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Morning in America?--1980-1992

Morning in America?--1980-1992. The Reagan “Revolution”. New Conservatism: The Religious Right Conservative Idealists Anti-Liberal Populists “The Laffer Curve” / “Voodoo Economics”. The Reagan “Revolution” II: 1980 Campaign. Reagan Calls for: Attacking Porn, Drugs, Crime

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Morning in America?--1980-1992

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  1. Morning in America?--1980-1992

  2. The Reagan “Revolution” • New Conservatism: • The Religious Right • Conservative Idealists • Anti-Liberal Populists • “The Laffer Curve” / “Voodoo Economics”

  3. The Reagan “Revolution” II:1980 Campaign • Reagan Calls for: • Attacking Porn, Drugs, Crime • Attacking Abortion Rights • Higher Defense Spending • Aggressive Foreign Policy • TAX CUTS • The “Reagan Democrats”

  4. The Reagan “Revolution” III:1980 Campaign II • Reagan: 44 million, 44 states, 489 EV • Carter: 34.7 million, 6 states, 49 EV

  5. The Reagan “Revolution” IV:Reagan in Office • Reagan vs. Government • PATCO • Boll Weevils • 1981 Assassination Attempt • Economic Recovery and Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA) • 1982 Budget: -35 billion domestic, |12.3 billion Defense

  6. The Reagan “Revolution” V:Reagan in Office II • 1982 Recession -- 1984 Return to Normal • Reagan vs. The Environment • James Watt, Secretary of the Interior • Anne Buford, Head of the EPA

  7. The Reagan “Revolution” VI:Failed Promises • Rising Wealth for the Rich Only • Rising Deficits: Deficit increases by 3800% • Falling Competitiveness • Rising Personal Debt • Shrinking Unions and Wages

  8. Reagan’s Foreign Policy • SOVIET = EVIL!!!!!!!!!!! • Soviet Expansionism • Reagan Doctrine • Afghanistan • Failure in Nicaragua • An End of ‘Human Rights’ • Grenada • Failure in Lebanon • SDI

  9. Society in the Reagan Era • Bad Finance • Yuppies • Literature of Despair; Music of Rebellion • Light and Frothy Pop Music • Middle Class Insecurity • Abandonded Cities • The Underclasses • Homelessness • AIDS Epidemic

  10. Sandra Day O’Conner

  11. Women’s Issues • The Battle Over Social Attitudes • The Glass Ceiling • Juggling Home and Career • Poverty • Sandra Day O’Conner • Abortion: 1.4 million a year • Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice

  12. Reagan’s Second Term • The End of Stagflation / Cheap Oil • 1984: Reagan crushes Mondale • Reagan : 54.5 million and 525 electoral • Mondale: 37.6 million and 13 electoral. • Tax Reform Act of 1986 • Highest tax bracket: 50 to 33. • Average family fell from 37 to 27. • The lowest dropped 19 to 15

  13. Iran-Contra Affair • Arms for Hostages; • Aid to Contras • Botched Deal • Reagan: Idiot or Liar? • Wall Street: Black Monday • October 19, 1987

  14. Mikhail Gorbachev

  15. Gorbachev • Glasnost and Perestroika • Summits: • Arms Reduction • INF (Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement) • Evacuation of Afghanistan • Ending Well for the Great Communicator

  16. 1988 Election • George Bush, SR (R) vs. Michael Dukakis (D) • A very dirty campaign • Willie Horton • Quayle the Idiot • “No New Taxes” • Bush: 49 million and 426 EV • Dukakis: 42 million and 111 EV

  17. The Bush Years: Domestic • War on Drugs • Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) • Rising Debt • Domestic Ineffectiveness • Savings and Loan scandal • New Taxes After All

  18. End of the Cold War • 1989: Hungary and Poland • 1989: Berlin Wall comes down • 1990: Germany Reunites • Sandanistas Step Down

  19. The Gulf Crisis • August 1990: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait • Security Council votes to repel his assault • The Gulf War: • 1991: Operation Desert Storm • No Overthrow of Hussein • Shi’ite and Kurd revolts fail

  20. Soviet Decline • June 1991: Boris Yeltsen--President of Russian Republic • August 1991: Hardliner Coup • Christmas 1991: End of Soviet Union • Middle Eastern Change

  21. Bush I’s Final Years • The Peace Dividend? • Bush’s Response • Affirmative Action • Rodney King riots • Clarence Thomas

  22. Society in the Bush Years • Rise of the Sunbelt • Defense Spending Effects • Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 • Coastal and Border Cities • The Greying of America • AIDS and Gay Activism • Churches in Change • Culture Wars

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