HIST 106 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture VOCAL MINORITIES AND THE SILENT MAJORITY Women s Movement Two Wings of Feminism Women s Rights Women s Liberation Feminism and Race The Sexual Revolution Resisting the Revolution Black Power Stokely Carmichael and Black Power in the South The Black Panthers Power in Brown Red and Yellow Mexican Americans Cesar Chavez and the Chicanos Native Americans and the American Indian Movement Asian Americans and pan Asian unity Gay Liberation The Counterculture Backlash and conservative resurgence CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE Nixon and the World Vietnam Cambodia and Laos 1973 Paris Peace Accords D tente China and the Soviet Union The Imperial Presidency and Watergate The Lean Years Stagflation Oil Crisis Crisis of Confidence From Ford to Carter Iranian Hostage Crisis Current Lecture CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE 1 Nixon and the World a Vietnam Cambodia and Laos b 1973 Paris Peace Accords c D tente China and the Soviet Union 2 The Imperial Presidency and Watergate 3 The Lean Years a Stagflation b Oil Crisis i Arab Israel war oil prices go through roof 1 Not enough to go around ii Kissinger sent for 2 years to middle east 1 Nixon warns people of coming shortage iii Preparedness 1 Appoints energy czar 2 10 less air travel 3 Congress lowers speed limits to 55 4 Extends daylight savings time into winter 5 Asks Americans to reduce air travel work and school hours and to turn down thermostats by 6 degrees 4 Crisis of Confidence a From Ford to Carter i Democratic comeback in congress ii Carter 1 Emphasized commitment to family a Won democratic candidate on first ballot b Wins presidency over Ford by slim margin 2 Accomplishments i Stimulus package for public works ii Expands tax credits for low income and food stamps iii Appoints more women and blacks to government positions iv Backs environmental regulation initiatives v Creates department of energy vi Deregulates airlines trucking and communications 3 Human Rights a Wanted to reform CIA b Cut down on intervention in other countries c Eased tensions between US and USSR d Improved diplomatic relations with china e Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Salt 2 i Limited number of missiles and bombers each side could have 4 Camp David Accords 5 Crisis of Confidence Speech a About the energy crisis b Said one of real problems is American is having crisis of confidence i Wanted them to make sacrifices and show faith in their leaders c Back drop of greatest disaster of his Presidency b Iranian Hostage Crisis i Iranian revolution 1979 1 Militant shiats take over iran 2 Carter allows shaw to enter US for cancer treatement a They then take over the american embassy in iran b Take 79 hostages 3 Hostage Situation a Cut ties with Iran b Kick out Iranians studying in US LECTURE OUTLINE FOR REAGAN AND AMERICA IN THE 1980S 1 Ronald Reagan and the New Right a Supporters i Goldwater Republics ii Neoconservatives 1 Former liberals who had grown from not trusting the government iii Regan democrats 1 Democratic voters 2 White northern working 3 Drawn to his fiscal responsibility iv White Southerners 1 Democratic 2 Completed their shift from democratic to republican v Conservative Evangelicals 1 Group mobilized in defense in family and traditional values b Supported i States Rights ii Recognized power of conservative Christians 1 Stopped supporting abortion 2 Endorsed amendment to constitution for prayer in school 3 Approved of creationalism to be taught c The Great Communicator i Political hero was FDR ii Graduated from college during the great depression iii Became actor iv In 1966 ran for governor of California and won election and reelection in 1970 v Lost to carter for presidency in 1976 but set him up to win in 1980 vi Argued US was exceptional nation with capacity to do anything vii 2 months into presidency shot 1 Wounds kept him in hospital for weeks 2 Calmed people with his bright outlook and humor even during this time d Star Wars i Reagan s Strategic Defense Initiative 2 Foreign policy and The Evil Empire a The U S in the Western Hemisphere i All problems blamed on Castro and Cuba problems ii Invasion of Grenada 1 First major military move since Vietnam 2 UN didn t support invasion 3 Said it was stunt to prove we could win war b The U S and the Middle East i US meets with Afghani Opposition 1 Sends in marines ii Bombing in Beirut 1 Gets marines pulled out of Lebanon iii Orders bombing of targets in Libya iv Iran Contra Scandal 1 Oliver North a Argued what he did was in the name of being a patriot b Lied to congress shredded evidence kept Regan out of loop c The U S and the Soviet Union i Mikhail Gorbachev 1 Ended soviet role in conflict 2 Instituted new policies a Glasnost openness b Perestroika restructuring 3 Reaganomics a From Keynesian economics to supply side economics i Reaganomics 1 Larger tax cuts 2 Reduction in government spending in order to give entrepreneurs and investors the money to start business investments and do things that would lead to more wealth and job 3 Argued spending cuts would keep federal deficit under control and interest rates down 4 Revenue lost in tax cuts would be made up for in new economic growth ii Trickle Down Economics 1 Wealth gained by top rich people would eventually trickle down to poor iii The One Two Punch 1 Economic Recovery ax act of 1981 a Cut taxes 2 Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 a Massive government spending cuts b Stopped a lot of things that had been growing for last 5 years c Many lost SS coverage d Affected over 200 government programs b Wealth and poverty i Wealthy did extremely well in 1980s 1 Top 1 owned more than bottom 90 ii Trend was most pronounced around racial minorities 4 Epidemics of the Eighties a Crack i Product was priced for poor ii Drug boom at its highest iii 70 of people in some areas tested positive for crack iv War on drugs 1 More money to support police officers to stop drugs 2 Regan deploys wife Nancy with Just say no campaign b AIDS i Infected people could pass on disease without knowing it ii Majority of early victims were gay men so many Americans saw it as gay plague 1 Gods punishment for homosexuality iii Increasing infected babies born c Homelessness