APUSH - Conservative Movement, Globalization, War on Terrorism

What factors lead to the rise of the Conservative Movement?

Foreign Policy Failures (Iran Hostage), Distrust in Govt (Watergate), Evangelical Movement, Increase in govt size, Stagflation, Oil Crisis

Reaganomics

Reagan's economic policy

tax cuts, arms build up, budget cuts, lassiez-faire

Big Government

A negative term, used mainly by conservatives to describe government programs in areas where they believe government shouldn't be involved, especially those that spend money on social problems.

Bellicose Rhetoric

Early in his administration, Reagan used aggressive words towards the Soviet Union: "Evil Empire"

Mikhail Gorbachev

Soviet leader

How did Reagan and Gorbachev improve relations?

Reduced weapons

First Gulf War

In 1991 was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations led by the United States and mandated by the United Nations in order to liberate Kuwait.

NATO bomb Milosevic

Stepping in to stop genocide in Serbia

Outsourcing

Jobs are moved to other countries

Rust Belt

northeastern and midwestern states of US in which heavy industry has declined

North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico to gradually remove tariffs and other trade barriers. Some say it lead to outsourcing.

Where are immigrants from in the 1980s and onward?

Asia and Latin America

9/11 Attacks

Terrorist attacks targeting the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and potentially the White House. Lead to War on Terrorism.

War on Terrorism

initiated by george w. bush after the september 11, 2001, attacks to weed out terrorist operatives throughout the world, using diplomacy, military means, improved homeland security, stricter banking laws, and other means

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons intended to kill or harm on a large scale

Conflict in Iraq

Oil and concern of WMD