Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 31: From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

Highlights Politics and Diplomacy after Watergate The Rise of the New American Right The “Reagan Revolution” America and the Waning of the Cold War © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Politics and Diplomacy after Watergate The Ford Custodianship Nixon Pardoned Ford’s Diplomatic Successes Gerald Ford (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Politics and Diplomacy after Watergate The Election of 1976 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Politics and Diplomacy after Watergate Human Rights and National Interests Camp David Accords The Year of the Hostages Iranian Revolution Carter’s Falling Popularity © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Rise of the New American Right The Sunbelt and Its Politics Rise of the “Sunbelt” Sagebrush Rebellion Suburban Conservatism The Politics of Religion Evangelical Christianity The Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The Rise of the New American Right The New Right Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Rise of the New American Right The Tax Revolt Proposition 13 Attacking Taxes The Campaign of 1980 1980 Election The Election of 1980 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The “Reagan Revolution” The Reagan Coalition Corporate Elites “Neo-Conservatives” Populist Conservatives Reagan in the White House © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The “Reagan Revolution” “Supply-Side” Economics “Reaganomics” “Deregulation” Sources of the Recovery © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The “Reagan Revolution” The Fiscal Crisis Soaring National Debt Welfare Benefits Cut © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The “Reagan Revolution” Reagan and the World Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) Reagan Doctrine Terrorism © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The “Reagan Revolution” The Election of 1984 The Election of 1984 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

America and the Waning of the Cold War The Fall of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev Tiananmen Square Dissolution of the USSR © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

America and the Waning of the Cold War Reagan and Gorbachev The Fading of the Reagan Revolution Savings and Loan Crisis Iran-Contra Scandal © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

America and the Waning of the Cold War The Election of 1988 Bush’s Negative Campaign The Election of 1988 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

America and the Waning of the Cold War The First Bush Presidency Political Gridlock 1990 Recession The First Gulf War Invasion of Kuwait George H. W. Bush (Library of Congress) © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

America and the Waning of the Cold War The Election of 1992 Bill Clinton Ross Perot The Election of 1992 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.