1. The Resurgence of Conservatism
Period 9

2. Election of 1980
Jimmy Carter (Dem)
Ronald Reagan (Rep)
New Right

3. Reagan Revolution Iran hostages Proposition 13 – 1978 “Reaganomics”
Smaller govt, Less Bureaucracy, Freer markets
Boll Weevils
Failed assassination – 1981
Supply-side economics

5. The Cold War Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) – 1983
Soviet Olympic boycott – 1984
Election of 1984 vs. Walter Mondale/Ferraro
Mikhail Gorbachev
Glasnost
Perestroika
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)

6. Other Foreign Affairs Lebanon Invasion - 1982
Nicaragua’s Sandinistas – 1979
Contras
Iran-Contra affair

7. Conservatism The Religious Right Sandra Day O’Connor
Moral Majority
Sandra Day O’Connor
Affirmative Action
Abortion –
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
Planned Parenthood v. Casey

8. Election of 1988 Black Monday – 1987 Michael Dukakis – (Dem)
George H. W. Bush – (Rep)

9. The End of the Cold War Tiananmen Square – 1989
Fall of Berlin Wall – 1989
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Chechnya
Yugoslavia

11. Crisis in the Middle East
Persian Gulf Crisis – Aug, 1990
UN attack – Jan, 1991
Operation Desert Storm – Feb, 1991

12. President Bush Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990
Clarence Thomas hearings
1990 tax