1. Bell Ringer
Create a flow map of events that helped Jimmy Carter lose his popularity which allowed Ronald Reagan to win the election of 1980

2. The 1980s

3. Election of 1980 Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) Reagan
Edward Kennedy tried to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination
Reagan
Former actor
2 term governor of California
Wanted stronger national defense
“In this current crisis the government is not the solution to our problem. Government is our problem.”

4. 1980 Campaign Ads Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
California Doesn’t Like Reagan
Carter, A Man of Peace
The Bear
Campaign Ad

5. Reagan Wins!

6. Early 1980s Economy
Economy was still suffering from high unemployment and inflation
Economy was because taxes were too high
Remove taxes, business would invest more in expansion

7. Reaganomics Trickle-down economics Keep interest rates high
Massive tax cuts
Accepted budget deficit to cut taxes and build up the military
Economy was moving strong in 1984

8. Why build up the military during peace?
Soviet Union was becoming unstable
American buildup might pressure Soviets to follow and collapse communism
Reagan Doctrine
US should support guerilla warfare groups to overthrow communist countries
Renewed the Cold War

9. Election of 1984 Ronald Reagan (R) vs. Walter Mondale (D)
Reagan won landslide victory

10. Reagan’s Second Term Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act -1985
Mandated a balanced federal budget by 1991
Family support Act – 1988
Mandated training programs for welfare recipients and eventual purging of welfare rolls
Supreme Court
Appoints conservative William Rehnquist and Antonin Scalia
Continued aid to Afghanistan

11. Mikhail Gorbachev Became the new Soviet leader in 1985
Knew the USSR had to reform its economy of collapse
Had meetings with Reagan that began to “Thaw” the Cold War
Reykjavik Summit
Reagan plans for wholesale ban on nuclear weapons

12. The Cold War Melts Away Late 1980s – Soviet Economy collapsed
Gorbachev allowed more freedoms
November 9, 1989 – The Cold War comes to an end
Guards open the gates at the Berlin Wall

13. Election of 1988 George H. W. Bush vs Michael Dukakis
Election saw a lot of negative campaigning
George H.W. Bush Sr.
Republican
Ronald Reagan’s Vice President
From Texas
Michael Dukakis
Pledge to bring competence and honesty to the white house
Avoided talk of taxes, and new policies

14. 1988 election Bush vs. Dukakis

15. 1988 Election
George H.W. Bush Wins

16. 1988 Election Bush win = Republicans controlled the White House
Democrats controlled Congress
Government was often gridlocked

17. George H.W. Bush – Foreign Policy
Cold War Ended
Began in Poland
One by one nations began overthrowing their communist governments
Providences in the Soviet Union declared their independents
Helped bring democracy to Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala
Overthrew the Panama Government in 1989

18. Persian Gulf War August 1990 – Saddam Hussein (Iraq) invaded Kuwait
January 1991 – Operation Desert Storm(US)/ Shield (UN) began
Stopped short of removing Hussein from power
UN had not given that authorization
6 weeks of bombing
100 hours to liberate Kuwait
Temporarily boosted Bush’s popularity

19. Election of 1992 Bush vs Clinton
Bush lacked vision of foreign and domestic policies
Conservatism ran the election
Bill Clinton
Arkansas (D)
Focused on economy
Revise health care
Cut the deficit
Shrink the size of the government/military

20. 1992 Election Bush vs. Clinton

21. Election of 1992
Bill Clinton Wins

22. Clinton’s Early Years
Bill Clinton meets President John F. Kennedy as a 16 year-old delegate of Boy’s Nation on June 6, 1963

23. Bill Clinton’s Domestic Policies
Social Issues
Abortion counseling at family planning clinics
Family leave for working parents
Economics
Increased taxes to pay off deficit
Did not hurt the econmy
Strong economy would buoy Clinton’s 8 years as president
Economic growth helped him win in 1996

25. Clinton’s Domestic Issues Cont.
Worked to Develop NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
to eliminate barriers to trade and investment between the US, Canada and Mexico
At $248.2 billion for Canada and $163.3 billion for Mexico, they were the top two purchasers of US exports in 2010
At $276.4 billion for Canada and $229.7 billion for Mexico, they were the second and third largest suppliers of goods imports to the United States in 2010

26. Other Domestic Challenges
Internet
The internet emerged as a major means of communication and commerce.
People were concerned about inappropriate material on the Internet.
The White House tried to pass a law to limit sexually explicit material, but the Supreme Court ruled that it violated the right to freedom of speech.

27. Foreign Policy Challenges
Oslo Accords
2nd U.S. Attempts
Clinton hosted the signing of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Agreed to self-rule for Palestinians in return for the Palestinians recognizing Israel’s right to exist
Never fully realized

28. Foreign Policy Challenges
Somalia
Bush sent troops to help the UN distribute food to victims of the civil war.
UN forces also worked to end the fighting.
After a number of Americans died, Clinton withdrew the remaining soldiers.
Stopped U.S. from sending help to Rwanda.

29. Foreign Policy Challenges
Haiti
Clinton pledged the use of American troops to lead a UN mission to remove a military dictator.
The presence of UN forces helped bring about a generally peaceful change in government.

30. Foreign Policy Challenges
Former Yugoslavia
Violence raged between the new countries formed from the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Clinton helped broker the Dayton Accords to end fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He urged NATO to act against Serbia.
The Serb army was forcing ethnic Albanians from the Serbian region of Kosovo.

31. Paula Jones sexual harassment case
What events led to scandal and impeachment proceedings during the Clinton presidency?
Paula Jones sexual harassment case
Jones sued Clinton for sexual harassment while he was governor of Arkansas and she was a state employee.
Information emerged suggesting that Clinton had an improper relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.

32. Impeachment
Began in 1995 when Monica Lewinsky was hired as a White House intern
Clinton and Lewinsky had an affair
Clinton lied about in under oath
Lewinsky told a friend, who recorded the conversation
House of Representatives acquitted Clinton on both charges
Not enough votes to find guilty