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APUSH UNIT 9. 1980-Present. KEY THEMES TO UNIT 9. Ronald Reagan Conservatism Devolution September 11 th Internet Changing Federal Budget Great Recession of 2007. Key Terms for Unit 9. Election of 1980 Conservatives and Liberals Technological Innovations End of the Cold War
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APUSH UNIT 9 1980-Present
KEY THEMES TO UNIT 9 Ronald Reagan Conservatism Devolution September 11th Internet Changing Federal Budget Great Recession of 2007
Key Terms for Unit 9 • Election of 1980 • Conservatives and Liberals • Technological Innovations • End of the Cold War • U.S. Military • World Trade Center and Pentagon (9/11) • Afghanistan and Iraq • Middle East
Changes in govt spending (1960 –80) Federal budget went from primarily national defense to entitlement programs Reagan wants fiscal discipline and leaner federal government: end entitlement growth and spending “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.”
Reagan Admits Staff Traded Arms for Hostages with Iran and Funneled Profits to theContras 1987
Student Protesters in Tiananmen Square 1989, Demanding Greater Freedom of Speech and Democracy
George W. • Reversal of Clinton’s policies • $1.3 Trillion tax cut • War On Terror