Do you believe in miracles?!?!

1. Has there ever been any other sporting event that has had this kind of impact on the United States? • Bush throwing out first pitch after 9/11 in NYC? • Jackie Robinson breaking color barrier? • Tommie Smith and John Carlos at 1968 Olympics? • Why was this event so important to the U.S.? Do you believe in miracles?!?!

3. Concerns New Right • Believed state gov’ts, businesses and individuals needed freedom from Wash., D.C. • Entitlement program spending was $300 million • Civil Rights Act being abused • Support and promote single issues that reflect key interests • Oppose abortion, block Equal Rights Amendment, evade court-ordered busing, return to school prayer • Criticized affirmative action Emergence of Conservative Movement

4. Conservative Coalition Moral Majority • Alliance of business leaders, middle-class voters, disaffected Democrats and fundamentalist Christian groups • Think Tanks and outside media promotion • Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson • Interpreted the bible literally and believed in absolute standards of right and wrong • Called for traditional values • “back to God, back to the Bible, back to morality” Conservative Groups

5. “Family Values” • Called for lower divorce rate • Fewer out-of-wedlock births • More individual responsibility • Revival of prosperity and patriotism Individual Conservative Groups

6. Shrink size of federal government and reduce spending • Promote family values and patriotic ideals • Stimulate business by reducing government regulations and lowering taxes • Strengthen the national defense Goals of Conservative Movement

7. Born in Illinois in 1911 • Sports broadcaster for WHO and the Iowa Hawkeyes • Hollywood actor and President of Screen Actors Guild • Spokesmen for GE • Democrat until 1950s then became conservative Republican • Campaigned for Barry Goldwater in 64 • Governor of Cali in 1966 and 1970 Ronald Reagan Bio

8. S.C. decisions on abortion, pornography, teaching of evolution and prayer in public schools concerned conservative voters • Iranian hostage crisis and weak economy • The Great Communicator • Commitment to military and economic strength • 52.6% of people voted; Reagan won 51% of vote but carried 44 states • Republicans get Senate for first time since 1954 Reagan wins election of 1980

9. What is the impact of his attitude? • Why was his attitude precisely what the U.S. needed at the time? • Does his attitude reduce his credibility? • Is President Obama (or any other president you can think of) like this? • Is it bad for someone in a position like this to use humor? The Great Communicator

10. Select one topic from the list provided and create a quilt block that exemplifies this event that took place in the 1980’s. • Include the specific year that the event took place and a title on your quilt block • These will be displayed on the wall and the class will vote on the best block. • You must use color and be creative with your product. 80’s Quilt Block

11. Budget Cuts • Cuts in social programs • Entitlement programs helping middle class remained (Social security, Medicare, Veteran’s Pensions) • 10% cut in budget for mass transit, food stamps, welfare benefit, job training, Medicaid, school lunches, student loans Reaganomics

12. Tax Cuts • Supply-Side Economics: if people paid fewer taxes  they would save $$  banks could then loan $$ to businesses  invest money in resources to improve productivity  supply would increase  prices decrease • Lowered income taxes by about 25% Reaganomics

13. Increased Defense Spending • Increase in military spending offset cuts in social programs • Revived the MX missile and B-1 bomber • Strategic Defense Initiative – SDI – Star Wars: Reagan asked scientists to develop a defense system that would keep Americans safe from enemy missiles Reaganomics

14. Recession: worst since Great Depression • 1983  consumer confidence boosted by tax cuts, decline in interest rates and lower inflation • Stock market surged, unemployment declined, GNP up 10% • Reagan doubled national debt Reaganomics

15. Shift to the Right • Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, and Anthony M. Kennedy on S.C. • William Rehnquist is Chief Justice • Bush adds more conservatives • Looked at issues such as discrimination, abortion and affirmative action • Deregulate the Economy • Cutting back federal regulation of industry • Removed price controls on oil and eliminated federal health and safety inspections for nursing homes • Cut budget of Environmental Protection Agency Changes under Reagan

16. 1984 1988 • Reagan and Bush vs Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro • Carried every state except Minnesota • Michael Dukakis vs Bush • Bush campaigned for no new taxes and used attack ads saying Dukakis was soft on crime and unpatriotic • Low voter turnout Conservative Victories

