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Conservatism -switch from “public action to private interest” -less federal gov’t action and entitlement programs ----more community action -New Right, Conservative Coalition, Moral Majority -rise of conservative Republicans Ronald Reagan and George Bush

1980 Election -1979 Carter “Crisis of Confidence” Speech ”Are You better off than fours years ago?” -Great Communicator

Reaganomics -cutting government spending -lowering of taxes to promote business -supply-side economics -”trickle down economics” -economy began to respond to policies -great deficit spending however lead to tax increases and debt

Cold Warrior -Reagan had been a hardliner against communism -refers to USSR as the “Evil Empire” -increased military spending Star Wars or SDI -increase in nuclear arsenal -Soviet system starts to decline by late 80’s

Cold Warrior -Reagan had been a hardliner against communism -refers to USSR as the “Evil Empire” -increased military spending Star Wars or SDI -increase in nuclear arsenal -Soviet system starts to decline by late 80’s

Domestic Issues -Reagan and Bush appoint conservative Justices -Chief Justice William Rehnquist -deregulation of the economy lowered prices in some industries and increased competition, but created some scandals -Savings and Loan Bailouts

Foreign Intervention -Iran-Contra Scandal---weapons secretly sold to Iran in exchange for money to be given to anti-communism Contras of Nicaragua -Grenada---effort to prevent communist rule -Panama---arrest of General Noriega to stop flow of illegal drugs

Social Issues -AIDS -Abortion -Drug Abuse Just Say No -Graying of America -baby boomers

Educational Issues -”A Nation at Risk” --educational debate about reform- -School voucher debate -educational testing programs

Birth of Modern Era --Apple Computer --Microsoft --Space Shuttles

Birth of Modern Era --Apple Computer --Microsoft --Space Shuttles

Modern Life --MTV --Rap Music -”Me Generation”

George Bush -George Bush won the 1988 election -strong foreign policy background (CIA) and former VP -makes mistake with “Read my Lips, no new taxes” -policies suffer because of poor economy -gridlock in government appears

Cold War -Soviets withdraw some troops in late 80’s -Democracy movements begin in Europe -Nov. 1989 Berlin Wall is destroyed Germany reunites -Yugoslavia breaks apart and fighting begins China experiences democratic protests 1989 Tiananmen Square

Lone Superpower -Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power, 1985---Soviet economy is horrible -Glasnost -Perestroika -1991 coup attempted Boris Yeltsin -14 Republics of USSR begin to separate -Nuclear concerns

Desert War -George Bush’s Presidency -Iraq invades Kuwait Saddam Hussein -Operation Desert Shield -Operation Desert Storm Colin Powell Norman Schwarzkopf

Post-War -Highest Presidential Approval Rating -successful war -low casualties -1992 Recession -poor economy leads to unfavorable opinions