1. Rachel Harer & Jordan Tillotson

2. Thesis  Explain and identify influential events and impacts on history from 1977-2000.

3. Jimmy Carter’s Presidency 39 th president Years in office: 1977-1981 Party: Democratic Elected from: Georgia Vice president: Walter Mondale

4. Election of 1980 # 40 Ronald Regan Years in office: 1981-1989 Party: Republican Elected From: California Vice President: George H.W. Bush

5. 1988 Election #41 George H.W. Bush Years in office: 1989-1993 Party: Republican Elected From: Texas Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle

6. 1992 Election # 42 Bill Clinton Years in office: 1993-2001 Party: Democratic Elected From: Arkansas Vice President: Albert Gore, Jr.

7. 2000 Election #43 George W. Bush Years in office: 2001-2009 Party: Republican Elected From: Texas Vice President: Richard Cheney

8. End of Denté  1979 Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan  Withdrawal of the pending arms agreement

9. The Soviet Union in Decline  1980’s soviet union decline  Afghan war  Military build up  Weakened economy  Mikhail Gorbachev

10. The Cold War Ends  Collapse  1991  New Russia  Unrest  Four Year Civil War  Peace Talks  Kosovo  Balance Sheet  End to 45 year cold war  Divided the nation

11. Promoting Democracy and Peace  The United States used its influence to shape developments in other nations  South Africa  Philippines  Northern Ireland  China  Cuba

12. Easing the Arms Race  First arms control treaty.  Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)  Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)  1993, START II.  Economic and political instability  Nuclear arms concern

13. A Vital Region  Middle East  Vast Reserves  Selling Oil  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

14. Arab-Israeli Conflict  A series of wars  Arab Countries Declared wars  Camp David Accords  President Anwar el Sadat  Peace Talks  Palestinian Issue  Guerrilla War  PLO Palestine Liberation Organization  Peace Agreements between Israelis and Palestinians

15. Increasing Tensions  Iran and Lebanon  Shah of Iran  Extreme Form of Islam  Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini  Persian Gulf War  Saddam Hussein

16. Works Cited  American Presidents: Life Portraits." American Presidents: Life Portraits. 12 May 2009 <http://www.americanpresidents.org  Davidson, James West, and Michael B. Stoff. America: History of Our Nation Civil War to Present. Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.  American President: Resource on the U.S. Presidents." Miller Center of Public Affairs. 19 May 2009 <http://millercenter.org/academic/american president  SALT 1 INTERIM AGREEMENT." Federation of American Scientists. 19 May 2009 <http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/salt1/text/salt1.htm