1. Today…
Nixon, Ford, Carter Quiz
Pick up Reagan reading and respond to the questions throughout the reading

2. Reagan Posters With partner, cut out each of Reagan’s faces
Create one COMMEMORATIVE poster and one WANTED poster
Draw 3 things Reagan is praised for and 3 things he is condemned for on each (must have color)

3. Prompt #4
Look at the posters commemorating and condemning Reagan’s presidency…
After hearing both good and bad, which side do you agree with most and why? 3-4 sentences and be specific!

4. Election of 1980
Public was becoming more conservative toward domestic and foreign policies
Many surprised but it was landslide victory

5. Economy Reagan’s first priority — “Reaganomics” (tax cuts)
Top wealthiest benefitted the most
Trickle down theory

7. Cut Government Spending
Welfare, Medicare, lunch programs, etc. all cut
Economy does improve

8. Military Build Up $1.1 trillion on defense Debt increases
USSR is the “evil empire”  Star Wars (protect from nuclear attack)
Debt increases

9. 2nd term

10. Fight for Gay Rights 1960s and 70s - gay rights activism
AIDS virus concern
Many AIDS patients were either gay or drug users  campaign faced a lot of resistance
Similar struggle for other activism too

12. Iran Contra Affair ( )
Afraid of communism spreading  armed and trained the Contras
Congress found out and cut off aid
Arms sale $ to Iran was SECRETLY sent to Contras
President claimed no knowledge

13. US and Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev Reform ailing Soviet system
Improved relations

14. Perestroika – economic policy introducing more capitalistic policies, limited free trade
Glasnost – politically open for more rights and freedoms for the people

15. Brainstorm with neighbor for Headline to summarize Reagan’s presidency
headlines

16. Events of his Presidency Pg. 882
George H.W. Bush
Events of his Presidency
Pg. 882

17. What caused the end of the Cold War? And what symbolized the end?
The Cold War Ends
What caused the end of the Cold War? And what symbolized the end?

18. How did Bush react to Tiananmen Square?

19. What caused the Persian Gulf War?

20. DO NOT just summarize who won – characterize the election that year (incorporate major issues and winner, etc.); pg. 894 (‘92), 897 (‘96), 899 (’00)
headlines

21. Election of 1992

22. Republican Revolution
Congress vs. President
“Contract with America” – scale back role of fed. gov’t
Tax cuts
Balance budget
Gov’t shutdown

23. Somalia Involvement (‘92 – ’95)

24. Yugoslavia (‘95)

25. Election of 1996

26. Monica Lewinsky

27. Impeachment
1998: House votes to impeach
1999: Senate votes to acquit

28. Election of 2000 – The Candidates:
2000 and Beyond
Election of 2000 – The Candidates:
George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)
Ralph Nader (G)
George W. Bush beat Al Gore in one of the closest elections in U.S. history

29. Gore received more of the popular vote, but Bush received more of the electoral votes, winning the election

30. George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)

31. End to the Election Order recount
Finally, only 537 votes separates Gore from Bush but then…
Supreme Court orders a halt

32. The election had been contested due to controversial election results in Florida

33. “Hanging chads”

34. Prompt #4
List at least 5 things you know about the September 11th attacks (stories you have heard, things you have read, etc.).
List things like causes, who was involved, locations, effects, etc.

35. Sept. 11th webquest

36. 9/11/01 New York and Washington D.C.
Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, attacked the U.S.
With the use of airliners, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were severely damaged/destroyed

37. Approximately 3,000 Americans lost their lives in these attacks

39. The Pentagon Building

40. Prompt #5 Decide on the following issues and EXPLAIN your choice:
Do you feel it is legal to bring in drug dogs to this school to search for drugs if the police don’t have a search warrant?
Is it okay to make a store policy that all students must leave their backpacks outside the store? Or that only 3 students are allowed in the store at one time?
Because terrorists are often seen as coming from the Middle East, should Arab-looking people be checked more closely at airports: luggage searches, search the person, etc.?

41. Effects from 9/11 Alliances to fight terrorism
Very tense in Middle East
Less civil liberties
Racial profiling

42. U.S. Actions Dept. of Homeland Security created Afghanistan
USA Patriot Act