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Alan Brinkley, Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e Chapter Thirty-one: Chapter Thirty-one: From The “Age of Limits” to the From The “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan Age of Reagan
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Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,AMERICAN HISTORY 13/eAMERICAN HISTORY 13/e
Chapter Thirty-one: Chapter Thirty-one: From The “Age of Limits” to the From The “Age of Limits” to the Age of ReaganAge of Reagan
Gerald Ford (Library of Congress)
Chapter Thirty-one: Chapter Thirty-one:
From “The Age of Limits” to the Age of ReaganFrom “The Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan Politics and Diplomacy After WatergatePolitics and Diplomacy After Watergate
– The Ford CustodianshipThe Ford Custodianship Nixon PardonedNixon Pardoned Oil Prices SpikeOil Prices Spike Ford’s Diplomatic Ford’s Diplomatic
SuccessesSuccesses
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The Election of 19763
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From “The Age of Limits” to the Age of ReaganFrom “The Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan Politics and Diplomacy After WatergatePolitics and Diplomacy After Watergate
– The Trials of Jimmy CarterThe Trials of Jimmy Carter Carter’s Lack of DirectionCarter’s Lack of Direction Lack of Exp. in Fed. Govt.Lack of Exp. in Fed. Govt. Religious Piety and HonestyReligious Piety and Honesty High Interest RatesHigh Interest Rates
Jimmy Carter (Library of Congress)
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Politics and Diplomacy After WatergatePolitics and Diplomacy After Watergate– Human Rights and National InterestsHuman Rights and National Interests
Camp David Accords-1979Camp David Accords-1979 Panama Canal Treaty-1977Panama Canal Treaty-1977 Communist China Formally Recognized-1978Communist China Formally Recognized-1978 Carter Questioned Backing Carter Questioned Backing
Authoritarian Regimes Authoritarian Regimes USSR Invades Afghanistan-1979USSR Invades Afghanistan-1979 U.S. Imposes Economic Sanctions on SovietsU.S. Imposes Economic Sanctions on Soviets
– The Year of the HostagesThe Year of the Hostages Iranian Revolution-1979Iranian Revolution-1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah KhomeiniAyatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iranians Demand the Return of the ShahIranians Demand the Return of the Shah Carter’s Falling PopularityCarter’s Falling Popularity
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Ayatollah Khomeini (top) supported the taking of U.S. hostages in Tehran in 1979. During their 14-month captivity, the hostages were blindfolded and paraded through the city streets
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan-1979– Economic sanctions
1980 Olympics U.S. Boycotts SALT II Suspended
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The Rise of the New American RightThe Rise of the New American Right– The Sunbelt and Its PoliticsThe Sunbelt and Its Politics
Rise of the “Sunbelt”Rise of the “Sunbelt” Sagebrush RebellionSagebrush Rebellion Conservative Opposition to Environmental LawsConservative Opposition to Environmental Laws Suburban ConservatismSuburban Conservatism Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County, California
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The Rise of the New American RightThe Rise of the New American Right
– Religious PoliticsReligious Politics Evangelical Christianity- “Christian Right”Evangelical Christianity- “Christian Right” Opposed Supreme Court Rulings Opposed Supreme Court Rulings
from Warren and Burger Courts from Warren and Burger Courts The Moral Majority and The Moral Majority and
the Christian Coalitionthe Christian Coalition Jerry Falwell and Pat RobertsonJerry Falwell and Pat Robertson ““Secular Humanism”Secular Humanism”
– The New RightThe New Right Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan Two Term Governor of Ca.Two Term Governor of Ca. Heir to Barry GoldwaterHeir to Barry Goldwater
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Ronald Reagan (Library of Congress)
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– The Tax RevoltThe Tax Revolt Proposition 13Proposition 13 Howard JarvisHoward Jarvis Attacking TaxesAttacking Taxes
– The Campaign The Campaign of 1980of 1980 1980 Election1980 Election Reagan v. CarterReagan v. Carter
The Election of 1980
