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Chapter 26

Chapter 26. Section 1 Pg. 770-775. Reagan - 1980. Election Reagan said Carter was weak What were Carter’s faults???? Slogan “Make America strong again.” Promised to cut taxes, balance the budged and  defense spending. Reagan – Domestic Policy. New Right – Political conservatives

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Chapter 26

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  1. Chapter 26 Section 1 Pg. 770-775

  2. Reagan - 1980 • Election • Reagan said Carter was weak • What were Carter’s faults???? • Slogan “Make America strong again.” • Promised to cut taxes, balance the budged and  defense spending

  3. Reagan – Domestic Policy • New Right – Political conservatives • Moral Majority – Christian organization • Supported: school prayer, strong defense and free-market • Opposed: Abortion, ERA, gun control and racial balance in schools • Reaganomics • Supply-side economics: • Lowering top income tax rates = economic growth

  4. Reagan’s Cold War – Foreign Policies In the Beginning… • SDI : Strategic Defense Initiative • Goal to kill weapons not people • Video • Soviet Union  • Latin America • Would SU would influence Central & S. America?? • El Salvador – gave military & economic aid • Nicaragua – cut aid to Sandinistas who overthrew gov. and felt they were backed by SU

  5. Chapter 26 Section 2 Pg. 776-782

  6. Geraldine Ferraro • Mondale’s vice president candidate • Women started getting more gov’t positions

  7. Republicans win the 84’ election • Economy was booming • Successful military operation on Grenada • “Our country is turning around, why turn back?”

  8. Supreme court change during Reagan’s 2nd term • Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’ Connor as the 1st ever Supreme Court Justice • Reagan wanted the Supreme Court to agree with his policies and agenda • 3 new Justices

  9. The Economy • Public had little confidence • National Debt was rising rapidly • Insider trading popular, but illegal • October 19th, 1987 Stock Market crashed (Stock losses of $1 trillion) • Savings and Loans crisis • Many loans gone bad

  10. Iran Contra Affair • U.S. was funding a war in Nicaragua • Sandinistas v. Contras • To gain more money they agreed to send 500 anti tank missiles to Iran for the release of more U.S. hostages • The profits were used to fund the Contras • OUTCOME: Huge White House scandal, resignations, Colonel Oliver North charged, Reagan was found not involved

  11. Soviet Union • Mikhail Gorbachev • Soviet president in 1985 • Reformed Soviet Union – Eased Cold War • Glasnost • Perestroika • INF Treaty • Détente with U.S. • Withdrawal from Afghanistan • He worked/talked with President Reagan to reduce nuclear weapons - Video

  12. Chapter 26 Section 3 Pg. 783-791

  13. Changes in Society • Yuppies were the trend setters. See pg.783 • Single parent homes x 2 • PC explosion began in 1981 (hasn’t really stopped: MAC,PC, IPOD, IPAD, etc.) • Increase in Technology • AIDS

  14. Changes in Society • First Space Shuttle Columbia launched and returned in 1981 • Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986:stunned the nation, shown live on T.V. - Video • New deadly disease: AIDS 1st reported case in 1981

  15. Operation Desert Storm Timeline – President Bush Sr. • Aug.1990: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait • U.N. gives Iraq a Jan.15th 1991 deadline to leave • Jan.16th coalition forces (including the U.S.) began bombing Iraqi forces & targets

  16. Desert Storm cont. • Feb. 23rd 1991: ground assault begins • Iraqi troops driven out of Kuwait in 4 days!! • Called 100 Hour War • Huge U.S. success!! • Commanded by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Sec. of Defense Dick Cheney and General Colin Powell

  17. Desert Storm Roles • UN – Coalition Forces ?? • Weapons – High Tech. • TV – Live TV • Women – Made up 6% of troops! Soldier Story

  18. George H.W. Bush & Economy • “No New Taxes” • 1990 – New Taxes • 1992 – Federal deficit $291 Billion • Today’s Deficit (Click) How does this affect us?

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