33 The Conservative Tide 1 2 3 4 A Conservative Movement Emerges CHAPTER 33 The Conservative Tide Overview Time Lines 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 2 Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush SECTION 3 SECTION American Society in a Conservative Age 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION Chapter Assessment Transparencies

President Ronald Reagan, first inaugural address, 1981 CHAPTER 33 The Conservative Tide HOME “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” President Ronald Reagan, first inaugural address, 1981 THEMES IN CHAPTER 33 Women In America Civil Rights Cultural Diversity Constitutional Concerns

President Ronald Reagan, first inaugural address, 1981 CHAPTER 33 The Conservative Tide HOME “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” President Ronald Reagan, first inaugural address, 1981 What do you know? What does the phrase “conservative tide” mean to you? Read the quote above and answer the following: How would you paraphrase the quotation? How does the quotation help you understand what a conservative believes?

33 Time Line The United States CHAPTER 33 Time Line HOME The United States 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is appointed to the Supreme Court. President Reagan is shot. Iran frees U.S. hostages. 1982 Equal Rights Amendment fails to win ratification. 1986 The space shuttle Challenger explodes. Iran arms deal is exposed. 1987 The U.S. and USSR sign Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. 1990 The U.S. sends troops to defend Saudi Arabia from Iraq. 1991 The Persian Gulf War breaks out.

33 Time Line The World 1980 Zimbabwe claims independence. CHAPTER 33 Time Line HOME The World 1980 Zimbabwe claims independence. 1982 Great Britain and Argentina go to war over the Falkland Islands. 1986 In Russia, Chernobyl nuclear power plant emits radioactive material into the atmosphere. 1989 Chinese troops kill student dissidents in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Germans dismantle the Berlin Wall. 1990 Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Hungary. 1991 The Soviet Union breaks up. Yugoslavia dissolves in civil war.

A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges HOME Learn About the conservative movement that swept the country. To Understand how conservatism changed American politics and led to the elections of Presidents Reagan and Bush.

A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges HOME Key Idea The new conservatism begins with the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and triumphs with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.

A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges HOME Section 1 Assessment SUMMARIZING What are some of the issues that conservatives believed in strongly? strengthen national defense reduce entitlement programs reduce taxes end affirmative action stop regulating guns allow school prayer cut back government Conservative Issues defeat the ERA end busing outlaw abortion

A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges HOME Section 1 Assessment How did the leaders of the conservative movement of the 1980s want to change government? ANALYZING MOTIVES the conservative view of government compared to the liberal view the groups that made up the conservative coalition how those changes would affect existing government programs THINK ABOUT

A Conservative Movement Emerges SECTION 1 A Conservative Movement Emerges HOME Section 1 Assessment Who were the main groups that made up the conservative coalition and why did Ronald Reagan appeal to them? SYNTHESIZING their economic beliefs their political beliefs their religious beliefs THINK ABOUT

2 Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush Learn About SECTION 2 Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush HOME Learn About the programs of Presidents Reagan and Bush. To Understand how the conservative philosophy changed government policies and priorities.

2 Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush Key Idea SECTION 2 Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush HOME Key Idea President Reagan puts in place conservative policies concerning the nation’s budget and federal government.

2 2 Section Assessment Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush HOME Section 2 Assessment SUMMARIZING What were the short-term and long-term effects of Reaganomics? Definition of Reaganomics: Reagan’s economic policies advocated large tax cuts to increase private investments, leading to an increase in the nation’s supply of goods and services. Short-Term Effects Interest rates fell, stocks soared, inflation dropped, the economy grew. Long-Term Effects Increased national debt, budget deficit, trade imbalance, higher taxes.

2 2 Section Assessment Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush HOME Section 2 Assessment Why did Presidents Reagan and Bush think it was important to appoint more conservative justices to the Supreme Court? ANALYZING MOTIVES the impact that the Supreme Court has on the nation’s laws rulings that the Court made on social issues in the late 1980s and early 1990s THINK ABOUT

2 2 Section Assessment Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush HOME Section 2 Assessment In your opinion, was deregulation generally good or bad for the country, or a mixture of both? FORMING OPINIONS the effect of deregulating the savings and loan industry the effect of cutting back on environmental regulations the effect of deregulation on the airline industry and other businesses THINK ABOUT

American Society in a Conservative Age SECTION 3 American Society in a Conservative Age HOME Learn About the social and economic changes that occurred in society during the presidencies of Reagan and Bush. To Understand the effects of the new conservative movement in American politics.

American Society in a Conservative Age SECTION 3 American Society in a Conservative Age HOME Key Idea Social issues of many kinds continue to concern the nation during the conservative backlash.

American Society in a Conservative Age SECTION 3 American Society in a Conservative Age HOME Section 33 Assessment What were some of the social issues of the Reagan and Bush years? How did the government respond to them? SUMMARIZING Social Problem Government Response abortion Supreme Court restricted access drug abuse “Just Say No!” campaign low student test scores “America 2000” education initiative urban crisis reduced federal spending on cities equal rights for women federal government cut budget for day care and cut AFDC; some states offered pay equity equal rights for minorities Supreme Court reversed affirmative action

American Society in a Conservative Age SECTION 3 American Society in a Conservative Age HOME Section 33 Assessment How might improvements in the educational system affect other social problems? SYNTHESIZING the impact education might have on health-related problems the impact education might have on urban problems THINK ABOUT

American Society in a Conservative Age SECTION 3 American Society in a Conservative Age HOME Section 33 Assessment Compare the political gains and losses experienced by various groups during the Reagan and Bush administrations. COMPARING the experiences of women the experiences of African Americans the experiences of Latinos the experiences of other minorities THINK ABOUT

Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy HOME Learn About the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a global economy. To Understand America’s search for a new world role.

Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy HOME Key Idea Major changes throughout the world have a great impact on the direction of U.S. foreign policy.

Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy HOME Section 4 Assessment What was U.S. foreign policy in Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East? SUMMARIZING U.S. Foreign Policy Europe INF Treaty, START II treaty, announced end of Cold War, encouraged spread of democracy Central America and the Caribbean Cut aid to Sandinistas, sent secret aid to the Contras, invaded Grenada, seized Noriega Middle East Secretly sold Iran weapons, Operation Desert Storm

Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy HOME Section 4 Assessment What factors caused the end of the Cold War? RECOGNIZING CAUSES events in the Soviet Union events in Germany and Eastern Europe how U.S. leaders responded to those events THINK ABOUT

Changes in America’s Foreign Policy SECTION 4 Changes in America’s Foreign Policy HOME Section 4 Assessment What factors do you think determined whether or not the United States intervened militarily in other nations? ANALYZING economic factors geographic factors political factors THINK ABOUT

33 Chapter Assessment HOME 1. Briefly explain what brought about the conservative backlash of the 1980s. 2. What factors led to Ronald Reagan’s victory in 1980? 3. What were the three economic tactics that formed the basis of Reaganomics? 4. How did Reagan’s Supreme Court appointments affect the philosophy of the Court? 5. What is deregulation and how did it affect certain industries in the 1980s?

33 Chapter Assessment HOME 6. What progress and obstacles did different minority groups experience in the 1980s? 7. What were some gains that women achieved as a result of the equal rights struggle of the 1980s? 8. What caused the downfall of the Soviet Union and the founding of the Commonwealth of Independent States? 9. What was the Iran-Contra scandal and how did it pit presidential power against congressional power? 10. Summarize the U.S. response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.