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The “Reagan Revolution”The “Reagan Revolution”– The Reagan CoalitionThe Reagan Coalition
Corporate ElitesCorporate Elites ““Neo-Conservatives”Neo-Conservatives” Battled the Left to Influence CultureBattled the Left to Influence Culture Populist ConservativesPopulist Conservatives
– Reagan in the White HouseReagan in the White House
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Reagan gives a televised address from the Reagan gives a televised address from the Oval OfficeOval Office,,
outlining his plan for tax reductions in July 1981outlining his plan for tax reductions in July 1981
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From “The Age of Limits” to the Age of ReaganFrom “The Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan The “Reagan Revolution”The “Reagan Revolution”
– ““Supply-Side” EconomicsSupply-Side” Economics ““Reaganomics” or “Trickle Down Economics”Reaganomics” or “Trickle Down Economics” Supply-side EconomicsSupply-side Economics Reduction of Personal and Corporate TaxesReduction of Personal and Corporate Taxes ““Deregulation”Deregulation” Secretary of the Interior James WattSecretary of the Interior James Watt Sources of the RecoverySources of the Recovery
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The “Reagan Revolution”The “Reagan Revolution”– The Fiscal CrisisThe Fiscal Crisis
Soaring National Debt-1980sSoaring National Debt-1980s Increased Military Spending, Entitlements Increased Military Spending, Entitlements
and Health Care Costs and Health Care Costs Large Tax CutsLarge Tax Cuts Welfare Benefits CutWelfare Benefits Cut
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The “Reagan Revolution”The “Reagan Revolution”– Reagan and the WorldReagan and the World
SDI-Making Nuclear War ObsoleteSDI-Making Nuclear War Obsolete ““Evil Empire”Evil Empire” Reagan DoctrineReagan Doctrine Intervention in Latin AmericaIntervention in Latin America Nicaragua and GrenadaNicaragua and Grenada Bombing of U.S. Barracks in Lebanon-1983Bombing of U.S. Barracks in Lebanon-1983 U.S. Withdraws from BeirutU.S. Withdraws from Beirut Terrorism-1980sTerrorism-1980s
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– The Election of 1984The Election of 1984– Jesse Jackson runs for Dem. NominationJesse Jackson runs for Dem. Nomination– Mondale v. ReaganMondale v. Reagan– Geraldine Ferraro Chosen as Dem. V.P. CandidateGeraldine Ferraro Chosen as Dem. V.P. Candidate
Walter Mondale
The Election of 1984
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– The Fall of the Soviet UnionThe Fall of the Soviet Union Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev Glasnost and Perestroika-1980sGlasnost and Perestroika-1980s Tiananmen Square-1989Tiananmen Square-1989 China Brutally Puts Down ProtestChina Brutally Puts Down Protest Dissolution of the USSR-1991Dissolution of the USSR-1991
– Reagan and GorbachevReagan and Gorbachev
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– The Fading of the The Fading of the Reagan RevolutionReagan Revolution Savings and Loan CrisisSavings and Loan Crisis Iran-Contra ScandalIran-Contra Scandal Reagan Admin. Sold Weapons to IranReagan Admin. Sold Weapons to Iran U.S. Supported Contra Rebels in Nicaragua U.S. Supported Contra Rebels in Nicaragua
with Illegal Arms Sales with Illegal Arms Sales
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Oliver North
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– The Election of 1988The Election of 1988 Bush’s Negative Bush’s Negative
CampaignCampaign Attack Ads Against Attack Ads Against
Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
The Election of 1988
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– The Bush PresidencyThe Bush Presidency Political GridlockPolitical Gridlock 1990 Recession1990 Recession
– The First Gulf War-1991The First Gulf War-1991 Invasion of Kuwait-1990Invasion of Kuwait-1990 Iraq Defeated Iraq Defeated
George Bush
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– The Election of 1992The Election of 1992 Gov. Bill ClintonGov. Bill Clinton Worsening Recession-1991Worsening Recession-1991 Ross Perot-Texas BillionaireRoss Perot-Texas Billionaire The Best Third Party Showing The Best Third Party Showing
Since 1912 Since 1912
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Bill Clinton with Ross Perot, Independent, and President George H. W. Bush, Republican, in a national debate
Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
The MallThe Mall
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