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Conservative Platform (Reagan) |
Lower taxes, cut welfare programs, deregulate industry, strong military, actively fight communism |
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Compare Contrast Economy: FDR vs. Reagan |
- Sim: high interest rates & unemployment, low homeowners & productivity - Diff: in 1980: high inflation & taxes & national debt & gov spending, stagflation |
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Kirkpatrick on Reagan's Foreign Policy |
American exceptionalism, we have to solve world's problems, illusion of great American strength |
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Election of 1980 |
Major issue: abortion D: Carter (everyone hated him lol) R: Reagan - decrease power of fed gov, increase military, less reg of business, charismatic Independent: Anderson - anti-abortion, pro-détente Reagan won! |
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Economy: 1st term Reagan |
End of stagflation, national pride after Olympics, yay! :) |
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Election of 1984 |
D: Mondale (VP of Carter) R: Reagan Reagan wins by landslide! |
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Reagan Democrats |
Democrats who tended to vote for Republican under Reagan (bc tougher stance on national security) |
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New Federalism |
Reagan More power to local/state govs, cut size of fed gov, eliminate unnecessary spending |
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Reagan Assassination Attempt |
John Hinckley - mentally off He was infatuated w/ Jodie Foster "Honey I forgot to duck" - popularity soars Brady Bill - gun control later on |
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Reaganomics |
Goals: cut taxes for wealthy so they spend and hire more people, then people spend and economy grows, balanced budget-cut social welfare Reality: Lowers unemployment & inflation, big economic expansion, incomes increase, social progs not cut that much Negs: short-lived, didn't cut spending (military) |
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Economic Recovery Act (1) |
Reagan - lowered income taxes (1) |
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Tax Reform Act (2) |
Increase income tax by 4%, felt by lower/middle-lower class
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1987 Stock Market Crash |
Worse than Black Tuesday (overspeculation) |
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Economics by end of Reagan |
High deficits & debt Americans spent more, saved less Foreign products |
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Air Traffic Controller Strike |
Reagan - Workers threatened strike, R said no, they refused, they were fired, massive hiring campaign |
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Immigration Reform Control Act |
Reagan Stiffened penalties for hiring illegals Granted Amnesty to all in country Jan 1, 1982 |
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War on Drugs |
Reagan "Just Say No" - elementary level program |
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US Canadian Trade Pact |
Reagan Eliminated tariff barriers between US & Ca |
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AIDS crisis |
Hit US under Reagan Criticized for not doing enough |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
1st female supreme court justice |
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Moral Majority in Rep politics |
Anti-federal civil rights legislation (Reagan gives rights back to states) ERA is opposed Abortion - want amendment to ban |
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Reagan Foreign Policy |
Peace through strength - military buildup Reagan Doctrine - like Nixon - aid rebel groups who were fighting communist regimes End of détente Glasnost - "openness" - cold war thawed then ended by 1990 Reagan Corollary - Protect allies in Middle East |
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Glasnost |
"Openness" Cold War thawed then ended by 1990 |
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Lebanon (Reagan) |
Beirut - Civil War US sent peacekeeping troops, Barracks BOMBED by Iranians (carbomb) We withdrew - we looked weak |
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Libya (Reagan) |
German Discothèque bombed by L in retaliation for sinking of Libyan ship that fired on US ship Response: we bombed Libya |
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TWA Airliner Hijacking (Reagan) |
Palestinians hijacked bc they wanted to release hostages in Israel Settlement w/ Algiers - fly plane back & release Reagan couldn't act - he wouldn't negotiate w/ terrorists |
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Achille Lauro (Reagan) |
PLF attacked Italian cruise, attack wheelchair bound American
Egypt (dest) says release hostages & we'll fly terrorists back to Palestine US hijacks the flight & US arrests terrorists in Italy |
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Grenada (Reagan) |
Dem gov overthrown by communists backed by Cubans Operation Urgent Fury - rescue Americans, then communists defeated & new dem gov |
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Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) (Reagan) |
Missile defense system in space & shoot lasers to destroy them Scared Soviet Union |
