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Period 8 and 9 (1945-present):

The Modern Period
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lesson Title of Lesson Page Numbers

Number
1 Cold War 3
2 Affluent Society 6
3 Civil Rights and Vietnam 10
4 Crisis of Authority 13
5 Age of Limits to Clinton 17
6 Age of Globalization 20
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LESSON #1
BR: China's military supported North Korea in attacking the nation south of its border

Cold War
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Heading: Origins Origins of the Cold War
of the Cold War Superpower Tensions
Summary: There Conferences
was a sort of US vs. Soviet Union
uneasy peace Uneasy peace between US and Soviet Union
between the Competition for world dominance
Soviets and Fought on political and economic fronts
Americans. The Defined America's foreign policy
big three included Affected domestic politics
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American, Soviet Constant state of militarism

Union, and Democratic vs. Communist
England. The Support nations threatened by Communism
Yalta Conference Big Three
shaped WW2 Stalin USSR
world. Truman FDR USA
replaced FDR Yalta Conference
and changed most Shaped post WW2 world
views Created a United Nations
Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones
Eastern European countries promised free elections
Potsdam Conference
Truman replaced FDR in Big Three
Truman hinted to Stalin about bomb
Truman declared USSR follow Yalta Conference
Truman was more tough towards Stalin
Heading: Collapse of Peace
Collapse of Peace China
Summary: The Containment
Chinese Civil war Germany
was a nationalist Chinese Civil War
vs. Communist Nationalists vs. Communists
war. Containment Started before WWII but joined forces to fight Japan
was developed by US supported nationalists Soviet supported Communists
George Kennan. Won by communists makes China communist
The Truman Containment
Doctrine pledged Developed by George Kennan
to fight US would stand firm and restrict Soviet expansion
Communism. Communism can exist but cannot grow
Truman greatly Truman Doctrine
expanded the US pledged to fight Communism
power of the $400 million to Greece and Turkey
president. Marshall Plan
Germany was Secretary of State George Marshall
divided and the Offered billions in aid to Europe
iron curtain USSR did the molotov plan
separated National Security Act
capitalism and Created the Department of Defense
communism. The Created the National Security Council
Soviets tried to Domino Theory
starve Germans If one nation becomes communist then everyone will be communist
but America NSC 68
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airlifted supplies National Security Council

for days. One of the most influential documents during cold War
Argued that Soviet threat was dangerous
Truman tripled defense spending
Military Alliances
NATO
Warsaw Pact
OAS
SEATO
Soviet Union develops atomic bomb 1949
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
First peacetime military alliance for the US
An attack on one is an attack on all
Iron Curtain
Divided Communist and noncommunist
Winston Churchill speech
Germany Divided
Four occupational zones
Britain France and US combine forces
Berlin also divided into four zones
Berlin Airlift
Soviet Union put a blockade so allies dropped supplies
Heading: American Society After War
American Society Economy
After War Truman
Summary: Nuclear War
Truman's Fair GI Bill
Deal wanted to Helped veterans adjust to civilian life
improve Truman's Fair Deal
American lives. Called for improved housing
The Executive Taft Hartley Act
Order 9981 Restricted activities and powers of labor unions
abolished racial Could only hired union members
discrimination in Executive Order 9981
the military. Abolished racial discrimination in the military
Americans were Abolished racial discrimination in US military
scared of the Led to the end of segregation
nuclear war. Fear of Nuclear War
The world lives with the threat of nuclear war
Soviet Union tests the Atomic Bomb
US would use nuclear weapons as a deterrent
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Heading: Korean Korean War

War Causes
Summary: The War
Korean War was Results
mostly caused September 1950 N Korea almost captured S Korea
from the domino November 1950 S Korea almost captured N Korea
theory and North Macarthur wanted to nuke China
and South End of the Korean War
Korea's fighting After 3 years of fighting Eisenhower visits Korea and hints nukes
over land and Armistice signed closing border
communism. 33,600 Americans died
US showed they will use military to stop communism
Heading: Second Red Scare
Red Scare Finding Communists
Summary: McCarthyism
Another Red Second Red Scare
Scare occurred J Edgar Hoover used the FBI to find communists
when Hoover Truman's Loyalty Program forces federal employees to take oaths
used the FBI to saying they are not communist.
look for McCarran Internal Security Act, people had to pledge as
Communism. communists
Senator Evidence found in Project Venona that Soviets were spying
McCarthy Schools and churches looked for communists
accused people of Union leaders were accused of being communist
being communist McCarthy
Senator McCarthy accused members of the government of being
communist
McCarthy went on a witch hunt
Public began to turn on him once he attacked the army

