1. Bell Ringer!
Write down ALL of the MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS you remember from your lifetime
Which one impacted you the most?

2. Modern America

3. Essential Understanding
Since the END of the Cold War, it has been common for the United States to get INVOLVED IN CONFLICTS around the world

4. Post-Cold War Goals/Policies
FOREIGN AID
HUMANITARIAN AID
Support HUMAN RIGHTS

6. George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) FALL OF COMMUNISM in Eastern Europe
REUNIFICATION of Germany (1990)
Collapse of YUGOSLAVIA
CONFLICT between ethnic/ religious groups
BREAKUP of the Soviet state
15 new countries

7. Persian Gulf War ( )
“LIMITED military operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait”
Saddam Hussein, IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT (wanted Kuwait’s OIL)
“Operation DESERT STORM” = air strikes launched on Iraqi forces

8. FIRST war where American WOMEN served in a COMBAT role

9. William J. Clinton ( )
North American FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
Full DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS with VIETNAM
LIFTED economic SANCTIONS against SOUTH AFRICA (after government ended policy of apartheid)
NATO action in former YUGOSLAVIA

10. George W. Bush ( )
TERRORIST ATTACKS on United States soil (9/11/2001)
War in AFGHANISTAN
War in IRAQ

11. The Supreme Court
MEMBERSHIP of the Supreme Court has included WOMEN and MINORITIES:
Sandra Day O’CONNOR
Ruth Bader GINSBURG
Clarence THOMAS
Sonia SOTOMAYOR

12. Supreme Court Today
Protects INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS laid out in the Constitution
Identified constitutional basis for “RIGHT TO PRIVACY” that is protected from government interference
INVALIDATES laws & presidential actions that EXCEED AUTHORITY granted by the Constitution to Congress or the president

13. Women in the Work Force
Increased participation of women in the workforce
Increasingly large % of labor force
Many working mothers
Non-traditional jobs
Issues of working women
Need for affordable day-care
Equitable pay
“Glass ceiling”

14. Immigration
New immigration to the U.S. has been occurring from many countries, including ASIAN & LATIN AMERICAN countries

15. Reasons for immigration:
Political FREEDOM
Economic OPPORTUNITY
Contributions of immigrants
DIVERSITY in music, the arts, literature
Role in LABOR FORCE
Expanded source of SCIENTISTS and ENGINEERS

16. Issues related to immigration policy
STRAIN on government services
Filling LOW-PAYING JOBS in U.S.
BORDER issues
CITIZENSHIP
BILINGUAL education
Increasing cultural DIVERSITY

17. Scientific & Technological Advances
Space race
JFK pledged support for American space program
JOHN GLENN  first American to orbit Earth
NEIL ARMSTRONG  first man on the moon
SALLY RIDE  first U.S. female astronaut

18. Examples of technological advances over last 30 years:
CABLE TV / 24-hour news
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
CELL PHONES
INTERNET (World Wide Web)

19. Changes in work/school/health care:
TELECOMMUTING
DISTANCE learning
Growth in SERVICE INDUSTRIES
Breakthroughs in medical research  Dr. Jonas Salk developed VACCINE FOR POLIO
OUTSOURCING and OFF-SHORING

20. “Reagan Revolution”
CONSERVATIVE political philosophy of President Reagan prompted RE-EVALUATION of SIZE/ROLE of government in economy and society

21. President Reagan wanted…
TAX CUTS
More responsibility for state governments
Judges who used “JUDICIAL RESTRAINT”
FEWER government programs/regulations
Stronger MILITARY

22. The “Feds” and the Economy
GOVERNMENT promotes a healthy economy
Full employment + low inflation = HEALTHY ECONOMY
FEDERAL RESERVE: controls supply of money and credit
PRESIDENT/CONGRESS: controls government spending and taxation

23. U.S. and Terrorism Heightened SECURITY at home PATRIOT ACT
Creation of the Department of HOMELAND SECURITY
DIPLOMATIC and MILITARY initiatives

24. Case Study: Afghanistan
Why are we doing a “case study”?
Great practice for senior-year/college level work
History affects current events
Ms. O’Malley thinks it’s cool 

25. Afghanistan: How We Got There

26. Stinger Missiles: The Basics

27. Soviet commander: U.S. faces similar fate

28. Johnson looks back at 1980 Olympic boycott