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Berlin Wall/Fall of USSR dates |
Berlin: 1990 USSR: 1991 |
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Iran-Contra Affair (Reagan) |
Nicaragua: Contras v. Sandinistas Sell missiles to Iran to release hostages from Palestine, use profits to give to Contras to buy weapons Ppl find out, 10 arrested, Reagan confesses & is safe |
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Reagan Legacy |
Economic recovery, we win cold war, charisma and charm |
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Election of 1988 |
D: Gary Hart (scandalous pic w/ mistress), so: D: Michael Dukakis - negative campaign, liberal R: George H. W. Bush - attacked Duk as unpatriotic, soft on crime & defense, liberal wimp (VP is Dan Quayle lololol) |
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George H. W. Bush Background/Presidency in General |
Very big resume - Yale, CIA, etc.... Lacked charisma Focused on foreign policy, ignored economy, cost him reelection 1990 - Dem majority in Congress Read my Lips - but then raised taxes... |
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Nicaragua (Bush1) |
We will only give you aid if you have elections, they did, then Sandinistas were overthrown |
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Operation Just Cause (Bush1) |
Panama under control of Manuel Noriega US invades to overthrow him & we succeed UN condemns US for this, but majority of Panamen supported the coup |
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Persian Gulf War (Bush1) |
Saddam Hussein (Iraq) attacked Kuwait for oil, US & UN ultimatum, then attacks Operation Desert Shield (Saudi Arabia), Operation Desert Storm (Kuwait) Success in 100 hr Didn't overthrow Hussein bc: limit casualities & money, not prepared to rule/occupy Iraq, Iraq would be defenseless against Iran |
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Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill (Bush1) |
Killed lots of wild life, billions to clean up Oil Pollution Act - limited how close oil things could get to coastline |
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Americans with Disabilities Act (Bush1) |
Required all places of business, public transportation, public facilities to be handicapped accessible |
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Other Domestic (Bush1) |
Increased funding for education, childcare, advanced technology research Immigration Act - decreased amount of legal immigration Clean Air Act - cleaner burning fuels |
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Election of 1992 |
R: George H. W. Bush (why he failed: economy, too much foreign policy, lives did not get better, read my lips) Independent: Ross Perot - billionaire, eliminate deficit D: Bill Clinton - welfare reform (poor), strong defense, universal healthcare (used TV to benefit - played saxophone @ Arsenio Hall) Clinton won! |
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Election of 1996 |
Clinton: 1st - social, healthcare; 2nd - champion of the middle class Basically same platform for both parties R: Dole "Dull" D: Clinton Clinton wins |
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Bill (Clinton) |
In military, gays/lesbians could serve: you didn’t have to tell them and military couldn’t ask you No-one is happy w/ this |
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Brady Bill (Clinton) |
Federal gun control legislation Background checks and waiting periods |
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Family & Medical Leave Act (Clinton) |
Protects job while on leave for parenthood (maternity/paternity) |
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Healthcare (Clinton) |
Hillary is in charge Plan never leaves Congress - too bureaucratic & restricted patience choice |
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Children's Health Insurance Program (Clinton) |
$24 billion in health insurance coverage for children in low-income families |
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Branch Davidian Compound Raid (Clinton) |
David Koresh, accused of sexual abuse & stockpiling weapons Investigated, gunfight breaks out, FBI comes in and negotiates then tear gas & compound explodes, Koresh found w/ gunshot in head |
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Oklahoma City Bombing (Clinton) |
Timothy McVeigh & Terry Nichols (movement of abuse of fed power) Purposely put explosives in daycare center, largest act of domestic terrorism on US soil On 2 yr anniversary of Branch Davidian |
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Elian Gonzalez Case (Clinton) |
Elian's Cuban parents divorce, mom sends him to America to live with relatives in FL, dad @ Cuba says he's mine bring him back, Us doesn't want to, goes to court & court says by law Elian belongs to father, eventually US troops show up & take Elian back to Cuba Elian becomes a huge part of propaganda in Cuba, shows Clinton is weak to Cuba |
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1st World Trade Center Bombing (Clinton) |
Feb 26, 1993 Unsuccessful, ppl found and arrested and jailed |
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UN Relief Mission to Somalia (Clinton) |
BLACK HAWK DOWN IS THE ANSWER Somalia civil war, US & Pakistan try to spread peace, our supplies are stolen by Somali warlords We can't fight back so we try to send in ppl to fight them, their helicopter is shot down, Pak doesn't help, we send in jeeps to save them This strengthened Osama bin Laden bc US is weak against terror |
