The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992 Period 9
Election of 1980 Jimmy Carter (Dem) Ronald Reagan (Rep) New Right
Reagan Revolution Iran hostages Proposition 13 – 1978 “Reaganomics” Smaller govt, Less Bureaucracy, Freer markets Boll Weevils Failed assassination – 1981 Supply-side economics
The Cold War Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) – 1983 Soviet Olympic boycott – 1984 Election of 1984 vs. Walter Mondale/Ferraro Mikhail Gorbachev - 1985 Glasnost Perestroika Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Other Foreign Affairs Lebanon Invasion - 1982 Nicaragua’s Sandinistas – 1979 Contras Iran-Contra affair - 1986
Conservatism The Religious Right Sandra Day O’Connor Moral Majority Sandra Day O’Connor Affirmative Action - 1989 Abortion – Webster v. Reproductive Health Services - 1998 Planned Parenthood v. Casey - 1992
Election of 1988 Black Monday – 1987 Michael Dukakis – (Dem) George H. W. Bush – (Rep)
The End of the Cold War Tiananmen Square – 1989 Fall of Berlin Wall – 1989 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Chechnya Yugoslavia
Crisis in the Middle East Persian Gulf Crisis – Aug, 1990 UN attack – Jan, 1991 Operation Desert Storm – Feb, 1991
President Bush Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990 Clarence Thomas hearings 1990 tax