1. Modern America 1982—Present PART 1 OF 5
Chapter 37—
Modern America
1982—Present
PART 1 OF 5

2. SSUSH24— The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and organizations of the 1960s.
f. Describe the rise of the Conservative Movement as seen in the presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater (1964) and election of Richard Nixon (1968).

3. SSUSH25— The student will describe the changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his resignation due to the Watergate Scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and the presidency of Gerald R. Ford.
b. Explain the impact of the Supreme Court’s decisions on the ideas about civil liberties and civil rights.
Explain the Carter Administration’s efforts in the Middle East.
Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

4. SSUSH25— The student will describe the changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton.
f. Analyze the 2000 Presidential Election and its outcome, emphasizing the role of the Electoral College.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks on September 11, 2001 and the war against terrorism.

5. Into a New Century (1992—Present)
Early Demands for Equality
Chapter 33
Into a New Century (1992—Present)
Main Idea:
This chapter describes the growth of the computer and technology industries in the United States, explains the domestic and foreign policies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and examines issues that have affected the United States in the first decade of the 21st century.

6. Issues Discussed in this Chapter
Education & American Society
Technology & Society
Global Interdependence

7. Developing the Modern Computer
In 1946, the first modern computer was created by the United States government to perform calculations for artillery and computations for atomic research during the early years of the Cold War.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, research was increased with the development of the microchip.
By the late 1970s, personal computers or small computers were used primarily by the government, industry, and business.

8. Transforming Business & Industry
By the 1980s, personal computers were transforming research labs, industry, and business and spread to other industries such as video games and cellular phones.
Companies like IBM, Apple Corporation (founded by Steve Jobs), and Hewlett Packard manufactured the personal computer.
Microsoft Corporation (founded by Bill Gates) and pioneered a new industry by created numerous jobs in technology and accelerated the use of personal computers.

9. Revolutions in Science
By the late 1980s and early 1990s, new drugs were developed by pharmaceutical companies researching with the aid of computer technology.
Other advancements such as biotechnology (the application of technology to solving problems affecting living organisms) have produced a level of healthcare unknown to any previous generation.

10. Satellite Technology
Satellites (mechanical devices which orbit the earth receiving and sending information-filled signals that are then relayed to televisions) increased the speed of global communications by the 1990s.
In 1980, Ted Turner helped create the first 24-hour television newscast called the Cable News Network or CNN.

11. Internet
In the 1970s, various branches of the United States government along with universities began to link computer systems together via cables and satellites.
The Internet or World Wide Web was born and reached the general public by the early 1990s.
The result was a revolution for telecommunications for online databases as well as many new jobs in the industry.

12. Multinational Corporations
The creation of multinational corporations (a company which might be headquartered in one nation, manufacturing might take place in another nation, and accesses raw materials from other nations) created a new type of manufacturing and trading worldwide.

13. Globalization
Globalization (the process by which national economies, politics, cultures, and societies became more integrated with those of other nations around the world) was another result of the telecommunication revolution.

14. Globalization

15. Service Sector
The service sector (jobs in the economy focused on the following: teachers, lawyers, accountants, police officers, professional athletes, doctors, research analysts, salespeople, fast food workers) has exploded since the 1990s as the majority of Americans now work in the area of the economy (nearly 75% of the national workforce).
These jobs are the lowest and highest paid jobs in the nation and reflect a changing society.

16. “Into a New Century” (p. 5)
1. In what way have globalization and technological changes transformed the United States economy?
The United States economy has become a service-based system with the advancement of satellites and the Internet, and the development of free trade and globalization.

17. Presidential Election of 1992
In the Presidential Election of 1992, the Republican Party nominated the incumbent president George H.W. Bush.
The Democratic Party chose former Arkansas governor William (“Bill”) Clinton.
H. Ross Perot (Texas billionaire who ran as the Reform Party candidate and took away votes from both Democrats and Republicans with his message of “changing Washington”).
Clinton ran as a moderate “New Democrat” instead of the traditional “tax and spend liberal,” and won the election.

18. Presidential Election of 1992