________ , tax cuts, make government ________, and term limits • Results : Republican’s take control of Congress

  14. More Bad stuff… • Scandals • Sexual Harassment suits • Whitewater Real Estate • Originally Clinton cleared but a 2nd investigation lead by Ken _________ recommended _________ • Results : Clinton acquitted but what do people remember about the trial?

  15. “W” How he got to the Presidency • 2000 Election – Bush v Gore v Nader • Candidates very similar – Election VERY ____ • Florida so close it had a _______ which said the winner was _______ • Gore sues and the Supreme Court says -

  16. “W” Once he is there… • 01 – Cut taxes by 1.3 trillion • 9/11/01 – 1st time since 12/7/__ that the US was attacked! • Two planes went into the WTT, another the Pentagon, another ______ • Results : US goes after Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and the ________ • We get many of the leaders but not _______ But now we have!!

  17. 9/11/01 cont… • We create the following • Patriot Act : • Department of Homeland Security : • The we go after ______ • Results of that? But not without problems…

  18. Why do we do all this? • Because in 2002 congress – Passed _____________ • So now you better study hard!!

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