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1980s and Neo-conservatism

1980s and Neo-conservatism. 1980s and Neo-conservatism. Neo-Conservatism Election of 1980 Reagan Reagonomics Global Intervention End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush. New Rights. New Right – Social Values. Denounced : Abortion Homosexuality Affirmative action Advocated :

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1980s and Neo-conservatism

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  1. 1980s and Neo-conservatism

  2. 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush

  3. New Rights

  4. New Right – Social Values • Denounced: • Abortion • Homosexuality • Affirmative action • Advocated: • Loose separation of church and state • Prayer in schools • Tougher penalties for criminals

  5. New Right – Economic Values • Free Markets • Deregulation • Limited government intervention

  6. 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush

  7. Election of 1980

  8. Reagan’s Characteristics • History: • A sports announcer for a radio station • Actor in Hollywood • President of the Screen Actors Guild (helped purge reds from the industry) • Spokesman for General Electric • Governor of CA

  9. Reagan’s Characteristics • "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'“ - Ronald Reagan

  10. 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush

  11. The Reagan Revolution

  12. Reaganomics – Laffer Curve Clip

  13. Reaganomics • Supply Side Economics • budget constraints + tax reduction • Goal • Stimulate investment • Boost productivity • Grow GDP • Reduce the federal deficit

  14. Prosperity in the 1980s

  15. Reality of Reaganomics • Income gaps widened between the rich and poor: • The poor got poorer (due to inflation) • The rich got richer • The middle class was stagnant

  16. Reality of Reaganomics • Income gaps widened between the rich and poor: • The poor got poorer • The rich got richer • The middle class was stagnant • Added $2 trillion to the national debt

  17. National Debt

  18. Check Up! • Summarize the basic principles of Supply-Side Economics.

  19. 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush

  20. Lebanon • 1983 • U.S. peace-keeping force arrive • October 1983 • suicide bomber attacks U.S. Marine barrack • 200 marines killed

  21. Grenada • October 1983 • Military coup in Grenada • Marxists seized power • American troops swiftly overran the island and ousted the insurgents

  22. Libya • Libya’s gov. sponsored a terrorist attack on a passenger liner • U.S. retaliated • Libya put on list of states who support terrorists

  23. The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua

  24. The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused

  25. The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused • 1985 • Am. diplomats secretly arranged arms sales to the Iranians • Money from the payment for the arms was diverted to the contras

  26. The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused • 1985 • Am. diplomats secretly arranged arms sales to the Iranians • Money from the payment for the arms was diverted to the contras • November 1986 • Congress investigates but does not impeach • A congressional committee concluded that “if the president did not know what his national security advisers were doing, he should have”

  27. Check Up! • How did President Reagan’s administration reflect the basic ideas and principles of the Neoconservative movement?

  28. 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush

  29. Reagan’s Strategy With the Soviets • New arms race • Goal: Bankrupt the Soviet Union

  30. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) • Goal: Build Satellites could fire laser beams to destroy ICBMs

  31. Meanwhile in Russia…

  32. Mikhail Gorbachev • Elected 1985 • Committed to radical reforms in the Soviet Union • Reforms: • Glasnost – • Expand civil lib. • Perestroika – • Adopting free-market practices

  33. Reagan Reacts • Reagan – Tear Down this Wall (4:00)

  34. George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War • Yaleeducated • Served in WWII • oil business in TX • Served as a congressman • Was emissary to China • Ambassador to the UN • Director of the CIA • Vice president

  35. The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. VS. 1956 1989

  36. The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government ends • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania

  37. The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania • December 1989 • The Berlin Wall fell • This marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War

  38. The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania • December 1989 • The Berlin Wall fell • This marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War • October 1990 • Germany reunited

  39. Collapse of the USSR • December 1991 • The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 republics loosely confederated in the Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS),

  40. 1. Armenia, 2. Azerbaijan, 3. Belarus, 4. Estonia, 5. Georgia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Kyrgyzstan, 8. Latvia, 9. Lithuania, 10. Moldova, 11. Russia, 12. Tajikistan, 13. Turkmenistan, 14. Ukraine, 15. Uzbekistan

  41. Results of the end of the Cold War • No more tension over nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia • It also marked the virtual end of communism world-wide • Democracy now had no more ideological battles left to fight • U.S. became uncontested world power

  42. Affirmative: The collapse of communism was due to internal pressures caused by social and political conflict within Eastern Europe.

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