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Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

Chapter 40. Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992. Ronald Reagan. Lech Walesa. Election 1984. Geraldine Ferraro (D) First female vice-presidential candidate. Election 1984. INF Treaty 1987. Berlin Speech 1987 . “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”. Iran-Contra Scandal 1986.

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Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

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  1. Chapter 40 Resurgence of Conservatism1980-1992

  2. Ronald Reagan

  3. Lech Walesa

  4. Election 1984 Geraldine Ferraro (D) First female vice-presidential candidate

  5. Election 1984

  6. INF Treaty 1987

  7. Berlin Speech 1987 “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

  8. Iran-Contra Scandal 1986

  9. First Female Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor 1981

  10. George Herbert Walker Bush

  11. Bush in his airplane • Served in the Navy during World War II • Survived being shot down • over the Pacific. • Awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for • bravery in combat. George and Barbara Bush are parents of future-president, George Walker Bush, and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Wedding of George Bush and Barbara Pierce 1945

  12. Elected to Congress 1966 Served two terms as a congressman from Texas. Bush working at the U.N in 1971 United States ambassador to the UN Head of the RNC Head of the CIA

  13. Bush and Ronald Reagan Bush was vice president for eight years under Ronald Reagan.

  14. Election 1988 Bush Debate with Michael Dukakis Bush defeated Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.

  15. Bush and Dan Quayle Bush in 1988 with running mate Dan Quayle.

  16. Bush Inauguration 1989

  17. Tiananmen Square Protests 1989

  18. Berlin wall Coming Down 1989

  19. Berlin Wall Coming Down 1989

  20. Boris Yeltsin

  21. Commonwealth of Independent states

  22. Signing START (for STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty) 1991 with Boris Yeltsin • Largest and most complex arms control treaty in history • Final implementation in late 2001 • Resulted in the removal of about 80 percent of all strategic nuclear weapons • then in existence

  23. Bush and his Cabinet Bush's term was notable for the fall of the Soviet Union Ended the Cold War

  24. First Gulf War 1990-1991Operation Desert Storm 1991 The Ground WarFebruary 23–27, 1991

  25. Bush with General Schwarzkopf When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the U.S. responded in Desert Storm, the First Gulf War.

  26. Bush Visits Base Troops pushed Iraq out of Kuwait, winning the war but allowing Saddam Hussein to continue rule in Iraq Thanksgiving with the Troops Bush also sent troops into Somalia.

  27. Trouble Spots in the Middle East

  28. Americans with Disabilities Act1990 Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act Bush signed into law the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

  29. Clarence Thomas Senate Confirmation hearings 1991 Anita Hill testifies

  30. Election 1992 Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, and George Bush 1992 Hindered by an economic recession, George Bush lost his re-election campaign.

  31. Ross Perot

  32. Read My Lips, No New Taxes During the 1988 campaign, Bush made a famous campaign promise, "Read my lips, no new taxes." The promise was popular but was not kept.

  33. Clinton Campaign

  34. Election 1992

  35. Election 1992

  36. Bill Clinton’s Inauguration 1993

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