Unit 18 Is This the End of a Civilization Or Just the Beginning?
Unit 18 – Is this the end of a civilization or just the beginning?
Chapter 31 & 32
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
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
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
Nixon’s Presidency:
curbed inflation
devaluation of the dollar
10% surcharge on imports
“southern strategy”
détente with Soviet Union and China
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
disguised surrender in Viet Nam
Watergate
energy crisis
oil embargo
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
divorce rate
single-parent households
gay and lesbian pride movement
Ford’s pardon of Nixon
Jimmy Carter’s Presidency
Camp David Accords
Iran Hostage Crisis
1980 Olympics boycott
Reaganomics
supply-side economics
deregulation
reduction of government spending
federal deficit
Gramm-Rudman Act
Reagan’s foreign policy
the “evil empire”
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
high defense spending
Nicaragua, Grenada
Iran-Contra affair
Mikhail Gorbachev
HIV/AIDS crisis
War on Drugs
“Just Say No” campaign
George H.W. Bush’s Presidency
New World Order
invasion of Panama
Savings-and-Loan scandal
1990 recession
Persian Gulf War 1991
changing demographics
rise of the Sunbelt
diversifying immigration and illegal immigration
distinct minorities
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
“melting pot” or “mosaic?”
Election of 1992
Bill Clinton’s Presidency
North America Free Trade Association (NAFTA)
Somalia
Haiti
Bosnia
economic policy
Monica Lewinsky scandal
H. Ross Perot
Alan Greenspan
Waco
Oklahoma City bombing
Unabomber
Disputed Election of 2000
September 11th
WTC and Pentagon bombing
War on Terror
Afghanistan and Iraq Wars