Guided Reading Activity 32-1 DIRECTIONS: Recalling the Facts Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions below. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. 1. What conservative view did many Americans share with President Ronald Reagan? 2. What policy did Reagan pursue to reduce government spending? 3. How did Reagan s conservative views affect his Supreme Court appointments? 4. Who was the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court? 5. What critical nickname was given to Reagan s economic policies? 6. Why did the federal debt increase during Reagan s administration? 7. What law, passed in 1985, called for automatic spending cuts to balance the federal budget? 8. Why did this law have limited success? 9. How did Reagan attempt to carry out his policy to fight communism? SECTION 32-1 10. What new antimissile defense system did Reagan propose? 11. Where did Reagan send aid to fight communism in Latin America? 12. Whom did Reagan and George Bush defeat in the 1984 election? 13. Who negotiated a secret arms deal with Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon? 14. Where was the money from this secret deal funneled? 15. What name was given to these deals? 16. What did Mikhail Gorbachev call for in his attempt to reform the Soviet government? 17. What new Soviet policy allowed more democracy and local economic planning? 18. What did Reagan and Gorbachev sign in 1987 to reduce the number of nuclear missiles in each superpower s arsenal? 63
Guided Reading Activity 32-2 DIRECTIONS: Recalling the Facts Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. 1. Who was George Bush s running mate in the 1988 election? Who was his opponent? 2. When did the superpowers first agree to destroy nuclear weapons? 3. Why did thousands of Soviet citizens march through Moscow in February 1990? 4. What was Solidarity? 5. Who emerged as a symbol of resistance to Communist rule in 1980? 6. When did the Communist government open the Berlin Wall? 7. How did Communist hard-liners strike back against the changes in the Soviet SECTION 32-2 empire? 8. When did Gorbachev announce the end of the Soviet Union? 9. Whom did Bush order American troops to overthrow in December 1989? 10. Where did Chinese soldiers and tanks kill several thousands of protesters on June 3, 1989? 11. Why did Bush oppose international pressure and trade sanctions against the Chinese? 12. Who invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990? 13. What were Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm? 14. What Balkan republics declared independence in 1991? 15. What institutions caused a banking crisis that cost taxpayers almost $500 billion? 16. What happened to the economy in 1990? 17. What 1990 major civil rights law did Bush and Congress agree to pass? 64
Guided Reading Activity 32-3 DIRECTIONS: Outlining Locate the heading in your textbook. Then use the information to help you write each answer. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. I. The Clinton Administration A. Domestic Program What two Clinton proposals became law in 1993? B. Contract with America What political party controlled both houses of Congress after the 1994 elections? C. Budget Problems and Compromise Why did the federal government run out of money? D. Clinton Wins a Second Term Who represented the Republican ticket in the 1996 presidential election? E. Under Investigation What was Kenneth Starr initially appointed to investigate? F. Impeachment When did the House of Representatives pass two articles of impeachment? II. Foreign Policy A. Middle East Peace Accords What Middle Eastern leaders signed a peace agreement at the White House in September 1993? B. Peacekeeping in the Balkans What Serbian leader tried to drive the Muslims from the Kosovo area in 1998? III. A New President for a New Century A. The Election of 2000 Who was the first Jewish American to run on a national ticket? B. The Bush Administration What campaign message did Bush repeat in his inaugural address? C. Cabinet and Advisers What was the new president's first responsibility? D. Tax Cut When did President Bush sign his tax cut into law? E. International Affairs What does the Powell Doctrine call for? IV. Looking to the Future A. The Global Economy What was one of President Bush's major aims? B. A Changing Society What percent of the U.S. population was over 65 years of age in the year 2000? C. Environmental Challenges In 1987 the United States agreed to stop making what? D. Threats to Peace and Security Where did a bomb explode on April 19, 1995? SECTION 32-3 65
Guided Reading Activity 32-4 DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks Use your textbook to fill in the blanks using the words in the box. Some words may be used more than once. Use another sheet of paper if necessary. September 11, 2001 Homeland Security Osama bin Laden al-qaeda fundamentalists President Bush New York City Taliban Iraq Soviet Union Afghanistan Islam non-muslims chemical terrorism The Terrorist Threat The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were acts of (1). (2) was identified as the prime suspect. Militant (3) like bin Laden believe that (4) supports any action to drive American influence out of the SECTION 32-4 Arab world. After the (5) invaded Afghanistan, young Muslims from across the Middle East went to fight against the Soviets. In 1988, bin Laden founded (6), which recruited Muslims to help in this fight. Bin Laden and his organization wanted all (7) to be forced out of the Middle East. A New War Begins After the terrorist attack on (8), thousands attended prayer services from coast to coast. Firefighters and medical workers from many cities headed to (9) to help. (10) urged all Americans to uphold the nation's values and treat Muslim Americans fairly. Concern over the use of biological and (11) weapons grew in the wake of the September 11 tragedy. The president created a new cabinet-level post, (12) to coordinate counter-terrorism efforts. The war against terrorism first concentrated on (13) where bin Laden was reported to be hiding. After the (14) refused to turn over bin Laden, the U.S. military began strikes in Afghanistan. (15) widened the war on terrorism in 2002. Pressure was placed on North Korea and (16) to limit their weapons. 66
Chapter 32 Concept Card List Define and/or identify the following terms on index cards. Write the term on one side of 3 x 5 index cards and then define/identify the term on the other side of the index card. In addition describe the historical significance (or why that term is important and included in that section of this chapter) of the term on the same side as the definition/identification. All concept cards are due on the day of the Open Notebook Quiz. If concept cards not complete student will not be allowed to take chapter test and students will have to take makeup test once cards completed. Make sure your name is written on 1 st concept card and your initials are written in ink on all cards. Section 1 glasnost perestroika Reaganomics Iran-Contra Scandal Mikhail Gorbachev Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Section 2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Solidarity Boris Yeltsin Persian Gulf War (include Operation Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm) Americans with Disability Act of 1990 Section 3 Bill Clinton Contract with America North America Free Trade Agreement election of 2000 (include how Supreme Court was involved terrorism (include what countries were included in war against terrorism) Section 4 Osama bin Laden Al Qaeda Homeland Security USA Patriot Act of 2001