1. Conservative Ascendence WBHS Mr. Buttell KC 9.1 I-II, 9.2 I & 9.3 I APUSH

2. The 4 th Great Awakening? Secular liberalism of the 60s and 70s sparked an evangelical revival in America Moral decay of society caused by feminism, counterculture, sexual freedom, gay rights, divorce, and legalized abortion.

3. The 4 th Great Awakening? 1976 declared year of the evangelical by Newsweek magazine Carter first evangelical elected TV made this expansion to many living rooms with shows such as 700 Club (Pat Robertson), Old Time Gospel Hour (Jerry Falwell), and the PTL (Jim and Tammy Baker)

4. Carter Presidency: Human Rights & Foreign Policy Carter Presidency: Human Rights & Foreign Policy

5. Camp David Accords Camp David Accords Pres. Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel w/Carter as mediator. Sept. 17, 1978 peace accord signed Both parties pledged to respect each others borders and peace

6. Diplomatic Relations with China Restored, 1979 Diplomatic Relations with China Restored, 1979

7. Panama Canal Treaties, 1978 Panama Canal Treaties, 1978

8. Iranian Hostage Crisis 444 Days Iranian Hostage Crisis 444 Days November 4, 1979, a mob of anti- American Islamic fundamentalists stormed the US Embassy.

9. The Energy Crisis and OPEC The Energy Crisis and OPEC

10. Rescue in Iran Iranian mobs burning effigies of Uncle Sam and American flags on nightly TV Without a stable govt. in Iran to work with on freeing hostages, Carter sends in highly trained commando team to rescue the hostages Equipment failure caused mission to be scrapped. As commandos withdrew at night, two of their aircraft collided killing eight of the rescuers

11. Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

12. Carter’s Lame Responses Carter’s Lame Responses End of Détente Suspension of SALT II Suspension of Grain Sales to USSR Boycott of 1980 Olympics

14. Election of 1980 Election of 1980

15. Unlikely Running Mates

16. 1980 “ Are you better off now than you were four years ago? ” “ There you go again! ”

17. William Casey’s Iran Hostage Ploy?

18. President Reagan!

19. Assassination Attempt by John Hinckley

20. The Reagan Revolution and the “New Right”

21. Supply-Side Economics; Laffer Curve

22. Reaganomics (ERTA)

23. Results?

24. Age of Greed: Ivan Boesky, Mike Milken

25. AIDS Epidemic

26. Sandra Day O’Connor

27. Grenada Invasion

28. SDI (“Star Wars”)

29. Arms Buildup

30. The “Evil Empire”

31. Zero Option

32. Nuclear Freeze Movement

33. Nuclear Fears

34. Ronnie and Gorbachev

35. INF & START TREATIES

36. 1984 Reelection

37. Geraldine Ferraro: First Female V.P. Nominee of A Major Political Party

38. “I kicked some ass out there.” GHWB

39. Reagan= 54,451,521 (58.8%) Mondale= 37, 565,334 (40.5%)

40. Iran-Contra Scandal

41. “I call them freedom fighters”

42. Sandinistas

43. Robert McFarlane

44. National Security Advisors John Poindexter Robert McFarlane

45. “Neat Idea”

46. “I never lied to the American public”

47. Nancy and Ronnie

48. Alzheimer's, 1994 Letter

49. June 6, 2004