module four

“New Right” movement of the 1970’s and 1980

conservative energetical christans that are protentant and catholic and they are pushing back against liberalism in the 1960’s like sexual revolution, they help elect ronold Reagan in 1980 as well as other ppl.

New rights main concern

social and cultral issues, ex overturning roe v.wade that legalized abortion at the national level.

Ronald reagan

becomes president in 1980, beats jimmy carter, he become well known from being a actor in hollywood, where he really became well known is when he become governer in cali in 1996, his nickname was great communicator, charismatic leader

strategic Defense initiative SDI

never actually gets develped, but the us tried to and soviet union tried to match the us spending on it and they go broke. but it was going to create satellites that had lasers on them

Reagan’s and advisor’s economic plan

they believed if they cut back spending on social programs and lowered taxes that it will boost productivity and increased investment and lead to ecomomic growth and by this it was going to increases tax revenue.

intermediate reange nuclear forces treaty inp

gets passed during reagans 2nd term, works with mikali gorbacj to create this, it removes all intermidate range nuclear missiles out of europe ,tensions are easing on cold war they both won a nobal peace prize

u.s marines deployed to lebanon and the results

leberon was shooting rockets at isreal, isreal invades levanon, reagan sends marines as peach makers, terrorist of hezallah drives trucks of explosions at marines killing 250 of them, reagan pulls they rest out of there and creates tension.

u.s intervention in grenada in 1983

reagan sends u.s forces in caribbean island of grenada, a maxist coup tries overthrowing the goverment there, sends in troops. stops communist/maxist, takeover the country , protects american citizens, quick u.s victory

election of 1984

reagan wins landslide victory against walter mondale (congressmen, democrat) reagan was so popular that walter’s stragies didnt work.

mikhali gorbachev

introduces two new things, to reform the soviet union being some free speech and allowing some free market

sandra day o connor

first female supreme court judge in us history.

contras

• Rebels fighting communist Sandinistas in Nicaragua

• Reagan wanted to support them

Iran-Contra Affair

• U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran

• Money given to Contras

• Major scandal

• Reagan claimed he didn’t know

Fall of USSR → Ethnic Conflict

• Communism kept groups under control

• After collapse → ethnic violence

• Example: Yugoslavia (Serbs vs others)

Cause of Persian Gulf War

• Iraq invades Kuwait for oil/money

Persian Gulf War (U.S. Entry)

• U.S. defends Saudi Arabia (Desert Shield)

• Coalition forces push Iraq out

Clarence Thomas Hearings

• Accused of sexual harassment (Anita Hill)

• Very controversial

• Barely confirmed to Supreme Court

Election of 1992

• Bill Clinton wins

• Main reason: bad economy

• Ross Perot splits Republican vote

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

• Clinton policy under Bill Clinton

• Gays/lesbians can serve if they don’t disclose identity

• Repealed in 2010 under Obama

Branch Davidians (Waco

• Cult led by David Koresh

• Standoff with FBI in Waco, Texas

• Ended in fire + deaths

• Led to public controversy over FBI response

Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)

• ar bomb at federal building

• Carried out by Timothy McVeigh

• 168 people killed (many children)

• Motivated by anti-government beliefs

Contract with America (1994

• Led by Newt Gingrich

• Republican campaign promises

• Helped Republicans win Congress

• Forced Clinton to move more moderate

Welfare Reform Act (1996)

• Required welfare recipients to work or apply for jobs

• Reduced long-term welfare dependence

• Example of Clinton compromise policy

Clinton Impeachment

• Accused of perjury + obstruction of justice

• Related to Monica Lewinsky scandal

• Impeached but NOT removed from office

Clinton Impeachment

• Accused of perjury + obstruction of justice

• Related to Monica Lewinsky scandal

• Impeached but NOT removed from office

Election of 2000

• Very close Bush vs Gore

• Florida recount controversy

• Supreme Court stops recount → George W. Bush wins Electoral College

NAFTA

• Free trade agreement between U.S., Canada, Mexico

• No tariffs (free trade zone)

• Still in effect today

September 11, 2001

• Terror attacks by Al-Qaeda

• Planes hit World Trade Center + Pentagon

• Over 2,000 deaths

• Led to War on Terror

United Flight 93

• Fourth hijacked plane

• Passengers fought back

• Crashed in Pennsylvania

• Likely target: U.S. Capitol

Osama bin Laden

• Leader of Al-Qaeda

• Planned 9/11 attacks

• Hiding in Afghanistan after attacks

Invasion of Afghanistan

• U.S. invades after Taliban refuses to give up bin Laden

• Begins War on Terror

• Goal: destroy Al-Qaeda bases

USA Patriot Act

• Expanded government surveillance

• Allowed monitoring of phones + emails

• Goal: prevent terrorism

Department of Homeland Security

• Created after 9/11

• Coordinates national security + anti-terror efforts

• Monitors threats inside U.S.

Iraq War Support (2003)

• Led by Bush administration officials (Cheney, Rumsfeld)

• Supported by claims of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction)

• Iraq invaded in 2003

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)

• Chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons

• Used as justification for Iraq War

• Not found after invasion

No Child Left Behind

• Education reform under Bush

• Increased standardized testing

• Schools penalized for low performance

Election of 2004

• George W. Bush defeats John Kerry

• Bush still popular in first term

Social Security Privatization Attempt

• Bush tried to allow private retirement accounts

• Idea = investment-based Social Security

• Proposal failed in Congress

Bush Second Term Struggles

• Hurricane Katrina damage + response criticism

• Led to loss of Republican support

Great Recession (2008) Causes

• Housing bubble burst

• Mortgage defaults

• Bank failures (Lehman Brothers, AIG)

• Financial system collapse

TARP (2008)

• Troubled Asset Relief Program

• $700 billion bailout

• Government rescued major banks

Hurricane Katrina

• Major hurricane hit New Orleans

• Levee failures caused flooding

• ~1,300 deaths

• Poor government response widely criticized

Election of 2008

• Barack Obama defeats John McCain

• First African American president

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Economic stimulus after 2008 crash

• Government spending to boost economy

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

• Health care reform law

• Expanded insurance coverage

ACA Controversy

• Debated over government role in healthcare

• Mandates and costs were controversial

Tea Party Movement

• Conservative movement in 2000s

• Opposed taxes and government spending

• Influenced Republican Party politics