17. Health Issues Abortion • AIDS: virus that destroys immune system and weakens body via the sharing of bodily fluids • Homosexual men, needle sharing, contaminated blood transfusions, infected mothers giving it to child • Roe v. Wade of 1973 • Pro-Life v. Pro-choice • Webster v. Reproductive Health Care Services: states have right to impose restrictions on abortion Social Concerns

18. Drug Abuse Education • Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No!” Campaign • Should U.S. legalize certain drugs? • Should we increase money spent on treatment facilities? • A Nation at Risk: 23 million Americans cant follow instruction manual or fill out job application • More homework, longer days and year, increased pay for teachers Social Concerns

19. Urban Crisis • high unemployment • bad infrastructure • inadequate funds for sanitation and health services • Deteriorating schools • Growing divide between wealthy and poor • LA Riots after beating of Rodney King Social Concerns

20. Women • Unable to get Equal Rights Amendment ratified • Geraldine Ferraro-1st female VP candidate • Sandra Day O’Connor-1st female justice on the Supreme Court • 47 women in House of Representatives in 1992 (up from 23 in 1990) and 6 Senators (tripled from previous election) • Earn 75 cents for every $1 men make • Pay Equity: pay rates based on job requirements (amt. of education, experience, physical strength, etc.)  in 20 states by 1989 • Family benefits Fight for Rights

21. African Americans Latinos • Mayors in LA, Detroit, Chicago, and more • L. Douglas Wilder first governor (1990) • Jesse Jackson • Richmond v. J.A. Croson Company: limited scope of affirmative action • 9% of population by 1990 • Toney Anaya in NM and Robert Martinez in Florida • Issue of bilingual education Fight for Rights

22. Native Americans Asian-Americans • Teach about their past • Return of ancestral lands • Reagan slashed aid to Native Americans  opened up casinos • Low crime rates, low school dropout rates, low divorce rates • High unemployment and poverty Fight for Rights

23. Gay Rights • Setback due to AIDS crisis • More activist groups promoting anti-gay discrimination rise by the end of the decade Fight for Rights

24. Make an argument for pro-choice or pro-life? • Should we legalize marijuana? • Should we lengthen the school year? School day? Increase pay for teachers? • Should men receive the same family benefits as women? • Should there be bilingual education in schools across the country Questions to Consider

25. 1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union • Increases defense spending and economy is pushed to brink of collapse • Glasnost: (openness) open to criticize the gov’t  steps toward freedom of press • Perestroika: less gov’t control of economy, introduction of private enterprise, establish democracy • INF (Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty –eliminated intermediate range weapons for both countries End of the Cold War

26. Nationalism grows in non-Russian republics • 14 nations break apart from the Soviet Union and become independent Soviet Union Declines

27. Gorbachev allows non-communist parties to organize in satellite nations and push toward democracy • Berlin wall opened for first time in 28 years • German nations united in 1990 • Countries break away from communism “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

28. Government loosened grip on business and eliminated price controls • Students demand greater voice in gov’t and march on Tiananmen Square in Beijing • The world watches the Chinese military slaughter hundreds Communism in China

29. US helps Anastasio Somoza to power in 1930s  very strict dictator • The Sandinistas take control in the late 1970’s and were originally supported by Carter • Reagan denounces them as Communist sympathizers and pledges to support a rebel group called the Contras • 10,000 men in Contra army and aided by CIA agents  Congress did not approve this and got upset  passed the Boland Amendment, banning this action for 2 years Nicaragua

30. Grenada Panama • Reagan sends 2,000 troops to overthrow pro-Cuban government • 18 soldiers die • 20,000 American soldiers overthrow General Manuel Noriega for drug trafficking • Taken by force to Miami for trial and sentenced to 40 years in prison Central American and Caribbean Policy

31. Iran-Contra Scandal • 1983 – terrorist group loyal to Iran take Americans hostage in Lebanon • Reagan approves sale of arms to Iran for release of 7 hostages and sends profits to Contras • Oliver North and televised hearings; found guilty of cover-up Middle East

32. Rising deficits and recession in 1990 • Forced to raise taxes and approval rating plummeted • Ended 12 years of Republican leadership Bush Domestic Policy