2. Reagan’s policies impacted the relationship between the federal and state governments Reagan had a conservative political philosophy: wanted to reduce the role of the government in the: - economy - society

3. Reagan and the Conservatives advocated for the following: Tax cuts Give more responsibilities to the state governments Appointed judges that used “judicial restraint” Reduced the number of government programs Loosened government regulations on businesses and corporations Built up the military Ronald Reagan

4. Reagan’s vice president, George H.W. Bush is elected president in 1988 Bill Clinton, a centrist Democrat, is elected in 1992 In the 1990’s Republicans win seats in Congress & state legislatures George W. Bush elected president in 2000

5. Foreign Aid Humanitarian Aid Support for human rights Haitian Relief: Earthquake

6. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe - Reunification of Germany - Collapse of Yugoslavia - Breakup of the Soviet Union Persian Gulf War – 1990 – 1991 - First war that had American women serve in combat - Operation Desert Storm

9. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - U.S., Canada, Mexico Vietnam and U.S. establish full diplomatic relations Ended economic sanctions against South Africa when it ended the policy of apartheid – legal racism NATO gets involved in former Yugoslavia

13. Statue of Bill Clinton in Kosovar for his role in putting end to war with Serbia

14. 9/11 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil – N.Y. (World Trade Center) VA/DC (Pentagon) PA (crash over a field) War in Afghanistan in response to 9/11 – Taliban removed War in Iraq: looking for weapons of mass destruction

17. Women and minorities added to the Supreme Court: - 1 st female justice: Sandra Day O’Connor - Female justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Minority justice: Clarence Thomas Supreme Court protects the individual rights found in the Constitution and our right to privacy from government interference

18. Sandra Day O’Connor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clarence Thomas

19. Most immigrants today come from Asian and Latin American countries Reasons for Immigration : Political Freedom Economic Opportunities Issues Being Debated About Immigration Policy Strain on government services Fill low paying jobs in U.S. Border issues (security) Pathway to citizenship Bilingual education Increasing cultural diversity

20. Space Program : 1 st American to orbit earth: John Glenn (1969) 1 st man on the moon – “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” : Neil Armstrong 1 st female astronaut in US: Sally Ride Technological Advances: Cable TV – 24 hour news (CNN, MSNBC, etc…) Personal Computers Cell Phones World Wide Web

22.  Neil Armstrong: “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind”

25. Telecommuting – work from home or mobile work Distance Learning – web cams, on-line courses Growth in the service industries – restaurants, hotels, stores Dr. Jonas Salk – vaccine for polio American jobs are outsourced – sent overseas b/c cheaper labor and materials Jonas Salk

26. Government wants to have full employment and low inflation by doing the following: 1. Federal Reserve – controlling the supply of money and credit to expand or contract economic growth 2. President and Congress – fiscal policy decisions determine level of taxes and spending; government regulates the economy