BR #2: The Cold War changed American foreign policy in several ways. One of the biggest
ways was America started to become the police nation of the world as they were trying to
keep an eye on communism. America turned from isolationist to internationalist being
involved in the affairs of most nations. Most of American foreign policy previously had
changed.

LESSON #2
BR: Television has made American commercialism and advertising more to the forefront and
gave Americans more entertainment options
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Affluent Society
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Heading: 1950s 1950s Economy
Economy Economic Growth
Summary: After Sunbelt
World War 2 the Labor
American Post WWII Economic Prosperity
economy Economic expansion 1945-1972
flourished. This Low unemployment
economy was so More money in America
good because of Income more than tripled
pent up savings. Highest standard of living in the world
The Federal Dominant economy
Highway ACt Post WWII Reasons
created 41,000 Pent up savings from war
miles of roads. Lack of foreign competition
Baby Boomers Government spending
increased the Military
population by GI Bill
20%. Consumer Expansion of suburbs
culture saw a More demand for cars and homes
huge rise in Federal Highway Act
advertising in the Eisenhower
growing suburbs. 41,000 miles of roads
The Sunbelt was 10 years to build
a region in the Increased safety
south people Largest public works progress in US History
started moving Baby Boomers
to. The Taft Population grew 20%
Hartley Act 1946-1964 invention of birth control
brought less Consumer Culture
power to unions. Advertising
Suburban shopping centers
Credit Cards
Growth of Suburbs
Growth of families baby boom
Home ownership became more affordable
Expressways commuting
Decline of inner city housing
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White Flight whites move to suburbs

Levittown
Mass produced suburbs
Made inner cities increasingly poor and racially divided
Sunbelt
Warmer climate lower taxes
15 states
Extreme growth
Labor
Taft Hartley act outlawed closed shops
White collar jobs outnumber blue collar jobs
Escalator clause
Unions were big and powerful and becoming more conservative
Heading: Science Science and Technology
and Technology Medical
Summary: The Pesticides
1950s saw a huge War and Space Race
boost in new Technology
technology. 1951 First IBM
Rachel Carson 1952 Hydrogen Bomb
wrote Silent 1953 DNA discovered
Spring and 1954 Polio vaccine
documented the 1957 First US nuclear power plant
harmful effects of 1958 NASA
DDT. Sputnik Silent Spring
was the first Rachel Carson
satellite. Documented harmful effects of DDT
Sputnik
First satellite
National Defense Education Act
NASA
Missile gap
Heading: Culture Culture
Summary: Television
Television Literate
arrived in the Elvis Presley
1950s. Gender Minorities
roles also brought Television
back the cult of Television arrived in the 50s
domesticity. The Themes suburban families Cult of Domesticity
Beat Generation Popular shows suburban families
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was a group of Gender Roles

American writers. Traditional gender roles reaffirmed
Cultural rebels By end of decade of women hold jobs
were kids who Beat Generation
went against the Group of American writers in the 1950s
social norm. Criticised middle class values and conformity
Beatniks
Similar to Lost generation after WWI
Cultural Rebels
Teen culture developed
Consumerism
Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Juvenile Delinquency
Heading: Rise of Rise of the Civil Rights Movement
the Civil Rights Brown v. Board of Education
Movement Martin Luther King
Summary: Brown Brown v. Board of Education
v. Board of Public school cannot be segregated
Education ended Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
public school Paved the way to end Jim Crow
segregation. Little Rock Nine
Massive Southern Response
resistance came Massive Resistance
from this Schools shut down rather than desegregate
desegregation. Southern Manifesto, Supreme Court has no right
Rosa Parks Early Civil Rights
refused to sit on Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus
the back of the Montgomery Bus boycott MLK had a leadership role
bus Blacks refused to use the bus
Supreme Court ruled that segregation is unconstitutional
Heading: Foreign Foreign Policy
Policy Policies
Summary: Cold War Crisis
Eisenhower liked Eisenhower Foreign Policy
using the CIA for Dulles was the Secretary of State
covert missions. Used CIA on covert missions for America
The French Use nuclear weapons to fight communism
Indochina war Brinkmanship, US must operate like they are on the brink of war
would later lead French Indochina War
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to the Vietnam Vietnam liberated their country from French control

