Title: The Conservative Tide
1 The Conservative Tide
2Goals of the Conservative Movement
- Shrink the size of the Federal Government and
reduce spending - Promote family values and patriotic ideas
- Stimulate business by reducing government
regulations and lowering taxes - Strengthen the national defense
3Ronald Reagan
- Pres. Screen Actors Guild/ Friendly Witness
(HUAC) - Elected CA Governor 1966
- Election of 1980 elected Pres
- Attempted Assassination 1981
- Re-Elected in 1984
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7Reaganomics Takes Over
- Reagan wanted to reduce the size and influence of
the Federal Government - Deep Cuts in Social Programs Urban Mass
Transit, Food Stamps, welfare benefits,
job-training, Medicaid, school lunches and
student loans. - Supply-side economics Tax cuts by 25 , money
saved would be reinvested to improve business and
productivity, lowering price. - Increased Defense Spending MX Missile, B-1
Bomber, and SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
8Recession, Recovery, The DEBT
- Severe Recession July 1981- Nov. 1982
- Tax Cuts and the 1983 Consumer Spending Spree
sparked the economy - Stocks surged, unemployment declined, and GNP
went up 10. - Stocks crash 1987 then rebounded
- Federal Spending still exceeded Federal revenue
due to the tax cuts. By 1984 the National Debt
almost doubled. ( for National Defense)
9Election of 1984
- Reagan (R) vs. Walter Mondale (D) VP under Carter
- Landslide for Reagan
- Geraldine Ferraro of NY Mondales VP candidate
was the first women on a major partys
Presidential ticket.
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11Foreign Policy and ending the Cold War
12- In 1981 Reagan had referred to the USSR as an
Evil Empire - New Leadership under Mikhail Gorbachev offered
opportunity 84 - INF Treaty Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Treaty) 87 - Eliminated two classes of weapon and allowed on
site inspections
13Iran-Contra Scandal
- In 1985 seven Americans were taken hostage in
Lebanon by Pro- Iranian group - President Reagan approved the sale of arms to
Iran in exchange for the hostages release - National Security Council Aid Colonel Oliver
North had diverted millions in profits from the
arms sale to the Anti- communist Contras fighting
in Nicaragua
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15- Oliver North American Dad to explain the Iran
Contra Scandal - https//www.youtube.com/watch?vlFV1uT-ihDo
- http//viewpure.com/lFV1uT-ihDo?start0end0
16Election of 1988
- George HW Bush (R) vs. Michael Dukakis ( D)
- Moral Majority, comfortable economy, no reason to
change. - Bush Read my Lips no new Taxes!
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18The Persian Gulf War 90-91
- On Aug. 2nd, 1990 Iraq led by Saddam Hussein
invaded the oil rich nation of Kuwait - Saddam then looked to Saudi Arabia
- Pres. Bush organized an international coalition
and with the support of the UN and Congress
launched Operation Desert Storm - On Jan 16th, 1991 the air war began, in February
the ground war began - Kuwait was liberated, Iraq was weakened
- Less than 400 American casualties, but Gulf War
Syndrome?
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27President Clinton -1993-2001
- Bill Clinton(D) defeated George H.W. Bush(R) and
Ross Perot in the election of 1992
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29Health Care Reform
- Clinton appointed Hillary Clinton to head a
health-care reform plan - Clinton had promised affordable health care
- The bill never made it
- through Congress
30Economic Boom -1990s
- Spending was cut, taxes increased for the rich,
more spending for programs to help children and
health care - Budget surplus-1st time in 30 years
- Unemployment fell, stock market took off
31Reforming Welfare-1990s
- 1996 Limits were put on how long people could
collect benefits - Block Grants given out to states
- People moved from Welfare to Workfare
- Strong Economy Internet
32Trade and The Global Economy
- 1994 -NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement
Canada, US, Mexico - What about US jobs being shipped to Mexico?
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33Election of 1996
- Clinton (D) vs Dole ( R)
- Strong Economy and
- Welfare Reform helped
- Clinton
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35Clintons Impeachment Partisan Politics
- Reporter named Starr discovered Clinton had an
improper relationship with a White House Intern - Clinton was charged with lying under oath and
obstruction of justice - Senate could not convict him
36George W. Bush 43rd President (Jan 2001 Jan
2009)
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402001- WTC, Pentagon and PA crashed planes, 3000
killed
41Motives of Al-Qaeda to attack the US
- The presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia
- U.S. support of Israel
- The sanctions against Iraq.
42The War on Terror
- The World Wide Hunt for Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden
post 9/11 - The War in Afghanistan Removal of the Taliban
Oct. 2001-2014 - The War in Iraq March 2003 -2011
43Anti-terrorism Measures
- Office of Homeland Security
- The Patriot Act-(Anti-Terrorism Law)
- Suspects can be held for 7 days without being
charged - All phones , Internet, and e-mail tapped
- Search warrants valid across state lines
- U.S. Banks can investigate foreign accounts
- No time restrictions prosecuting terrorists
- Aviation Security The responsibility of the
Fed. Gov-TSA
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45President Bushs 12nd Term
- 1.35 trillion in tax cuts
- NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
- Privatize Social Security
- Dealing with 9/11- The War on Terror
- The War in Iraq/Afghanistan
- Dealing with Iran and North Korea
- Energy Issues/Dependence on Foreign Oil
- Prescription Drug benefit- Medicare
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47Issues for the 21st Century
- US role in the Global Economy
- The War on Terror-Bin Laden
- The Immigration Debate
- Issues in Education (NCLB)
- The Communication Revolution
- ( Internet)
- Curing the Health Care System
- Affordable Health Care Act ( Obama Care)
- Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
- Tough Choices - Social Security/Gun Control
- Women in the Workforce
- Environment or Global Warming/Oil/Energy
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