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1 Name Class Date Section 1 MAIN IDEA In 1980 Americans voted for a new approach to governing by electing Ronald Reagan, who powerfully promoted a conservative agenda. Key Terms and People Ronald Reagan president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 New Right collection of thinkers, writers, research companies, and Christian groups who wanted to return to conservative values Jerry Falwell television preacher who was a leader of the New Right Nancy Reagan First Lady who headed the Just Say No antidrug program David A. Stockman Reagan s budget director who later disagreed with Reagan s economics supply-side economics Reagan s economic theory budget deficit when the government spends more money than it takes in Section Summary A NATION READY FOR CHANGE After the changes in American society in the 1960s and the government scandals in the 1970s, the nation seemed depressed and uneasy. In a 1979 speech, President Carter called it America s crisis of confidence. However, 1980 presidential candidate Ronald Reagan seemed to be cheerful about the future. He said the country needed to return to a simpler time. He wanted lower taxes, smaller government, and a stronger military. He had conservative values. The conservative movement was against abortion, school integration, welfare, and affirmative action. Many people agreed with the movement and Reagan won the 1980 election. THE REAGAN REVOLUTION Reagan became the hero of a growing movement called the New Right. It was a collection of conservative thinkers and writers, research companies (called think tanks), and Christian groups. One of its leaders was television preacher Jerry Falwell. The How did Ronald Reagan appeal to voters? Underline the groups that belonged to the New Right. 171 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

2 Name Class Date Section 1 New Right wanted prayer in schools. It wanted tax cuts and a smaller government. It wanted a stronger military. It did not want gun control laws or abortion. It was against gay rights and school busing to achieve desegregation. It did not want the Equal Rights Amendment or affirmative action. It wanted to turn back liberal policies in government, the economy, and social programs. Reagan was a good speaker. He had been a movie actor before going into politics. He was called the Great Communicator. In his first few months as president, he convinced Congress to cut taxes and social programs. He cut the budgets of many federal agencies. He passed the biggest peace-time increase in the defense budget. When 13,000 air traffic controllers went on strike, Reagan fired all of them. His wife, First Lady Nancy Reagan, started an antidrug program called Just Say No. Underline the policies favored by the New Right. Circle the things it was against. List four of Reagan s accomplishments in his first few months in office. REAGAN S ECONOMIC PLAN Reagan s economic plan was called Reaganomics. The budget director, David A. Stockman, convinced Congress that tax cuts for wealthy Americans and businesses would give them more money, and that money would eventually trickle down to all levels of society. This was called supply-side economics. Stockman later rejected the plan. Critics said the tax breaks would only make the rich richer. The tax cuts, together with increased military spending, produced a huge budget deficit. This is when the government spends more than it takes in. In 1981 and 1982 the nation had the worst economy since the Depression. Congress was forced to pass the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. It required budget cuts. In 1983 the economy began to quickly improve. However, this growth mostly helped the wealthy. Who benefited most from supply-side economics? CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Draw Conclusions Many of the things the New Right stood for are still debated today. Choose one issue and write three paragraphs explaining what you think about it. Discuss whether the groups on your side of the issue have made their case well. 172 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

3 Name Class Date Section 2 MAIN IDEA President Reagan took a hard line against communism around the world. Key Terms and People Strategic Defense Initiative Reagan s plan to use space weapons to protect the United States from Soviet missiles Lech Walesa union leader in Poland; founder of Solidarity Solidarity independent union that became a freedom movement in Poland Mikhail Gorbachev leader of the Soviet Union who came to power in 1985 INF Treaty Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty; first treaty to actually reduce nuclear arms apartheid South Africa s official policy of extreme racial segregation Iran-Contra affair scandal involving Reagan staff members who disobeyed Congress to support anti-communists in Nicaraguan civil war Oliver North military man who helped run the Iran-Contra affair and took the blame Section Summary REAGAN AND THE COLD WAR President Reagan broke from the previous U.S. policy to leave the Soviet Union as it was and try to get along with it. He wanted to destroy communism. He called the Soviet Union an evil empire. He increased U.S. military spending by about $100 billion to add thousands more nuclear weapons. New nuclear missiles were put in Europe. Reagan wanted to create a system of space weapons to keep out any missiles that might come from the Soviet Union. This was called the Strategic Defense Initiative. Some people were against the plan. They said it would not work and would cost too much. The Soviet Union weakened. Its economy was not managed well. It was inefficient. In Poland, Lech Walesa led a huge strike. His union became the freedom movement called Solidarity. Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet Union. Reagan met with him to talk about nuclear weapons cuts. They agreed to the INF Treaty, which ordered many nuclear weapons destroyed. What was the evil empire? Underline two factors that led to the weakening of the Soviet Union. 173 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

