Period 9 - Conservative Resurgence 1980-1992
VOCABULARY
Word
1. 1991
Definition
The year the Cold War ends. The
Soviet Union dissolved and was
replaced by the Commonwealth
of Independent States.
Analysis
What event marked the end of
the cold war?
2. Reaganomics (Supply Side
Economics)
Reagan’s idea to fix our economy
and get us out of recession using
supply side economics. Theory
that economic growth depends
on increasing the supply of
goods & services through tax
cuts
Which section of society (rich or
poor) would benefit most from
this style of economics?
3. New Right
A political movement
Which political party would this
compromising the evangelical
group support?
Christian organizations and other
groups and activists who worked
for conservative causes. Groups
such as the Moral Majority,
National Rifle Association,
Heritage Foundation
4. Strategic Defense Initiative
An arms program announced by
President Reagan to create a
“missile shield” designed to
protect the US from nuclear
attack.
What was this programs
nickname? (GOOLE IT!)
And did this program actually
exist?
5. Peace Through Strength
Reagan’s idea that the best way
to prevent war was to make
America’s enemies think that the
US had both the means and the
will to stop aggression. To carry
this out, Reagan sharply
increased military spending.
6. Iran Contra Affair
a scandal in which officials in the What will this do the credibility
Reagan administration sold arms gap and America’s
to Iran to help gain the release of
US hostages and sent money
from the arms sales to the
Contras in Nicaragua. Caused
people to lose trust in
government
7. National Rifle Association
A national organization founded
in 1871 that promotes the legal
use of guns and gun safety in the
US and defends a US citizen's
constitutional right to own and
bear arms.
8. Brady Bill
A provision of US federal law
What events could have led to
that requires a waiting period for the creation of this bill? (Any
handgun purchases and
assassination attempts?)
background checks on those who
wish to purchase handguns.
How is this different from
Nixon’s policy of détente?
Which political party is the NRA
typically tied with?
9. AIDS
A disease in which there is a
severe loss of the body's cellular
immunity, greatly lowering the
resistance to infection and
malignancy.
What group of people was
blamed for the spread of HIV and
AIDS?
Why do you think that was?
10.
Federal Deficit
An excess of the federal
government's spending over its
revenue; "federal deficits can
cause inflation"
Google—What was the Federal
deficit before and then after
Reagan?
Before:
After:
Why do you think this is?
11.
Heritage Foundation
Is an American conservative
group based in Washington, D.C.
Heritage's stated mission is to
"formulate and promote
conservative public policies
based on the principles of free
enterprise, limited government,
individual freedom, traditional
American values, and a strong
national defense" .The
foundation took a leading role in
the conservative movement
during the presidency of Ronald
Reagan, whose policies drew
significantly from Heritage's
policy study Mandate for
Leadership.
Give an example of policies that
Reagan Implemented would
have supported the Heritage
Foundation?
12.
Moral Majority
A political action group formed
in the 1970s to further a
conservative and religious
agenda, including the allowance
of prayer in schools and strict
laws against abortion.
Which political party would this
group support?
13.
Social Security
Reform
Social Security Reform of the
Why would congress raise the
1980s included: in 1983
age of retirement? (which group
Taxation of Social Security
was approaching retirement age)
benefits was introduced--all New
Federal hires were required to
be under Social Security, the
retirement age increased for
younger workers to 66 and 67
years; and in 1984 Congress
passed the Disability Benefits
Reform Act modifying several
aspects of the disability program.
14.
Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty
START (Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty) was a bilateral treaty
between the United States of
America and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (USSR) on the
Reduction and Limitation of
Strategic Offensive Arms. The
treaty was signed on 31 July
1991 and entered into force on 5
December 1994.The treaty
limited the U.S and USSR from
deploying more than 6,000
nuclear warheads atop a total of
1,600 ICBMs, submarinelaunched ballistic missiles, and
bombers.
15.
1991, international conflict in
which UN forces, led by the US,
attacked Iraq over the course of
two months and successfully
forced its troops out of
neighboring Kuwait, which Iraq
had invaded in 1990
Persian Gulf War
What other Cold War treaties (or
policies) is this similar to?
What event started the Gulf
War? Why?
16.
Marines In Lebanon
In 1983, a suicide bomber
attacked American & French
barracks in Beirut, capital of
Lebanon. 241 US Marines & 58
French were killed. Reagan
removes all forces from Lebanon
Why were the Marines initially in
Lebanon—why where they there
in the first place?
17.
Reagan Doctrine
Reagan’s policy of openly
supporting anti-communist
insurgents and movements
around the world
Why would Reagan support AntCommunity insurgents?
18.
Sandra Day O’Connor
first woman Justice on the US
Supreme Court appointed by
Ronald Reagan in 1983
Why is this significant?
19.
Phyllis Shlafly
An American constitutional
lawyer, conservative, activist,
and author. She is known for her
social and political conservatism,
her opposition to modern
feminism and for her campaign
against the proposed Equal
Rights Amendment (ERA).
Why might a female oppose the
ERA?
20.
Billy Graham
American, Southern Baptist
minister, voiced his conservative
views and gained a lot of support
What is an evangelist? (USE
GOOGLE IF NECESSARY)
Is Billy Graham an Evangelist?
21.
Saddam Hussein
Was the fifth President of Iraq,
serving in this capacity from 16
July 1979 until 9 April 2003. He
suppressed several movements,
particularly Shi'a and Kurdish
movements seeking to
overthrow the government or
gain independence, and
maintained power during the
Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War.
Whereas some venerated
Saddam for his opposition to
Israel—which included the use of
military force—he was widely
condemned in the west for the
brutality of his dictatorship.
Google—find an example of
Saddam Hussein’s brutality?
How did he treat the Shi’a
Muslims living in Iraq?
22.
Mikhail Gorbachev
He was the seventh and last
undisputed leader of the Soviet
Union, having served as General
Secretary of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union from
1985 until 1991, and as the
country's head of state from
1988 until its dissolution in 1991.
Gorbachev's policies of openness
and restructuring as well as
summit conferences with United
States President Ronald Reagan
contributed to the end of the
Cold War, removed the
constitutional role of the
Communist Party in governing
the state, and led to the
Find an example (Google or
book) of a policy or action taken
by Gorbachev that would lead to
the end of the Cold War.
23.
Ronald Reagan
24.
George H. W. Bush
dissolution of the Soviet Union.
President from 1981-1989
Conservative leaders who
promoted supply side economics
and created huge budget deficits
President from 1989-1993,
continued Reagan’s conservative
policies, and known for success
in Persian Gulf War
What should Reagan be best
known for? (what is something
he accomplished)
What action did George H.W
Bush take during the Persian
Gulf War?