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• 1980s and Neo-conservatism
• 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush
• New Rights
• New Right – Social Values • Denounced: • Abortion • Homosexuality • Affirmative action • Advocated: • Loose separation of church and state • Prayer in schools • Tougher penalties for criminals
• New Right – Economic Values • Free Markets • Deregulation • Limited government intervention
• 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush
• Election of 1980
• Reagan’s Characteristics • History: • A sports announcer for a radio station • Actor in Hollywood • President of the Screen Actors Guild (helped purge reds from the industry) • Spokesman for General Electric • Governor of CA
• Reagan’s Characteristics • "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'“ - Ronald Reagan
• 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush
• The Reagan Revolution
• Reaganomics – Laffer Curve Clip
• Reaganomics • Supply Side Economics • budget constraints + tax reduction • Goal • Stimulate investment • Boost productivity • Grow GDP • Reduce the federal deficit
• Prosperity in the 1980s
• Reality of Reaganomics • Income gaps widened between the rich and poor: • The poor got poorer (due to inflation) • The rich got richer • The middle class was stagnant
• Reality of Reaganomics • Income gaps widened between the rich and poor: • The poor got poorer • The rich got richer • The middle class was stagnant • Added $2 trillion to the national debt
• National Debt
• Check Up! • Summarize the basic principles of Supply-Side Economics.
• 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush
• Lebanon • 1983 • U.S. peace-keeping force arrive • October 1983 • suicide bomber attacks U.S. Marine barrack • 200 marines killed
• Grenada • October 1983 • Military coup in Grenada • Marxists seized power • American troops swiftly overran the island and ousted the insurgents
• Libya • Libya’s gov. sponsored a terrorist attack on a passenger liner • U.S. retaliated • Libya put on list of states who support terrorists
• The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua
• The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused
• The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused • 1985 • Am. diplomats secretly arranged arms sales to the Iranians • Money from the payment for the arms was diverted to the contras
• The Iran-Contra Affair • 1979 - Revolution deposed the dictator of Nicaragua • Secret Dealings • Reagan requested aid for contra rebels fighting against the left-wing Nicaragua regime • Congress refused • 1985 • Am. diplomats secretly arranged arms sales to the Iranians • Money from the payment for the arms was diverted to the contras • November 1986 • Congress investigates but does not impeach • A congressional committee concluded that “if the president did not know what his national security advisers were doing, he should have”
• Check Up! • How did President Reagan’s administration reflect the basic ideas and principles of the Neoconservative movement?
• 1980s and Neo-conservatism • Neo-Conservatism • Election of 1980 • Reagan • Reagonomics • Global Intervention • End of the Cold War – Reagan/Bush
• Reagan’s Strategy With the Soviets • New arms race • Goal: Bankrupt the Soviet Union
• Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) • Goal: Build Satellites could fire laser beams to destroy ICBMs
• Meanwhile in Russia…
• Mikhail Gorbachev • Elected 1985 • Committed to radical reforms in the Soviet Union • Reforms: • Glasnost – • Expand civil lib. • Perestroika – • Adopting free-market practices
• Reagan Reacts • Reagan – Tear Down this Wall (4:00)
• George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War • Yaleeducated • Served in WWII • oil business in TX • Served as a congressman • Was emissary to China • Ambassador to the UN • Director of the CIA • Vice president
• The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. VS. 1956 1989
• The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government ends • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania
• The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania • December 1989 • The Berlin Wall fell • This marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War
• The Fall of Communism • August 1989 • Poland’s communist government is toppled by the people. • September-November 1989 • The communist regimes collapsed in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania • December 1989 • The Berlin Wall fell • This marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War • October 1990 • Germany reunited
• Collapse of the USSR • December 1991 • The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 republics loosely confederated in the Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS),
• 1. Armenia, 2. Azerbaijan, 3. Belarus, 4. Estonia, 5. Georgia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Kyrgyzstan, 8. Latvia, 9. Lithuania, 10. Moldova, 11. Russia, 12. Tajikistan, 13. Turkmenistan, 14. Ukraine, 15. Uzbekistan
• Results of the end of the Cold War • No more tension over nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia • It also marked the virtual end of communism world-wide • Democracy now had no more ideological battles left to fight • U.S. became uncontested world power
• Affirmative: The collapse of communism was due to internal pressures caused by social and political conflict within Eastern Europe.