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APUSH Chapter 30 Reading Guide“A New Global Era, 1980-Present”Chapter 30 Key Terms:Political action committeesRegents of University of California v. BakkeSupply-side economics (Reaganomics)Sandra Day O’Connor; William Rehnquist“Evil Empire”Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)Nicaragua; Sandinistas; Iran-Contra AffairMiddle East; Palestine Liberation OrganizationMikhail Gorbachev; glasnost, perestroikaSoviet Union breakup; end of Cold WarBoris YeltsinPanama invasion (1989)Saddam HusseinPersian Gulf War (1991)Operation Desert StromAmericans with Disabilities Act (1990)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)Oklahoma City BombingE-commerceClinton impeachment and trialMadeleine K. AlbrightYugoslavia breakup; Balkan Wars: Bosnia, Kosovo; “ethnic cleansing”World Trade OrganizationEuropean Union (EU); euroBush v. GoreEducation reform; No Child Left BehindCampaign finance reformSeptember 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S.; war on terror“Axis of evil”Homeland Security DepartmentIraq; “weapons of mass destruction”“Regime change”Preemptive strikeColin PowellIraq War; Operation Iraqi FreedomTroubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)Chapter 30 Guiding Questions:Analyze the causes of the resurgence of conservative politics in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s.Evaluate the role of TWO of the following in ending the Cold War:Ronald ReaganMikhail GorbachevBoris YeltsinGeorge H. BushAssess the impact of the Reagan administration on the politics and economy of the United States.To what extent were the peacekeeping efforts of the United States successful in TWO of the following areas during the George H. Bush and Clinton presidencies?Middle EastEuropeWestern hemisphereAnalyze the political decisions and economic changes in the 1990s that helped to create the prosperity experienced during the Clinton presidency.How and why did terrorism become a focus of American foreign policy after the end of the Cold War?FOR MONDAY: The Rise of Conservatism – The End of the Cold WarTextbook:Read pages 642-652Summaries:The Reagan YearsMorning in AmericaReaganomicsForeign and Domestic EntanglementsLife in the 1980sThe End of the Cold WarVideos:Ronald ReaganFOR TUESDAY: Invasion of Panama – Challenges of the Early 21st CenturyTextbook:Read pages 652-662Summaries:Toward a New MillenniumOperation Desert StormA Baby Boomer in the White HouseRepublicans v. DemocratsLiving in the Information AgeThe End of the American CenturyVideos:George BushBill ClintonFOR BLOCK DAY: Political Polarization – Historical PerspectivesTextbook: Read pages 662-673Summaries:Overview of 21st CenturyVideos:George W. BushChanging American SocietyReaction to 9/11Attempts at Domestic ReformDomestic Response to 9/11Bush and the Supreme CourtElection of 2008 ................
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