Unit 16 – Terms and Concepts
Chapters 32 & 33
Irish/BHS
Spring, 2013
Chapter 32 – The Republican Resurgence, 1980-1992
Chapter 33 – America in Flux, 1990-2001
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Ronald Reagan
Rise of conservatism
Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority
The Religious Right/Christian Conservatives
Neo-conservatism led by William F. Buckley and Milton Friedman
Ronald Reagan’s leadership and ideals
Election of 1980
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Ronald Reagan
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Jimmy Carter
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John Anderson
Economic problems in the early 1980s
Foreign policy problems in the early 1980s
“Reagan Democrats” – New Deal Coalition supporters of Ronald Reagan
Supply-Side Economics
Reagan’s efforts to limit the role of government
Reagan’s reaction and handling of the air traffic controllers’ strike
Sandra Day O’Connor
Growing federal deficits
Massive defense spending
Gramm-Rudman
U.S. trade deficit
Income disparity
Election of 1984
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Ronald Reagan
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Walter Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
Reagan’s foreign policy
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Arab-Israeli turmoil and U.S. policy
Bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon
Iran-Contra Affair
Improved relations with the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Glasnost and Perestroika
INF Agreement
AIDS Epidemic
War on Drugs
Election of 1988
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George H.W. Bush
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Michael Dukakis
Economic problems during the Bush administration
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
End of the Cold War
China and the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square
Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement in Poland
Collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin
Commonwealth of Independent States
START I and START II
Operation Desert Storm / Persian Gulf War
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Clarence Thomas – Anita Hill Confrontation
Issue of sexual harassment in the workplace
Growth of the Sunbelt
“The Graying of America” – aging American population
Immigration
Advancements and setbacks for African-Americans
Affirmative Action
The Rodney King Beating and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992
Recession of 1992
Election of 1992
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George H.W. Bush
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Bill Clinton
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H. Ross Perot
Bill Clinton
Economic recovery beginning in 1993
North American Free Trade Agreement
Clinton’s comprehensive healthcare plan and reasons for its failure
Republican Revolution of 1994 (congressional mid-term elections)
Newt Gingrich
Contract With America
Clinton’s leadership and governing style after 1994
“triangulation”
Welfare Reform Bill – “ending welfare as we know it.”
Election of 1996
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Bill Clinton
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Bob Dole
Post-Cold War foreign policy problems
Clinton’s foreign policy with Russia and China
Clinton’s foreign policy and intervention in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and
Kosovo
Economic boom of the 1990s and the budget surplus by the end of the
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Impact of the technology boom and the Internet
Domestic Problems / Growing Violence
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Randy Weaver and Ruby Ridge
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David Koresh and the Branch Davidians
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Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing
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The Unabomber – Ted Kaczynski
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School Shootings – Columbine High School
Impeachment of President Clinton – causes and effects
Election of 2000
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George W. Bush
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Al Gore
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Ralph Nader
September 11, 2001