A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War, 1980-2000

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Chapter 30

• A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold
  War, 1980-2000

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Readings

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Introduction

• Ich bin ein Berliner!
• Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

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Conservative Shift in American Culture and
Politics

• Ronald Reagan

Well, there you go again!
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Conservative Cultural Trends in the 1970s

• Evangelicals
• Old Time Gospel Hour
• Jerry Falwell

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Conservatism Triumphant The 1980 Election

• Moral Majority
• Jerry Falwell

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Map 30.1 The Election of 1980
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Enacting the Conservative Domestic Agenda

• Recession
• Budget Deficit
• Economic Rebound
• Sandra Day OConnor
• Robert Bork

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Map 30.2 Land Ownership in the West
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The Cold War Heats Up

• Strategic Defense Initiative
• Osama bin Laden
• DLC

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Anti-Sandinista Contras
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Map 30.3 The United States in Latin America and
the Caribbean
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Figure 30.2 The American Birthrate, 19601991
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Iran Contra Scandal and a Thaw in US-Soviet
Relations

• Iran-Contra Scandal
• Beruit newspaper reported
• 508 antitanks via Israel to Iran
• 1985
• Encourage moderate elements in Tehran to gain
  release of US hostages in Lebanon

• Donald Regan resigned
• Oliver North, White House aide had diverted money
  from sale to the Nicaraguan Contras
• Poindexter admitted he had concealed this from
  President Reagan.

Reagan became the Teflon President!
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Reagan and Gorbachev
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Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces(INF) Treaty

• December 1987
• Eliminated 2,500 nuclear warheads from Europe
• May 1989 Reagans visit to Moscow
• Reagan had once called the Soviet Union the EVIL
  EMPIRE.

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Conflict and Terrorism in the Middle
EastandBeyond
Walzing with Bashir Intifada TWA
Highjacking Flight 103 Lockerbie, Scotland
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Domestic Drift and New World Order

• George Herbert Walker Bush

It wouldnt be prudent!
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1988The Conservative Momentum Continues

• I want a kinder gentler nation.

Dukakis/Bentsen Jesse Jackson George Herbert
Walker Bush
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Presidential Election of 1988
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The Cold War Ends Global Challenges Persist

• July 1991
• Bush/ Gorbachev
• Apartheid
• Nelson Mandella
• Tiananmen Square

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The Persian Gulf War, 1991

• Iraq
• August 2, 1991
• Invasion of Kuwait
• January 6, 1992
• February 23, 1992
• Invasion of Iraq
• By God, weve kicked the Vietnam Syndrome once
  and for all.

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Map 32.1 The Mideast Crisis,19802000
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Gulf War continued
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Trouble at Home Economic Woes, Racial Tensions,
Environmental Threats

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Savings and Loans collapse (1988-1990)
• Federal Deficit
• Exxon Valdez
• Justice Clarence Thomas
• David Souter

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1992 Americas Voters Choose New Course
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1992 Election continued

• William Jefferson Clinton (Bill)
• Albert Gore, Jr. (Al.)
• George Bush (lost)
• Ross Perot

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Domestic and Global Issues at Centurys End
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Trade, Gay Rights, Health Care Clintons Mixed
Record

• North American Free Trade Agreement
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Christian Coalition

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Conservative Resurgence and Welfare Reform
1994-1996

• Newt Gingrich
• Rush Limbaugh
• Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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A Pandoras Box of Dangers in a Post-Cold War
World

• Air strikes in Bosnia
• Serbia
• Kosovo
• Slobodan Milosevic
• Vladimir Putin
• North Korea

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Terrorism The War of the Future

• US Embassy attacks
• USS Cole
• Osama bin Laden

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Defining Americas Role and Global Changes

• Globalization

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Moderation, White House Scandal, and a Disputed
Election, 1996-2000
I have never had sexual relations with that
woman!
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Clinton Battles Big Tobacco and Woos Political
Moderates
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Media Field Day as Scandal Grips the White House

• Paula Jones
• Monica Lewinsky
• Linda Tripp
• Kenneth Starr
• Impeachment
• Chief Justice William Rehnquist
• Newt Gingrich

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2000 Divided Nation, Disputed Election

• George W. Bush
• Al Gore
• Joseph Liberman
• Ralph Nadar
• Florida support ruined Gore
• Hanging Chads

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Economic and Cultural Trends at Centurys End
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2000 Election
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An Uneven Prosperity

• IT
• NASDAQ
• America Online/Time-Warner

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Figure 30.1 Women in the Work Force, 19501992
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Unemployment Rate
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America and the World Economy
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Affluence and a Search for Heroes
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AIDS Epidemic Rages On Outbursts of Violence
Stir Concern

• HIV and AIDS Deaths
• Columbine High School
• Do you believe in Jesus?
• Oklahoma City Bombing

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Culture Wars A Broader View

• Gays/Lesbians
• Disney World Boycott
• Day of Prayer

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Chronology 1980-2000
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Conclusion