I.
Immigration
II.
Technology
III.
Reagan’s Conservative Revolution
IV.
US Foreign Policy Since Ronald Reagan
V.
Economics
VI.
Terrorism
A.
Reason for immigration
1.
_____________________________________
2.
Political Freedom
B.
Issues related to immigration (positive and negative)
1.
Bilingual education _________
2.
Strain on government services
3.
_______________________________
4.
________________________________
5.
Low paying jobs:
6.
Cultural Diversity
C.
Contributions of immigrants
1.
Music, Art, & ______________________
2.
Contributions in ________________& Engineering
3.
Filling ____________ in areas of need
What impact has immigration had in Sterling, VA?

II.
Technology
A.
Space
1.
President _______________ promised in 1960 that the US would be the first country to the __________________.
2.
__________________ 1st American to orbit the earth
3.
Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon
"That's one small step for a ___________; one giant leap for _________________."
4.
__________________________: the first reusable space vehicle
5.
__________________________is the first female astronaut.
B.
Communications
1.
Satellite - Military, entertainment and Global Positioning System (___)
2.
________________________________________________
3.
_______________________
C.
Changes due to technology
1.
Telecommuting: _________________________________________
2.
Online courses (distance learning): _______________________
3.
Growth of the service industries
4.
Breakthroughs in medical research:
________________________________________________________
5.
Outsourcing and off-shoring: __________________________________
III.
Reagan's Conservative Revolution (1980-1988)
Reagan wanted to redefine ______________________. (The relationship between the national government and the state governments)
A.
Wanted a smaller national gov't (the federal govt) to give more power to the state govts
B.
______________________- Less government interference, especially in business _________________________________
C.
_______________________ “Reaganomics” or the Trickle-down effect
D.
Appoint _________________ who believed in “judicial restraint” - (judges do not make public policy – the legislative and executive branch do that).
E.
______________________________ First female Supreme Court Justice
What examples can you think of in US History where Judges (like the Supreme Court) made public policy?

F.
Strengthening of the American _____________________ . All other federal programs received less money. What did this help the US do?
G.
Reagan Revolution continues through the election of the first Pres. Bush, then a moderate Democrat ________________________, then conservative
Republican George W.__________________. Congress has also gotten progressively more __________________________.
IV.
US Foreign Policy Since Ronald Reagan
A.
Post-Cold War foreign policy goals and policies:
1.
2.
3.
B.
Foreign Policy under Pres. George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
1.
Reunification of _______________
2.
Collapse of Yugoslavia
3.
Breakup of the _______________ state
4.
___________________________
1.
To push Saddam Hussain out of Kuwait after he invaded it
2.
First war where _______________ served in combat roles
3.
Also called Operation _______________________
C.
Foreign Policy under Pres. William J., Clinton
1.
North American Free Trade Agreement (__________): the US, Canada and Mexico
2.
Opened full diplomatic relations with __________________
3.
Lifted economic sanctions against South Africa after the end of
________________________ (legal racial segregation)
4.
Led NATO military actions in Yugoslavia
D.
Foreign Policy under President George W. Bush (2001-2009)
1.
Terrorist attacks: ________________
2.
Wars in Afghanistan and _______________

V.
Economics – Since the New Deal the government has interfered more w/ the economy.
A.
Government looks at measures of how well the economy is doing, such as
Gross Domestic Product (________) and exchange rates. Its goals are full
___________________________ and low _____________________.
B.
The gov't. can influence the economy through the ________________
_______________ (which controls the money supply), _________________, and_____________________.
VI.
Terrorism - US reaction to 9/11 and other attacks
A.
Domestically: __________________________ Limited individual rights to have more security
B.
Internationally: Wars in Afghanistan & Iraq, Broader CIA involvement including drone attacks in countries like Pakistan and Yemen
What rights have you already given up to be more secure?
Are there other rights you would be willing to give up to be more secure?