4 Name Class Date Section 2 TROUBLE SPOTS ABROAD Reagan tried to stop communism in the Americas. He supported a moderate leader in the civil war in El Salvador. In Nicaragua, a rebel group supported by Cuba overthrew the country s dictator. Reagan cut off aid to that country because of the rebels Communist beliefs. In 1981 he approved $20 million for the CIA to set up a group to fight the rebels. The group was called the Contras. When Congress found out that the CIA was conducting secret operations to help the Contras, it banned all U.S. support for them. Still, Reagan told his staff to find a way to help the Contras. A debate began about the role of the U.S. military in troubled parts of the world. In 1983 U.S. Marines joined an international peacekeeping force to calm the situation in Lebanon. However, a suicide bomber destroyed a barracks and killed 241 U.S. soldiers. Reagan withdrew the troops from Lebanon. In South Africa, the government s policy was called apartheid. This was extreme racial segregation. While some urged the removal of U.S. investments there, Reagan tried to work with and reform the government there. Why did Reagan approve millions of dollars for the Contras? Why did Congress ban U.S. support for the Contras? THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR In 1985 Reagan agreed to sell arms to Iran in order to get some U.S. hostages released in Lebanon. This was against U.S. policy of not selling arms to Iran or negotiating with terrorists. The Iran-Contra affair unfolded when members of the National Security Council, including Oliver North, secretly gave the money from the arms sales to the Contras. When the scheme was revealed in 1986, Reagan admitted approving the arms sales but said he didn t know the funds were given to the Contras. The full details are not known because many key documents were destroyed and members of Reagan s staff lied to Congress. Why are the full details of the Iran-Contra affair not known? CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Draw Conclusions Investigate and write a report on the Iran-Contra affair. Include your own conclusion as to how much President Reagan was involved and provide support for your conclusion. 174 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

5 Name Class Date Section 3 MAIN IDEA In 1988 Reagan s vice president, George H. W. Bush, won election to a term that saw dramatic changes in the world. Key Terms and People George H. W. Bush president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 glasnost allowing more openness in Soviet society perestroika restructuring the Soviet government and economy velvet revolution nonviolent revolution in Czechoslovakia that removed the Communists from power Boris Yeltsin leader of the Russian Republic Tiananmen Square massacre killing of hundreds of protesters in China Saddam Hussein dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait Operation Desert Storm war to drive Iraq out of Kuwait Nelson Mandela political prisoner in South Africa; first president under non-apartheid elections Section Summary THE ELECTION OF 1988 George H. W. Bush, vice president during the Reagan years, was chosen as the Republicans presidential candidate for the 1988 election. African American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson ran to be the Democratic candidate. In the end, however, Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts was chosen. Voter turnout was low, in part because people disliked the bad things the candidates said about each other. Bush won, however, after promising no new taxes. Circle the name of the African American who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in THE OPENING OF THE USSR As the Soviet system weakened, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced a new policy of openness. It was called glasnost. At last people were allowed to say what they wanted to about the government. Gorbachev also began trying to change the way the government worked. This was called perestroika. He also worked to improve the economy. In 1989 he What new Soviet policy allowed criticism of the government? 175 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

