1. 1980’s to Present
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the economic and political impact of Reagan’s domestic and foreign polices.
Reaganomics
Iran-Contra Scandal
President Reagan’s Tear Down this Wall Speech
Supply-side economics
Matching:
1. a leader of Panama seized by the United States for drug trafficking
2. a disease of the immune system that first appeared in 1981
3. programs required but not paid for by the government
4. a conservative movement that grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s
5. the leader of Iraq who invaded Kuwait in 1990
6. a leader of the Soviet Union who brought about many reforms
7. the first leader of South Africa elected in free elections
8. an event in which many banks failed
9. the theory that people will work more to make and spend more money if their taxes are lower
10. a program that would use lasers on land and in space to destroy missiles aimed at the United States
a. New Right
b. unfunded mandates
c. supply-side economics
d. Savings and Loan Crisis
e. AIDS
f. Mikhail Gorbachev
g. SDI
h. Manuel Noriega
i. Nelson Mandela
j. Saddam Hussein
What was Reaganomics?
According to supply-side economics,
Reagan needed to cut taxes and
a. balance the budget.
c. increase defense spending.
b. cut spending on social programs.
What does Reagan assume will happen upon “Putting America back to Work”?
Reagan hoped to encourage economic growth by?
What do you think is the greatest strength in Reagan’s plan, What weakness do you see?
What reason does President Reagan give for going to Berlin?
What is President Reagan’s challenge to Gorbachev?
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
- President Ronald Reagan,
-What was the significance of President Reagan’s remark

2. First Inaugural Address, Ronald Reagan, 1981
1980’s to Present
First Inaugural Address, Ronald Reagan, 1981

3. REAGANOMICS (SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS)
1980’s to Present
REAGANOMICS (SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS)

4. Reagan Doctrine & Iran-Contra Scandal
1980’s to Present
Reagan Doctrine & Iran-Contra Scandal ?
Why would the Vietnam War have made people careful about involvement in Nicaragua?
Lesson Summary: Ronald Reagan took an active role in fighting communist threats. He proposed the Reagan Doctrine- The idea that the United states would support guerrillas who were fighting communism anywhere in the world.
Misuse of the Reagan Doctrine in Nicaragua led to a secret CIA operation, which, in turn resulted in the Iran-Contra scandal. Reagan also continued to increase the nation's stockpile of weapons.

5. President Ronald Reagan’s “tear down this wall” Speech
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President Ronald Reagan’s “tear down this wall” Speech
President Reagan says he came to Berlin because it is the duty of American presidents “to speak, in this place, of freedom.”
Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
It called for a symbol of Cold War division to be destroyed.

6. 1980’s to Present
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the series of events leading to the emergence of the United States as the sole superpower.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Reunification of Germany
Collapse of the Soviet Empire
C. Power on a global scale
Completed suddenly and without violence
The S.U. had been the only country that could challenge the influence of the United States.

7. 1980’s to Present C. Power on a global scale
Completed suddenly and without violence
The S.U. had been the only country that could challenge the influence of the United States.

8. 1980’s to Present
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the goal of President George H.W. Bush’s foreign policy in forming an international coalition to counter Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf.
International coalition
Operation Desert Storm
1. During his election campaign in 1988, George H.W. Bush promised not to
a. raise taxes.
c. engage in foreign conflicts.
b. cut funding for welfare.
2. The Persian Gulf War in 1991 came about because F invaded which of the following?
a. A
b. H I
3. In the Late 1980’s and early 1990s, the Cold War
a. Spread in Africa and Asia
Led to the building of the Berlin Wall
Ended with the collapse of communism in Europe.
d. Ended, leaving the Soviet Union as the world’s most powerful nation. 1) 2)
________ 4.
________ 5.
6. Inference When East and West Germany united as a single nation, what type of government do you think it would have? Explain your answer.

9. 1980’s to Present
Bush Sr.
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the goal of President George H.W. Bush’s foreign policy in forming an international coalition to counter Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf.
International coalition
Operation Desert Storm 1) 2)

10. 1980’s to Present
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the continuing global influence of the Unite States under President Bill Clinton
Impact of NAFTA and free trade zones
NATO interventions in the former Yugoslav republics
Camp David Accords
MATCHING
1. a wealthy businessman who ran for President as an I
independent in 1992
2. an agreement to lift North American trade restrictions
3. a law that broadens government’s powers to prevent terrorism
4. a law that punishes employers who hire legal immigrants
5. a worldwide trade agreement
__________6. leader of the Republican opposition to President Bill Clinton
7. a law that increased the number of immigrants allowed into the
United States
8. an Islamic fundamentalist government
9. the use of technology to solve problems affecting living organisms
10. the process by which world economies and cultures become connected
a. biotechnology
b. Patriot Act
c. immigration and Control Act of 1986
d. Taliban
e. Immigration Act of 1990
f. GATT
g. Newt Gingrich
h. H. Ross Perot
i. NAFTA
j. globalization
A- President Clinton’s commitment to Peace
A- North American Free Trade Agreement

11. 1980’s to Present Power Point Notes
Emphasis: Demonstrate an understanding of the rise of terrorism and its impact on the Untied States
1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building
1993 World Trade Center Attack
Attacks of September 11, 2001
USA Patriot Act
Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
_____ 1.
1) C- ”American will be better able to respond to future attacks.”
Which remark by President George W. Bush during the signing of the homeland Security Act summarizes the intent of the new department?
“Many terrorists are now being interrogated.”
“We understand they hate us because of what we love”
“America will be better able to respond to future attacks,”
“We’re fighting a new kind of war against determined enemies.”
____________2. Why did President Bush call for an invasion of Afghanistan?
a. Al Qaeda members created weapons of mass destruction there.
b. The Taliban refused to deliver Osama bin Laden to the United States.
c. Saddam Hussein planned attacks there against the United States.
3. Today, most immigrants to the United States come from Latin America and
a. Asia.
c. Africa.
b. Europe.