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US History
Chapter 25 The Conservative Tide Academic Content Knowledge Packet, page 828
Essential Learning Outcome- the Student will understand the political, social events of the
1980s and early 1990’s.
What campaign slogan will you create?
Self –Evaluation of Learning Targets
NP- Not Proficient
P- Proficient
M- Mastered
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I can connect the reason for the nation’s swing toward conservatism
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P
M
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I can analyze Reagan’s economic programs
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P
M
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I can construct the changes that occurred in the makeup and decisions of the
Supreme Court
NP
P
M
4.
I can identify results of federal deregulation of the savings and loan industry and of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
NP
P
M
5.
I can differentiate national concerns about health issues, drug use, education, and
the crisis of the cities
NP
P
M
6.
I can describe how conservative policies affected minority groups
NP
P
M
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I can interpret changes in the Communist world that brought about an end to the
Cold War
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P
M
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I can trace the events leading to the Iran-Contra scandal.
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P
M
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I can analyze US involvement in the Persian Gulf War
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P
M
Section 1- A Conservative Movement Emerges, page 830
Objective: To identify the reason for the nation’s swing toward conservatism.
Define:
Entitlement program ____________________________________________________________
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Moral Majority_________________________________________________________________
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Taking Notes: Use the cluster diagram to record issues that conservatives strongly endorsed.
Choose 1 issue and explain in a paragraph the conservative position on that issue.
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Section 2- Conservative Policies under Reagan and Bush, page 834
Objective: To summarize Reagan’s economic programs.
Objective: To identify results of federal deregulation of the savings and loan industry and of the
Environmental Protection Agency
Objective: Describe the changes that occurred in the makeup and decisions of the Supreme Court
Taking Notes: Use a diagram like the one below to explore the effects of “Reaganomics.”
Explain in a paragraph whether you think “Reaganomics” was good or bad for the economy.
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Analyzing Motives: Why did President Reagan and President Bush think it was important to appoint
conservative justices to the Supreme Court?
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Define:
Strategic Defense Initiative _________________________________________________________
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Deregulation ______________________________________________________________________
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Regents: A major difference between the Presidency of Lyndon Johnson and that of Ronald Reagan is
that President Reagan
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had a good relationship with labor unions
followed an isolationist foreign policy
called for the states to assume a larger role in domestic programs
supported the strengthening of civil rights legislation
Regents: The “supply side” economics of President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush
favored
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raising tariffs to increase the number of imports
increasing Federal taxes to support social welfare programs
providing incentives to stimulate business growth
establishing government programs to provide jobs for the unemployed
Regents: President Ronald Reagan's Federal budget proposals came under sharp criticism because they
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lowered interest rates and decreased inflation
increased social welfare spending
included very large deficits
advocated raising the income tax
Which economic concept is most clearly
illustrated by the cartoon?
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opportunity costs
real wages
price supports
supply and demand
Section 3: Social Concerns in the 1980’s
USE OUTLINE NOTES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES/QUESTIONS
Objective: To identify national concerns about health issues, drug use, education, and the crisis of the cities.
Health, Education, and Cities in Crisis (page 839)
Domestic issues under Reagan
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Health Issues
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Abortion
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Drug Abuse
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Education
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The Urban Crisis
Objective: To summarize political, economic, and social gains achieved by women.
What was the outcome of the campaign to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment?
What were the legislative issues for which women campaigned?
Objective: To describe how conservative policies affected minority groups.
What political gains did African Americans make in the 1980’s?
What new economic opportunity was presented to Native Americans?
What gains did Asian Americans achieve?
What political change did gay and lesbian organizations make?
Section 4- Foreign Policy after the Cold War
Objective: To identify changes in the Communist world that brought about an end to the Cold War.
Objective: To trace the events leading to the Iran-Contra scandal and to analyze US involvement in the
Persian Gulf War.
Define:
Glasnost ___________________________________________________________________________
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Perestroika _________________________________________________________________________
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Taking Notes:
Use the chart below to explain US foreign policy toward world regions.
US Foreign Policy
Europe
Central America and Caribbean
Middle East
Now write a paragraph in which you describe a trouble spot in one of these regions.
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Regents: Which would be the most appropriate heading for the list below?
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A. Crédit Mobilier
B. Teapot Dome
C. Watergate
D. Iran Contra Affair
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Government Corruption
Civil Service Reforms
Disarmament Conferences
Foreign Policies
Regents: “Incidents such as the change of leadership in Cuba (1959), in Iran (1979), and in the
Philippines (1986) indicated that the United States had a serious foreign policy problem.”
This statement most likely refers to the idea that the United States
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has supported pro-American leaders who failed to meet the needs of their people
had supported the pro-American leaders only verbally and not economically
had supported leaders who allowed too much pro-communist activity
had failed to control the economies of these nations
This cartoon dealt with
United States foreign policy
toward
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Eastern Europe
the Far East
Latin America
Africa
Bush was successful on the war front, but not on the domestic front.
- “read ___________, no _____________” was his campaign slogan
- economy was lagging
- had to raise taxes, did not sit well with Americans
1992 election- Bush is defeated by Bill Clinton