6 Name Class Date Section 3 allowed the first free elections in the USSR since In 1986, however, the Soviets tried to cover up an accident at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, near Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine. As the deadly radiation drifted across Europe, the truth came out. The accident caused death and illness and the site is still not safe. What happened at Chernobyl? THE SOVIET EMPIRE COLLAPSES The USSR could not afford to keep troops in Eastern Europe. The countries of Eastern Europe jumped at the chance for freedom. Like Czechoslovakia in its nonviolent velvet revolution, they got rid of their Communist governments. The Berlin Wall was torn down, and in 1990 East and West Germany reunited. In the Soviet Union, Gorbachev was about to allow partial freedom to the Soviet republics when old-style Communists tried to overthrow him. He was rescued by Boris Yeltsin, the leader of the Russian Republic. Yeltsin led a revolt and the Communists failed. The 14 non-russian republics declared independence, and the USSR was gone. Why do you think the change of government in Czechoslovakia was called a velvet revolution? OTHER BUSH-ERA CONFLICTS With democracy on the rise, many people joined a large protest in Beijing, China, for democracy there, too. In the Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese tanks killed hundreds of protesters. In 1990 Iraq s dictator, Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait. The U.S.-led Operation Desert Storm freed Kuwait. South Africa also worked towards democracy. In 1994 Nelson Mandela, a black political prisoner, was elected president and apartheid ended. Who was the first black president of South Africa? CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Describe The Iraqi army caused a lot of harm to the environment in Kuwait by setting fire to oil wells. Conduct research on this event and describe it while showing pictures of it to your classmates. 176 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

7 Name Class Date Section 4 MAIN IDEA The 1980s and early 1990s saw major technological, economic, and social changes that produced both progress and intense conflicts. Key Terms and People Steve Jobs inventor and founder of Apple Computer Bill Gates inventor and founder of software company Microsoft space shuttle first spacecraft to be able to go into space, return to Earth, and be reused for more space flights Alan Greenspan chairman of the Federal Reserve Board savings and loan crisis many savings and loans went bankrupt from making bad loans Sandra Day O Connor first woman Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice who was accused of sexual harassment Section Summary THE SPACE SHUTTLE BLASTS OFF The 1980s saw great advances in technology. The computer revolution brought computers to the home and workplace. Steve Jobs started Apple Computer and made the first personal computer. Bill Gates started Microsoft and made computers easier to use with his software. The 1980s also changed space travel. Using rocket power, previous spaceships could only be used once. In 1981 the first space shuttle took off. It could fly into space, return to Earth, and be reused again. In 1986, however, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff. After more research, shuttle flights resumed. Underline the two entrepreneurs who started the computer revolution. THE ECONOMY OF THE 1980S The gross domestic product, or GDP, is the value of goods and services produced by the nation. From 1982 to 1989 GDP grew at an average of 3.5 percent. This was the longest period of U.S. peacetime economic growth up to that time. Inflation and unemployment stayed low. On the other hand, not everyone benefited from the strong economic growth, especially farmers. The recession of hit many businesses hard, and many people lost their jobs and homes. The Who did not benefit from the strong economic growth in the 1980s? 177 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

8 Name Class Date Section 4 budget deficit nearly tripled. The national debt grew to more than four times its size in To prevent inflation or further recession Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, took a more active role in managing the money supply. One of Reagan s economic policies was to have fewer government regulations for businesses. The savings and loan industry made too many loans. When the economy weakened, people could not pay back their loans creating the savings and loan crisis. This cost taxpayers about $152 billion. In addition, a recession that began in late 1990 forced President Bush to break his promise of no new taxes. Why did the Federal Reserve Board take a more active role in managing the money supply? CHANGES AND CHALLENGES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY During the 1980s women began to vote in greater numbers, sometimes more than men. Politicians began to pay attention to what women wanted. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O Connor to become the first woman on the Supreme Court. Later, President Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to the Court. He finally was allowed to join the Court after defending himself against charges of sexually harassing a woman he used to work with. Court rulings during the Reagan and Bush years also showed the divide between the country s liberals and conservatives. Many of these cases had to do with how much power the government had to enter people s private lives. The early 1980s also saw the first cases of AIDS, as thousands died and doctors could do nothing. Gradually much was learned about it and the virus that caused it the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Doctors found that the virus is spread through body fluids. Millions of men and women around the world now have AIDS. Why was the appointment of Sandra Day O Connor to the Supreme Court important? CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Design By choosing Supreme Court judges who share their beliefs, presidents can make their policies last. Write a profile of the person you would select if you wanted your ideas to influence the Court. 178 Interactive Reader and Study Guide

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