How did the Cold War shape the American economy, society and politics from 1945 to 1992?
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lecture_text_chapter28.pptNew Economic and Political Alignments, 1976-1992
Chapter 28
- New Directions in Foreign Policy
- Emphasis on human rights
- Carter Doctrine
- Camp David Accords
- Iran
- Panama and the Panama Canal
The Carter Presidency
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The Carter Presidency
- Domestic Priorities
- Faced an economic recession
- Many liberals and congressional Democrats disagreed with his approaches
- Affirmative Action challenges
- Women criticized his lack of support
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
- Energy crisis
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Resurgent Conservatism
- The New Right
- Reagan’s campaign pulled vital support from New Right
- “Religious Right”
- “Moral Majority”
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- Reaganism
- “Great Communicator”
- Supply-side economics
- 1981 Economic Recovery and Tax Act
- Trade deficit
- Federal deficit
- Reaganomics
- Continued to push in 2nd term
- Mixed results
Resurgent Conservatism
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A Society and Economy in Transition
- Economic Change
- Globalization
- Postindustrial economy
- Many corporations invested more heavily in service industries
- New Immigrants
- Asia, Latin America, and Caribbean
- Immigration and Reform Control Act (1986)
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Asserting World Power
- Cold War Renewed
- Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
- “Reagan Doctrine”
- Grenada (1983)
- Contra “freedom fighters” in Nicaragua
- Many feared Central America would become another Vietnam
- Boland Amendment (1984)
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- The Middle East and Terrorism
- One of the most difficult problems was how to deal with terrorism directed against the US
- PLO – Palestinian Liberation Organization
- Rise in terrorism
- Iran-Contra Affair
Asserting World Power
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- Reagan and Gorbachev
- Perestroika
- Glasnost
- INF Treaty (1987)
- To many, it seemed as if the Cold War was over
Asserting World Power
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In Reagan’s Shadow
- Bush Assumes Office
- 1988 campaign
- Won election easily
- Faced a Democratic majority in Congress
- Both houses
- Americans with Disabilities Act
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- Bush and a New International Order
- Communism was in retreat
- Berlin Wall
- Similar movements taking place around the world
- Collapse of Soviet Union
- Persian Gulf War
- Operation Desert Storm
In Reagan’s Shadow
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- The Election of 1992
- Cultural War
- Ross Perot
- Democrat Bill Clinton
In Reagan’s Shadow
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