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NAFTA (N. American Free Trade Agreement) (Clinton) |
Remove all trade barriers between US, Mexico, and Canada |
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Kosovo War (Clinton) |
Combined w/ NATO to end Slobodan Milosevic (pres of Yugoslavia) decided to ethnically cleanse Albanians in Kosovo US & NATO bombing campaign against Kosovo War ends, Milosevic is arrested & convicted for war crimes |
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Terrorist Attack by Al-Qaeda (Aug '98) (Clinton) |
Attack on US embassies in Africa 3 attacks 3 different countries Lots of deaths Operation Infinite Reach - missile strike against Afghanistan & chemical weapons plant in Sudan (Sudan says it was a medical plant) |
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Yemen Attack (Clinton)
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Guys on speedboat crash into USS Cole & killed sailors w/ explosives |
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Clinton Economy |
1st term: drastic tax increase, Reps under Newt Gingrich in control of House Contract with America - response to Clinton's taxes, America liked it Budget Crisis - gov shut down - ppl don't like Newt anymore Economy skyrocketed!!!! - gov surpluses! |
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Whitewater Scandal |
Clinton Real estate venture that Clinton's were investing in... it was corrupt (Jim McDougall funneled money into Clinton's campaign) Investigation Clinton's legal advisor Vincent Foster commits suicide Clinton is safe but McDougalls go to jail |
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Paula Jones |
Claimed Clinton sexually assaulted her, she sues Clinton wanted case delayed until after presidency Rumors of affair w/ Monica Lewinsky Case dismissed, settled outside for $850,000 |
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Monica Lewinsky |
Had affair w/ Clinton @ first denied, then confessed, then Clinton denied, then confessed (bc evidence and stuff) Linda Tripp used private conversations to prove Clinton was guilty Impeachment w/ 4 crimes - perjury & obstruction of justice - not removed from office |
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Election of 2000 |
D: Al Gore (VP of Clinton) R: George W. Bush Major issue: what to do w/ surpluses? Similar platforms: cut taxes, improve education, help senior citizens pay for prescription drugs Close vote - vote came down to FL - machines messed up, manual count - Bush won - Gore wanted recount, no - tried to sue Bush, still no Bush won, but illegitimacy???? |
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Election of 2004 |
Major issue: Foreign Policy (no WMD found in Iraq, Abu Gharib prison scandal - abused prisoners) D: John Kerry R: George W. Bush (Kerry is soft on defense, ppl stuck w/ what they knew (bush)) Bush won (but lost control of Congress in 2006) |
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9/11 Attacks |
Bush2 Declare War on Terror Enemy is Osama bin Laden & Al Qaeda |
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Looking for Osama bin Laden (Bush2) |
Him & Al Qaeda hiding in Afghanistan under the Taliban Froze assets of terror countries, created Dept. of Homeland Security, Patriot Act (liberty vs. security) War in Afghanistan - toppled Taliban (NATO) 2004 - 1st dem election in Afghanistan 2011 - Osama found & killed under Obama |
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Iraq (Bush2) |
Axis of Evil: Iran, Iraq, N. Korea Iraq used WMD's before on the Kurds UN must inspect facilities '98 - Hussein kicked them all out - Clinton missile strike Belief they were stockpiling WMD secretly - Ultimatum - UN wants to wait, but US doesn't want to March 2003 - US invades Iraq May 1st - major combat over Hussein captured & executed Problems: Insurgency against US, Rebuilding Iraq (3 groups dislike eachother) 2005 - free elections & constitution No WMD ever found Ended 2010 under Obama |
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Iraq Guantanamo Bay (Bush2) |
Prisoners from Iraq held in prison w/out habeas corpus/due process (didn't belong to a country, so they weren't protected under Geneva) Rasul vs. Bush - they have right to trial Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld - you can't have military tribunals |
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Bush2 Domestic |
HUGE TAX CUTS (for upper class) Lowered inheritance tax Tried to reform Social Security (own private account or w/ gov) - ppl didn't like, didn't pass Extended medicare benefits - prescription drugs 2006 - Dems gain control of Congress |
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Hurricane Katrina |
Bush2 criticized for not doing enough Cries of racism (it was in poor black area) Mismanaged by FEMA Bush gave $200 bil to victims |
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1st Female Speaker of the House |
(Bush2) Nancy Pelosi Made contract for America & did nothing |
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Recession of 2007 |
(Bush2) Cause: failure in housing market (loans given out that shouldn't've) Should've been worse than Great Depression but Bush stepped in quickly Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - "The Bailout" - gave money to big corporations/banks to stay afloat (some money not used the right way :( ... ) |
