Ch 31 The Conservative Ascendancy and the New Millennium
American Cultures 6.0 - Mr. Hammer
Objectives:
*Identify the reasons for the resurgence of conservative vales
*List the major goals of the New Right
*Analyze the emergence of Reagan and Bush as conservative leaders
The Conservative Movement Builds
1.) Why did many American embrace the Conservative movement?
2.) Which groups formed the Conservative coalition?
3.) What was the Moral Majority?
Conservative win political power
4.) Who were Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush?
5.) What was Reagan’s appeal to voters?
Objectives:
 Summarize Reagan’s economic program
 Describe the changes that occurred in the make-up and decisions on the
Supreme Court
 Identify negative results of deregulation
 Analyze the Presidential Elections of 1984 and 1988
Reaganomics Takes Over
6.) What were Reagan’s beliefs about government?
7.) What did Reagan hope to accomplish by cutting taxes?
8.) What was the result of the Reagan tax Cut?
Judicial Power Shifts to the Right
9.) Which justices did Reagan and Bush appoint to the Supreme Court?
10.)How did the new appointees change the direction of the court?
Deregulating the Economy
11.)What specific actions did Reagan take to cut back on government regulations?
Conservative Victories 1984 and 1988
12.) Where did Reagan’s support come from in the 1984 election?
13.) How did “attack ads” influence the election of 1988?
Objectives:
*Identify National concerns about education, drug use, health issues and urban
problems
* Summarize political, economic, and social gains achieved by women
* Describe how conservative policies affected minority groups
Health, Education, and Cities in Crisis
14.) What were major health care issues of the 1980’s?
15.) How was the problem of drugs approached by Reagan and Bush?
16.) What challenges did most American Cities face in the 1980’s?
The Equal Rights Struggle
17.) What was the outcome of the ERA?
18.) Who was Geraldine Ferraro?
The Fight for Rights Continues
19.) What political gains did African Americans make?
20.) What gains or opportunities did Native Americans, and Asian Americans achieve?
21.) What political change did gay and lesbian organizations make?
Objectives:
 Identify changes in the Communist World that ended the Cold War
 Summarize US actions taken to influence Central American and Caribbean
affairs
 Describe the events leading up to the Iran-Contra Scandal
 Analyze US involvement in the Persian Gulf War of 1990
The Cold War Ends
22.) How did Gorbachev change politics and life in the USSR?
23.) What caused the end of the Cold War?
24.) What caused the reunification of Germany?
25.) What occurred at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Central and Caribbean Policy
26.) What did Reagan and Bush consider a threat in Central America and the Caribbean?
27.) Why did the US invade Grenada and Panama?
Middle East Trouble Spots
28.) What was the Iran-Contra Scandal?
29.) How did the US respond to Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf War of 1990?
Objectives:
 Summarize the issues of the 1992 Presidential Election
 Describe Clinton’s stand on domestic issues
 Analyze Clinton’s approach to foreign policy
 Explain the political events surrounding Clinton’s impeachment
 Analyze the events of the 2000 Presidential Election
 Describe the first months of the Bush Administration
Clinton wins the Presidency
1.) What was the major issue of the 1992 Election?
2.) How did Clinton move the democratic party toward the political center?
Moderate Reform and Economic Boom
3.) What did President accomplish in terms of the budget?
4.) How did President Clinton reform the welfare system?
Crime and Terrorism
5.) What acts of terrorism in the 1990’s shocked Americans?
New Foreign Policy Challenges
6.) What foreign policy challenges did Clinton face?
7.) What did the US do in Kosovo?
8.) What is NAFTA and why is it controversial?
Partisan Politics and Impeachment
9.) What changed the balance of power in Washington in 1994?
10.) Who was Newt Gingrich?
11.) Why did the House vote to impeach President Clinton?
The Race for the White House
12.) What were the issues in the dispute in FL. ( 2000 Election)?
13.) What role did the Supreme Court play in the election?
The Bush Administration begins Anew
14.) What did President Bush do in his first six months in office to further his political
agenda?
Identify or Define the following terms:
Service Sector
Napster
Downsize
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)
Bill Gates
Internet (P.877)
NASDAQ
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