<p> Unit 18 – Is this the end of a civilization or just the beginning? Chapter 31 & 32</p><p>AP Topics: 26. Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century Chapters 30, 31, 32  Election of 1968 and the “Silent Majority” pp. 887–891  Nixon’s challenges: Vietnam, China, Watergate pp. 897–901  Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy pp. 901–905  The New Right and the Reagan revolution pp. 895–896, 914–924  End of the Cold War pp. 936–938 </p><p>Society and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century Chapters 30, 31, 32  Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America pp. 876–877, 905–906, 938–944  Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers pp. 903–904, 953–955  Politics in a multicultural society pp. 905–911, 938–944, 959–960 </p><p>The United States in the Post-Cold War World Chapter 32  Globalization and the American economy pp. 960–963  Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy pp. 933–937, 947–949, 956–959  Domestic and foreign terrorism pp. 950, 952–959  Environmental issues in a global context pp. 905, 957, 961–962 </p><p>Nixon’s Presidency: curbed inflation devaluation of the dollar</p><p>10% surcharge on imports</p><p>“southern strategy” détente with Soviet Union and China</p><p>Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) disguised surrender in Viet Nam</p><p>Watergate energy crisis oil embargo</p><p>Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) divorce rate single-parent households Unit 18 – Is this the end of a civilization or just the beginning? Chapter 31 & 32 gay and lesbian pride movement</p><p>Ford’s pardon of Nixon</p><p>Jimmy Carter’s Presidency</p><p>Camp David Accords</p><p>Iran Hostage Crisis</p><p>1980 Olympics boycott</p><p>Reaganomics supply-side economics deregulation reduction of government spending federal deficit</p><p>Gramm-Rudman Act</p><p>Reagan’s foreign policy the “evil empire”</p><p>Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) high defense spending</p><p>Nicaragua, Grenada</p><p>Iran-Contra affair</p><p>Mikhail Gorbachev</p><p>HIV/AIDS crisis</p><p>War on Drugs</p><p>“Just Say No” campaign</p><p>George H.W. Bush’s Presidency</p><p>New World Order invasion of Panama</p><p>Savings-and-Loan scandal Unit 18 – Is this the end of a civilization or just the beginning? Chapter 31 & 32</p><p>1990 recession</p><p>Persian Gulf War 1991 changing demographics rise of the Sunbelt diversifying immigration and illegal immigration distinct minorities</p><p>African Americans</p><p>Hispanic Americans</p><p>Asian Americans</p><p>“melting pot” or “mosaic?”</p><p>Election of 1992</p><p>Bill Clinton’s Presidency</p><p>North America Free Trade Association (NAFTA)</p><p>Somalia</p><p>Haiti</p><p>Bosnia economic policy</p><p>Monica Lewinsky scandal</p><p>H. Ross Perot</p><p>Alan Greenspan</p><p>Waco</p><p>Oklahoma City bombing</p><p>Unabomber</p><p>Disputed Election of 2000</p><p>September 11th Unit 18 – Is this the end of a civilization or just the beginning? Chapter 31 & 32 WTC and Pentagon bombing</p><p>War on Terror</p><p>Afghanistan and Iraq Wars</p>