war. A U2 spy US feared Communist takeover
plane was shot US sent advisors
down by the US slowly replaced France in Vietnam and went to war with North
Soviets. Vietnam
Eisenhower Cold War Crisis
Taiwan Crisis China threatened to invade Taiwan
Suez Canal Egypt took control of Suez Canal built by Britain
Fighting Communism Covertly
Iran CIA organized riots and put a pro American in charge
Guatemala trained people to fight Communists
Hungarian Revolt US inspired protests against Soviets
Fidel Castro Took control of Cuba in 1959
U 2 Incident US spy plane shot down in Soviet Union

BR #2: I would like to have lived in the 1950s for many reasons. One reason is I would have
liked the economic boost and all of the new consumer products being produced. The cold war
would have been scary but I would have a fresh new suburb to live in. The Civil Rights
Movement was just starting and that would have been an exciting period and I would have
liked that. The 1950s would be a pretty decent time to be alive.

LESSON #3
BR: I think that America is an example of liberalism because of all of the changes that have
been put forth for the civil rights of African Americans and all around of most minorities.

Civil Rights and Vietnam

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Heading: Expanding Liberal State
Expanding John F Kennedy
Liberal State Lyndon Johnson
Summary: JFK Election of 1960
beat Nixon in the JFK won against Nixon
election of 1960. First televised presidential debate
Kennedy pumped Youngest president elected
more money into Half of the nation is under 25
NASA. Kennedy Made his brother Attorney General
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was shot and Space Program

killed in Dallas, USSR Sputnik and putting the first man into space
Texas. LBJ then NASA funding increased
put forth his American astronauts made initial space flights
Great Society. Kennedy Assassination
Shot and killed in Dallas, Texas
Shots fired from the sixth floor or Texas Schoolbook Depository
Prime Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald killed by Jack Ruby
To investigate the murder Johnson appointed the Warren
Commission
Warren Commission said Oswald did it on his own
Possibly CIA, mafia, Fidel Castro, LBJ
LBJ'S Great Society
Continuation of the New Deal
Medicare and Medicaid
Voting Rights Act
Immigration Act
Civil Rights Act
Heading: Racial Racial Equality
Equality Protests
Summary: The People
SNCC started the Laws
Sit in Movement. Changing Movement
The Freedom Sit in Movement
Riders rode SNCC
around the south Four African Americans sit at blacks only counter
in buses. Bull Many restaurants were desegregated in response to sit ins
Connor This form of protests demonstrated that blacks want to end
commissioned segregation
people to use Freedom Riders
hoses and attack After sit in movement some African Americans traveled around in
dogs. James buses
Meredith was the Freedom Riders both African American and white traveled around
first African the south in buses
American Riders continued onto Mississippi where they were beaten
allowed into the Brought attention to American public
University of Bull Connor
Mississippi. The Commissioner of Public Safety in Alabama
1960s was a huge Ordered use of hoses and police attack dogs
time for the civil Media covered this and more Americans supported Civil Rights
rights movement. Movement
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James Meredith
First African American admitted to University to Mississippi
JFK sent 30,000 troops to restore order
Martin Luther King
Leader of the CIvil Rights Movement
Goal was to end Jim Crow laws
Nonviolent noncooperation passive resistance
March on Washington MLK and other leaders I Have a Dream
Speech
Assassinated
Civil Rights Act
Prohibited segregation in public places
Gave the executive branch the power to enforce this
Voting Rights Act
Prohibited racial discrimination in voting
Eliminated literacy tests in voting
Signed by LBJ
Led to 24th amendment
De Jure Discrimination
De Jure Discrimination segregated by law
De Facto Segregation segregation by practice
Watts Riots
Race riots in LA
Caused by racial tension
Black Power Movement
Prominent movement in the 60s and 70s
Emphasized racial pride and the creation of black institutions
An extension of Marcus Garvey
Some blacks joined Black Panthers
Malcolm X
An increasing number of black leaders were critical of Dr King
Leader of the Nation of Islam advocated separation of whites and
blacks
Heading: JFK JFK and LBJ Foreign Policy
and LBJ Foreign Flexible Response
Policy Cuba
Summary: The Flexible Response
Flexible response Fight conventional wars with no nuclear weapons
was for a war More covert operations
with no nuclear Peace Corps
weapons. The Alliance for Progress
Marshall Plan Similar to Marshall Plan
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was similar to the Billions of dollars sent to establish economic cooperation

