1. EOC Test Preparation: End of the Cold War and Modern America

2. Conservatism, Reagan, Cold War
Traditional values, opposed to big government, private property rights, strong military against communism

3. Conservatism, Reagan, Cold War
1964 Election
Barry Goldwater won the nomination for Republican candidate
But Johnson (Dem.) won
Goldwater’s run proved that many people favored conservatism, showed that the Republicans were a strong party, and that the southern states approved of his stance on CRs

4. Conservatism, Reagan, Cold War
Ronald Reagan
Actor, charismatic, conservative
1966: won election for governor of CA
1976: ran for president but lost nomination to Gerald Ford
1980: ran for president again and won against President Jimmy Carter

5. Conservatism, Reagan, Cold War
Reaganomics
Plan based on supply-side economics
Economy would be stimulated and would recover quickly if supply of goods increased
Cut taxes and encouraged certain business to achieve this goal
Aka “tickle-down theory”
Wealth and benefits of owners would “trickle down” to consumers and working class

6. Conservatism, Reagan, Cold War
National Debt
Reagan believed that role of gov. needed to decrease and US military needed to be stronger
So: spending money on military but cutting taxes and decreasing regulation
Massive spending + less revenue from taxes = DEBT.

7. Reagan and the “Evil Empire”
“Evil Empire” = USSR
Reagan believed the arms race would help the US while hurting the USSR
Reagan and Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the USSR
Formed a friendship and signed a treaty to reduce the number of US and Soviet missiles in Europe

8. Iron Curtain
Gorbachev established glasnot (political openness)and perestroika (allowing limited free enterprise—capitalism)
Eastern Europe communist nations had collapsed…seemed like USSR was next
Nov. 9, 1989
East German gov. allowed people to travel freely to West Berlin.
Germans began to tear down the Berlin Wall
End of the Cold War
USSR dissolved a few years later

10. The Legacy of Reagan
Reagan committed US troops to Lebanon for UN peacekeeping mission
Over 200 soldiers died, pulled troops out w/o reaching peace
Iran-Contra Affair
Officials secretly sold weapons to Iran in exchange for US hostages being held in the Middle East
Used $$ to fund anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua (Contras)
Still, he left office as a very popular president

11. Events and Issues (1990-200) George H. W. Bush Persian Gulf War
Was Reagan’s VP before becoming president
Persian Gulf War
1990: Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, made US nervous (oil fields)
Bush and UN formed alliance of 28 countries that took military action
4 day war, liberated Kuwait

12. Events and Issues (1990-200) Foreign Oil US dependent on foreign oil
Most citizens wanted to drill at home to fix the issue
Environmental concerns
Pursue alternative fuels

13. Events and Issues (1990-2000) Election of 1992 Bill Clinton wins
“New Democrat”: moderate rather than liberal

14. Clinton’s Presidency Economic & Domestic Affairs
Went from budget deficit to surplus
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) passed
Free trade (no restrictions) between US, Canada, Mexico
Fear of labor unions
Tried to fix healthcare system…

15. “Contract with America” and 1994 Election
Republicans gained control of House and Senate in ’94.
Contract with America
Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
Pledge by conservatives to scale back role of gov., cut taxes, balance budget.

16. “Contract with America” and 1994 Election
Clinton, Gingrich, and the budget battle
Couldn’t compromise over budget-cuts
Gov. shut down
Shut down actually improved Clinton’s ratings
People believed republicans and Congress were the most responsible for shut down
Welfare reform
Placed new restrictions on entitlements and scaled back social spending
This helped Clinton win 1996 election

17. Scandal and Impeachment
Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky
Sexual harassment and sexual relationship
Clinton lied about both incidents
Dec. 19, 1998 House voted to impeach Clinton.
2nd president to be impeached
Senate acquit him

18. 2000 Election Closest election ever George W. Bush and Al Gore Florida
Supreme Court had to rule to stop any future recounts of ballots
Tensions high between Dems and GOP.

19. The US and Middle East

20. The US and the Middle East
War on Terror
Saddam and WMDs (2003)
Invade Afghanistan and Iraq
1978 Camp David Accords
Settle tensions between Egypt and Israel
2011 multiple uprising/revolutions in ME

21. Issues at Home Immigration Economic disparity Real Estate Crisis Taxes
Difference in wealth between different groups of people
Real Estate Crisis
Taxes
Cut or raise them?
Globalization

22. EOC BOOKWORK P
#s 1-10 multiple choice