Election of 1980

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Election of 1980

• ______________ (R) v. Jimmy Carter (D)

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Reagan

• Former actor
• Former governor of California
• One time Democrat that left party and joined
  Republican Party
• _______________ person to be elected President

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Reagans Conservative Platform

• Thought federal government was ____________ and
  too involved in local affairs
• Believed ___________ were getting favoritism
• Wanted traditional _______________________________
  _ values
• Believed _________ should return to public
  schools
• ___________ conservative religious organization
  that supported Reagan

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Reagan Assassination Attempt

• Reagan shot in 1981 outside Washington DC
  building.
• ______________ and two others also shot.
• Reagan rushed to hospital, but survived.

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The shooter

• John Hinckley shot Reagan.
• Found ________ by reason of insanity.
• Sent to mental institution.
• Said he shot Reagan to impress ________________.

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Supreme Court

• Reagan appointed a number of ______________ to
  the Supreme Court.
• Also appointed first female justice

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Reagans Economic Philosophy

• ____________ Economics (or Reaganomics)
• _____ taxes hoping increased __________ would
  follow and stimulate the economy, investments,
  boost productivity, reduce federal deficit
• Reagan urged Congress to lower taxes by ______
• Cut ______________________--Reagan cut federal
  budget by 35 billion
• Most of cuts were in ____________________
• Reagan accused of favoring the rich and business
• Congress rubber-stamped almost everything due to
  Reagans landslide victory

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Results of Reagans Plan

• Economy slid into __________ and several banks
  failed by 1982
• Unemployment hit 11
• Some blamed the struggles from the 1970s
• Economy will turn around in 1983
• Increased criticism as some believed his tax cuts
  favored rich
• Gap between rich and poor did grow
• ___________________
• Record number of millionaires

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Reaganomics in the Long Run

• Escalation of _________________ in Reagan years
  caused dramatic increase in _______________
  spending
• Federal spending actually ____________
• With tax cuts, federal deficit hit __ trillion
  by end of 1980s (now _________ _______________
  per taxpayer in 2012)
• Increased U.S. borrowing from other countries

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Escalation of Cold War

• Reagan called USSR focus of evil in the modern
  world
• Defeat USSR by increasing defense spending and
  expanding __________
• Hoping USSR would spend their way into
  __________________ (it worked) and give in to US
  demands

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Star Wars

• 1983 Reagan announces U.S. investing into
  ________________________________
• Never worked
• But, did cause USSR to increase its own
  ___________________ hurting its economy

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More Hostilities in 1983

• USSR shot down a Korean passenger plane which was
  violating its air space
• A number of Americans killed
• US cut off arms negotiations in 1983
• USSR boycotted 1984 _____________________ in Los
  Angeles
• US invaded Lebanon to help Israel
• US invaded Grenada to squash a pro-communist
  military coup attempt

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Election of 1984

• Many thought Reagan was doing great job.
• Economy on upswing.
• Several invasions of other countries shows
  strength.
• Election in 1984.

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Democratic Candidates

• ______________ ran for Democrats.
• Chose ________________ as his running mate.
• Mondale wins one state and DC.

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Election Results
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_____________________

• Becomes leader of USSR in 1985
• Glastnost __________
• Tried to rid USSR of repressive tactics
• Perestroika __________________
• Revive struggling Soviet economy by introducing
  free-market practices
• Reagan and Gorbachev worked hard to end
  __________________

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Iran-Contra

• ___________________ Anti-American
  revolutionaries that overthrew the long-time
  dictator of ____________ in 1979
• Sandinistas were pro-____________
• Also shipping weapons to a group trying to
  overthrow the democratic government in El
  Salvador
• _____________ Anti-Sandinista group trying to
  fight them in Nicaragua

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Reagan Tries to Help Contras

• Reagan goes to Congress to get approval for aid
  to __________________
• Congress refuses
• They also specifically banned any help to the
  Contras
• Reagan authorized CIA to engage in ________
  operations to help Contras short of fighting

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Lebanon

• Lebanon was pro-______ and anti-________________
• Lebanon holding American _______ as leverage in
  Middle East

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Iran

• Iran was fighting a war with ___ in 1985
• Iran needed ________________
• American diplomats see a solution to the problems
  in Nicaragua and Lebanon

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The ____________ Scandal

• American diplomats arranged for
• Sale of arms to _______________
• Iran to negotiate for the release of American
  hostages in ________________________
• Remember our policy is not to negotiate with
  terrorists
• Money from sale of arms would be funneled to the
  _________________________________
• Goes against Congressional ban on helping Contras

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Congress Mad!

• Reagan states diplomats activities were done
  without authorization and _________________
• Stories of Reagan sleeping in meetings
• ___________ and John Poindexter took fall
• Congress condemns secrecy, deception, and
  Reagans lack of knowledge of activities

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Reagans Final Two Years

• Major ___________ hit in 1987
• Continued to negotiate with Soviet Union to end
  ______________
• Economic woes and Iran-Contra hurt his popularity
• Presidency ended rather quietly in 1989