alliance for Tight diplomatic and economic relationships
progress. The Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall was a By 1961 20% of East Germans fled to West Berlin
wall in Berlin :) Soviets isolated West Berlin from East Berlin
JFK did not force the wall down because did not want war
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Embargo
Cuban Missile Crisis
US found that Soviet Union was putting nuclear weapons in Cuba
Heading: Early Early Vietnam War
Vietnam War American Involvement
Summary: The War
French Indochina Home
War led to France French Indochina War
leaving Vietnam France controlled the area from Age of Imperialism
and The Gulf of Vietnam defeated France and forced France to leave
Tonkin incident Vietnam divided at the 17th parallel
brought North Vietnam became communist
American in. The US feared South Vietnam would also be communist
war was really Gulf of Tonkin
started by the Tet US Navy and North Vietnam engaged in sea battles
Offensive. Gulf of Tonkin gave LBJ a reason to go to war
Americans did War Strategies
not like the US used massive bombings
Vietnam war and A key target was the Ho Chi Minh Trail
heavily protested. North Vietnam was carpet bombed
The Hippie Napalm
Movement rose Cluster bombs
when this Agent Orange
happened. Tet Offensive
Vietnamese New Year
84,000 communist troops attacked 100 cities
Americans held off but showed NVA power
Protests grew in US
Vietnam in the US
Massive protests in US
Protest movement started in Berkeley
Rise of Hippie Movement
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BR #2: The Civil Rights movement took off in the 1960s. This movement was highlighted by
African American protests like sit ins to African Americans being hosed for protesting.
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were prominent African American civil rights leaders.
African Americans made huge moves in Civil Rights during the 1960s. The Civil Rights
Movement was a huge time in America.

LESSON #4
BR: Of the five major decisions of the Warren Court, I think the five most important are
Brown v. Board of Education, Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, Gideon v. Wainwright, Engel v.
Vitale, and Abington School District v. Schempp.

Crisis of Authority
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Heading: Minorities
Minorities Youth
Summary: Native Americans
Student activists Latinos
started new ways Gays
to show their Students Activists
protests. New left whites wanted rights
Counterculture SDS student activists movement that represented new left
and the hippie UC Berkeley started protests
movement was Speech Movement
huge. The Counterculture
American Indian Counterculture generation
Movement Hippie movement
declared Indian Woodstock 1969 3 day music festival
rights. Cesar American Indian Movement
Chavez led Declaration of Indian Purpose
strikes for farm Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
workers. The Gay Guaranteed Bill of Rights to Natives
Liberation Cesar Chavez
Movement gave Mexican American formed the UFW
gay people more Salad Bowl Strike lettuce growers
rights. Si se puede
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Vegan :)
Gay Liberation Movement
Most Americans thought gays should assimilate
Stonewall Riots 1969 gay bar
Gay Liberation Movement urged gays to take action
Women
Environmentalists
Betty Friedan
Writer activist and feminist
Wrote Feminine Mystique
First president of the National Organization for Women
Equal Rights Amendment
First proposed by Alice Paul in 1923
Section 1 nobody should be excluded by sex
There is no Equal Rights Amendment
Roe v. Wade 1973
States cannot regulate abortion within the first trimester
The ability to choose to have an abortion
Highly controversial
Environmentalists
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring exposed a lot of truths
The first Earth Day 1970
Environmentalism
Sierra Club progressive club
EPA by Nixon
Clean water act by Nixon
Heading: Nixon's Nixon's Foreign Policies
Foreign Policies Vietnam
Summary: Detente
Richard Nixon Middle East
was president in Richard Nixon
the late 1960s President from 1969-1974
and 70s. Vice President under Eisenhower
Vietnamization Served in Congress
pulled troops out Only president to resign from office
of Vietnam. Kent Strict opponent of communism
State Protests led Henry Kissinger
to deaths of National Security Advisor
college students. Vietnamization
The My Lai Nixon's main policy in Vietnam
Massacre killed Its goal was peace with honor
hundreds of Process to take American soldiers out of Vietnam
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unarmed Attempted to transfer military power to South Vietnam

