This chapter discusses the political changes in the United States from the 1970s to the early 1990s, beginning with the Watergate scandal and presidency of Gerald Ford. It then covers Jimmy Carter's presidency, the rise of conservatism under Ronald Reagan, his economic and foreign policies, and the end of the Cold War under George H.W. Bush. Key events included the tax revolt, supply-side economics, deregulation, growing budget deficits, the Reagan Doctrine, collapse of the Soviet Union, and Clinton's election in 1992.

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 Politics and Diplomacy After Watergate
 The Ford Custodianship
 Nixon Pardoned
Gerald Ford
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 Politics and Diplomacy After Watergate
 The Ford Custodianship
 Nixon Pardoned
 Economic Problems
 1976 Election
The Election of 1976

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 Politics and Diplomacy After Watergate
 The Trials of Jimmy Carter
 Soaring Inflation
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Jimmy Carter
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 Politics and Diplomacy After Watergate
 Human Rights and National Interests
 Panama Canal Treaty
 Camp David Accords
 SALT II
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 Politics and Diplomacy After Watergate
 The Year of the Hostages
 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
 Afghanistan Invaded
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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Sunbelt and Its Politics
 Rise of the
“Sunbelt”
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Growth of the Sunbelt,
1970-1990

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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Sunbelt and Its Politics
 Rise of the “Sunbelt”
 Growing Opposition to Government Regulation
 Sagebrush Rebellion
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 The Rise of the New American Right
 Religious Revivalism
 Surging Evangelicalism
 Christian Coalition
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"This country does not belong to the ACLU, the radical left or the
communists. It belongs to God and his people. I frankly am tired
of us being second-class citizens in a land our forefathers founded
and claimed for the Lord.“
- Pat Robertson

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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Emergence of the New Right
 Barry Goldwater
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Reagan
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice.”
- Barry
Goldwater

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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Emergence of the New Right
 Barry Goldwater
 Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan
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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Tax Revolt
 Proposition 13
 Taxes Attacked
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 The Rise of the New American Right
 The Campaign of 1980
 1980 Election
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The Election of 1980

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 The Reagan Coalition
 Free-Market Conservatives
 “Neo-Conservatives”
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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 Reagan in the White House
 Reagan’s Personal Appeal
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Reagan
“I have left orders to be
awakened at any time in case
of national emergency, even if
I'm in a cabinet meeting.”
- Ronald
Reagan

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 “Supply-Side” Economics
 Reaganomics
 Tax Cuts
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Reagan
“We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because
we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-
dollar debt because we spend too much.”
- Ronald Reagan

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 “Supply-Side” Economics
 Reaganomics
 Tax Cuts
 Deregulation
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From “The Age of Limits” to The Age of
Reagan
“The best minds are not
in government. If any
were, business would
hire them away.”
- Ronald Reagan

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 “Supply-Side” Economics
 Reaganomics
 Tax Cuts
 Deregulation
 Economic Recovery
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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 The Fiscal Crisis
 Growing Budget Deficits
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Reagan
Federal Budget
Surplus/Deficit,
1940 to 2000

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 Reagan and the World
 “Star Wars”
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Reagan
“What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.”
- Mikhail Gorbachev

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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 Reagan and the World
 “Star Wars”
 Reagan Doctrine
 Terrorism
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 The “Reagan Revolution”
 The Election of 1984
 Reagan Reelected
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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Fall of the Soviet Union
 Mikhail Gorbachev
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Reagan
“It is better to discuss things, to
argue and engage in polemics
than make perfidious plans of
mutual destruction.”
- Mikhail
Gorbachev

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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Fall of the Soviet Union
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Glasnost and Perestroika
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From “The Age of Limits” to The Age of
Reagan
“More socialism means more
democracy, openness and
collectivism in everyday life.”
- Mikhail Gorbachev

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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Fall of the Soviet Union
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Glasnost and Perestroika
 Tiananmen Square
 Collapse of the USSR
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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Fading of the Reagan Revolution
 Savings and Loan Crisis
 Oliver North
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From “The Age of Limits” to The Age of
Reagan
“I thought using the Ayatollah's money
to support the Nicaraguan resistance
was a neat idea.”
- Oliver North

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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Election of 1988
 Bush’s Negative Campaign
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The Election of 1988

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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Bush Presidency
 Arms Reduction
 1990 Recession
Chapter Thirty-Three:
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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Gulf War
 Saddam Hussein
 General Norman Schwartzkopf
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 America and the Waning of the Cold War
 The Election of 1992
 Ross Perot
 Clinton Elected
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Reagan
The Election of 1992