A PUS History Week 13

Objectives This Week 9.01 Shifting Ideology 9.02 Foreign Policy 9.03 Changing Demographics

9.01 Shifting Ideology Make sure you understand the following: Neoconservatives Moral Majority Role of federal government Great Society Supply-side economics OPEC Jimmy Carter and US economy

Economic Challenges Inflation during the 1970s due to rising cost of oil Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed an embargo on oil to the US

Neoconservatism Argued Nation’s morals were slipping since the 1960s Moral Majority, 1979 by Jerry Falwell. Fundamentalist Christian organization. Wanted a return to family values Believed government social programs did more harm than good. Believed in less government and lower taxes Opposed gay rights, abortion, and feminism

Reaganomics AKA, supply-side economics Believed in cutting taxes, reduce size of government, and control over business (deregulation) Idea was to put more money in the pockets of Americans and Businesses so they would purchase more Tax Cuts led to decrease in Federal programs (Great Society, student loans, job training, and mass transportation) However, defense spending was increased, US exports were falling, did not help the poor. 1983, the economy started to get better but crashed in 1987. High-profile investors faced charges of manipulating funds in illegal ways Rural and Urban poor suffered the most. Most jobs added were low-p[aying service work

9.02 Foreign Policy Make sure you understand the following: Anti-Communist regimes Iran-Contra Affair Reagan Doctrine Bosnia US role in human rights policy War on Terror

Reagan Doctrine Supporting Anti-Communist revolutions. Directly confronted Soviet-supported regimes

Foreign Policy in the 1990s Focus switched to Terrorism and Human Rights Violations Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda Attacked WTC in 1993 USS COle 9/11 Domestic Terrorism Oklahoma City Bombing Columbine School shooting Tiananmen Square in China Rwanda Genocide Bosnia and Kosovo (Bosnians murdered Albanian Muslims)

War on Terror USA PATRIOT Act Department of Homeland Security Afghanistan War Iraq War

9.03 Changing Demographics Make sure you understand the following: Sun Belt Refugee Act of 1890 Migrants before 1965 Hispanic population increase Illegal Immigrants “Model minority” Interracial marriage Gap in pay between men and women Bilingualism

Demographic Shifts Sun Belt- Americans moved from the north to the south. Southern states became more business friendly and had lower taxes. Factories in the north moved overseas Increased immigration from Latin America (Before 1960s, most immigrants came from Europe) Mariel Boat Lift-125,000 Cubans moved to Florida Violence and turmoil led to an increase in migration from Central America Asians- “Model Immigrant” skilled and well educated

Immigration Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)-Immigration policy allowed for skilled and educated individuals Refugee Act (1980)-Defined a refugee. Can increase # based on emergencies Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)- crime for employees to hire or recruit illegal immigrants Immigration Act- increased number of immigrants allowed each year USA Patriot Act- restricted individuals who might be terrorists 2006- Protests against legislation making living in the country illegally a felon Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (2012)- Anyone who came to the US before 16 exempt from deportation and eligible for a renewable work permit

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