civilians. Detente Kent State Protests
eased Cold War Students protesting Nixon's decision
tensions. The Four days of protests
Middle East On the fourth day the Ohio National Guard opens fire
hated America Four people killed and nine wounded
for supporting Increased Vietnam War protests
Israel. My Lai Massacre
US army killed 400 unarmed civilians
Some women were gang raped and bodies were mutilated
26 soldiers charged only the lieutenant convicted
Increased Vietnam War protests
War Powers Resolution
Intended to check the president's power to commit the US
President must notify congress within 48 hours of sending troops
A reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Detente
Detente Easing Cold War tension
Nixon Doctrine US would honor current commitments
Vietnamization
1972 First president to visit China
1972 First president to visit Soviet Union
SALT limited nuclear weapons
Middle East
America actively supported Israel
Middle Eastern countries did not recognize Israel
During the Arab Israeli War Arab members imposed an embargo
on US
Embargo greatly reduced the supply of oil
Heading: Nixon's Nixon's Domestic Policies
Domestic Supreme Court
Policies Economic Downturn
Summary: Nixon Court
Nixon's court Nixon replaced Supreme Court justices
passed many Bakke v. Regents of the University of California
important laws
Heading: Watergate Crisis
Watergate Crisis Scandals
Summary: Fall of Nixon
Agnew resigns Spiro Agnew Resigns
after Nixon Nixons Vice President
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resigned because Charged with accepting bribes while Governor and Vice President
of the Watergate Resigned from Vice President
Scandal. Nixon Gerald Ford was appointed president
tried to cover up Watergate Scandal
recording all of June 1972 five Nixon supporters attempted to break into DNC
his phonecalls. Nixon administration attempted to cover it up
Nixon and his officials harassed with FBI CIA and IRS
Cover Up
It was found that Nixon was recording all his phone calls
Nixon claimed he had executive privilege
Supreme Court ruled he had to give them up
New president Ford pardoned Nixon

BR #2: Yes, I agree with Nixon's foreign policy. I agree with his policies because he was
attempting to get out of the wars peacefully and with honor. Nixon visiting countries as an
attempt to create peace in nations that were showing tensions towards the United States.
Nixon's foreign policy was trying to keep America out of wars with diplomacy which is how
most nations should treat their foreign policy. Nixon was successful in taking America out of
Vietnam with this

LESSON #5
BR: Yes, we should negotiate with the foreign countries that are holding American hostages.
We need to negotiate with these other nations because that is the only way that we can get our
troops back peacefully

Age of Limits to Clinton

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Heading: Ford Ford and Carter
and Carter Ford
Summary: Ford Carter
was the only Ford
president not to Only president not to be elected
be elected and Pardoned Nixon
Carter was a Continued detente
democrat in the Helsinki Accords 35 nations signed a declaration to improve
Reagan era. The relations
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Panama Canal Carter

agreement gave Democrat
the canal back to Ran as an outsider
Panama. Iran Ronald Reagan ran
became an Deep south elected him
islamic country. Camp David Accords
Afghanistan War Carter helped Egypt and Israel make a landmark agreement
resulted in the Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize
Soviet attacking Panama Canal
of Afghanistan. 1977 Carter signed Panama Canal Treaty
The olympics Iran
were boycotted. 1979 revolution making Islamic republic
Iran Hostage Crisis 52 Americans were held hostage
Afghanistan War
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan
US supported Taliban
Taliban supported Al Qaeda and Bin Laden
Olympic Boycotts
US and 61 nations refused to participate in Soviet olympics
Soviet Union and 13 other countries refused to participate in next
olympics
Heading: Domestic Reagan
Domestic Reagan Conservatism
Summary: Policies
Conservatism Rise of Conservatism
rose because not Not everyone was happy with the social changes
everyone was Did not trust big government
happy with the Against Equal Rights Amendment welfare programs
social changes. Liberalism was blamed for these problems
The Religious New Right was led by religious leaders
right became very Religious Right
popular. Reagan Evangelical Christianity strict Protestant
was elected twice Christian Coalition and Moral Majority
both in Increase anti abortion
landslides. Election of 1980
Reaganomics Ronald Reagan former governor of California
reduced the rich Reagan pushed conservative agenda
tax cuts. Reagan's Election of 1984
Economy was the Regan dominated again
worst in America Walter Mondale ran with Geraldine Ferraro
since the Ronald Reagan's Election
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depression. Republicans won traditional Democratic areas

Reagan's coalition included Jews and some blacks
Reaganomics
Regan reduced the highest tax brackets
Tax Reform Act of 1986 reduced the tax for the rich
Argued that Americans should be free of government regulation
Tax break and military spending greatly increased the deficit
Reagan Economy
Worst economy since before WWII
Black Monday 1987
Deindustrializing in the US
Outsourcing
Increased defense spending
Reduced social programs
Heading: End of End of the Cold War
the Cold War Reagan Policies
Summary: Events
Reagan's foreign Soviet Union
policy was to Reagan Foreign Policy
spend trillions Moved back to brinkmanship
and go back to Spent $2 trillion on the military
brinkmanship. Reagan Doctrine opposed global influence of the Soviet Union
The Iran Contra Reagan Doctrine oppose global influence
scandal included Covert Aid
Reagan saying he Overt Aid
will not negotiate Iran Contra Scandal
with terrorists. Iran contra scandal
The Soviet Union Funding of Contras was prohibited by congress
crumbled in Reagan publicly stated he will not negotiate with terrorists
1990. Reagan claimed he was not aware of these transactions
Berlin Wall Speech
1987 Reagan made speech at the Berlin Wall
Soviet Union took it down 1989
Fall of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev took control of the Soviet Union
Glasnost
Perestroika
1991 Gorbachev resigned
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Protests in China
Led by students
Wanted Democracy
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Heading: Bush Bush and Clinton

and Clinton Bush
Summary: Bush Clinton
was elected in Election of 1988
1988 and this led George Bush former director of CIA
to Desert Storm. First Gulf War Desert Storm
Bill Clinton Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iraq
broke three US and 34 other nations came to help Kuwait
Republican Hussein stayed in power although many believed we would try to
landslide and take him out
helped the Bill Clinton
economy greatly. Former Governor of Arkansas
The OKC Broke three Republican landslides
bombing killed First Democratic president since FDR to win two terms
168 people. First Baby Boomer
Clinton was Key Clinton Policies
impeached in Great economy
1999 after he had Tech boom, Bull Market
sexual relations Increased taxes on middle class and upper class and gas
with his intern Reduced government spending
Failed health care reforms
Brady Bill 5 day waiting period for a gun
NAFTA ended tariffs between North American nations
Don't Ask Don't Tell
OKC Bombing
Domestic terrorist attack by Timothy McVeigh
168 people died
Largest domestic terrorist act in US History
Clinton Impeachment
Had sexual relations with his intern
Almost impeached in 1999 for perjury and obstructing justice

BR #2: I do not agree with Reagan's domestic and foreign policies. I do not agree with
Reagan's domestic policy because it is just going to make the rich richer and the poor poorer
instead of helping the economy. His foreign policy I do not agree with is because he is
sticking his nose into other countries business and he refused to negotiate to get American
lives back. These did not work as he spent too much on military. The economy under Reagan
was bad because of these things.

LESSON #6
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BR: Some things I like about the Obama administration are his attempts to start national
health care with Obamacare. I liked when Osama Bin Laden died but I am not sure how much
Obama had to do with that. Stabilizing the US economy and getting America out of two wars
was big for America.

Age of Globalization
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Heading: Bush's Bush's Domestic Policies
Domestic Election of 2000
Policies Policies
Summary: Bush Economy
v. Gore resulted Bush v. Gore
in a victory for Florida's electoral college points were in dispute because of how
Bush and he won close
again in the Some votes were difficult to count
election of 2004. Supreme Court halted the recount
The Patriot Act Only time Supreme Court determined president
gave America the Bush did not win popular vote
right to monitor Election of 2004
people. No Child Kerry v. Bush
Left Behind was Bush gained a lot of support for the South
the education Patriot Act
policy of Bush. Patriot Act gave the US the right to monitor people
The Bush Repeated US pattern of taking away rights in crisis
Economy No Child Left Behind
resulted in Bush Bush education policy
Tax Cuts Standards based education
Expanded federal role in education
Measurable goals
Schools must have progress or face punishment
Teachers must be highly qualified
Bush Economy
Bush Tax Cuts
Intended to result in smaller government
Added to deficit
Great Recession of 2007 housing crisis
Bailed out American auto industry
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Heading: Bush's Bush Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Terrorism
Summary: 9/11 Bush Doctrine
resulted in the 9/11
Afghanistan War On 9/11 four planes were hijacked hit buildings
which made the 1st and 2nd World Trade Center
Taliban fall. The Both World Trade Center Towers attacked
Iraq war was not Everyone in the planes died instantly
supported by Ones below had to get out of building fast
most Americans. Many firefighters and police attempted to climb up
Guantanamo Bay Third plane hit the pentagon
was a place Landed in a field in Pennsylvania
where suspected People on the plane heard what was happening and took the plane
terrorists were back
tortured. Government blamed Al-Qaeda and Osama
Afghanistan War
Road to war Taliban allowed Al-Qaeda to operate in their country
US and Britain attack October 2001
Taliban fell quickly
America had difficulties knowing who the enemy is
Iraq War
US justifications for the war in Iraq was IEDs
UN did not justify conflict
Anti war groups disagreed
US defeated the Iraqi military
December 2003 Hussein captured and executed in December 2006
Guantanamo Bay
Suspected terrorists were held in Guantanamo Bay
Suspected terrorists were not given trail
Noise sleep deprivation food and water deprivation
Enemies used this to recruit terrorists
Obtained limited useful information
Bush Doctrine
Use preemptive strikes as a defense against terror
US has the right to secure itself against countries that harbor
terrorists
Mainly applied to Iraq
Heading: Obama's Domestic Policies
Obama's Election of 2008 and 2012
Domestic Policies
Policies Economy
Summary: Election of 2008
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Obama beat Obama v. McCain

McCain in 2008. ObamaCare
ObamaCare was Overall goal is to provide Americans with health care
made in order to Controversial
provide Common Core
Americans with Obama's education policy
health care. Emphasis on English and Math
Common Core Move away from multiple choice
changed the Seeks to establish education systems
American Seeks to prepare students for work and college
education system. Obama Environmentalism
Goal is to combat climate change
High emission standards for vehicles
Vetoed Keystone Pipeline
Not as strong as environmentalist as he promised
Obama Economy
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Stimulus package costing 831 billion
Put regulations on banks that require people to afford loans
Improved unemployment rate through college students
Heading: Obama's Foreign Policy
Obama's Foreign War
Policies Policies
Summary: The Iraq War
Iraq war slowly Withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq began in 2007
started ending in US spent 800 billion
2007 and in 2009 4486 US troops died
troops were taken Has caused people to hate America all over the world
out of Afghanistan War
Afghanistan. December 2009 Obama increased the amount of American troops
Obama used Bringing democracy and security to Afghanistan
diplomacy About 2000 American soldiers died
instead of war Most estimates of Afghan deaths are 20,000
Foreign Policies
Use of diplomacy instead of war
Many of his critics accuse him of not being tough enough
NSA used to acquire information

BR #2: Of the Bush and Obama administrations, the most effective is the Obama
administration. Obama was able to end the national recession and get America out of two
wars. The Bush administration only managed to put America in two wars which hurt the
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economy. Obama pulled America mostly out of the hole that Bush put the nation is. This is
why the Obama administration was more affected in America than the Bush administration
for America.