TAKS 80’S, 90’STAKS 80’S, 90’S& 2000’S& 2000’S

TAKSTAKS

1980’S1980’S

RONALD REAGAN RONALD REAGAN 1980-881980-88

ECONOMYECONOMY

TRICKLE DOWN TRICKLE DOWN

ECONOMICSECONOMICS

Reagan Assassination AttemptReagan Assassination Attempt

SANDRA DAY O’CONNORSANDRA DAY O’CONNORFIRST WOMAN ON THE SUPREME COURTFIRST WOMAN ON THE SUPREME COURT

19811981

AIDS 1981AIDS 1981

IBM PERSONAL COMPUTERSIBM PERSONAL COMPUTERS 1981 1981

INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDINGINCREASE DEFENSE SPENDINGSTAR WARS PLAN 1983STAR WARS PLAN 1983

FIRST FEMALE INTO SPACEFIRST FEMALE INTO SPACESALLY RIDE 1983SALLY RIDE 1983

HOLE IN THE OZONEHOLE IN THE OZONE19851985

CHALLENGER EXPLODESCHALLENGER EXPLODES19861986

CHERNOBYL INCIDENT IN CHERNOBYL INCIDENT IN RUSSIA 1986RUSSIA 1986

Chernobyl ChildrenChernobyl Children

Chernobyl ChildrenChernobyl Children

IRAN-CONTRA SCANDALIRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL19861986

Iran Contra ScandalIran Contra Scandal

• The Iran–Contra affair), also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or the Iran-Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.

Iran contra ScandalIran contra ScandalDuring the During the Reagan administration, senior , senior

administration officials secretly facilitated the sale administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to of arms to Iran, the subject of an , the subject of an arms embargo..[1]

Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and sales would secure the release of hostages and

allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the . Under the

Boland Amendment, further, further

Iran contra ScandalIran contra Scandal

funding of the Contras by the government had funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.been prohibited by Congress.

The scandal began as an operation to free The scandal began as an operation to free seven seven American hostages being held by a being held by a group with Iranian ties connected to the group with Iranian ties connected to the

Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

. It was planned that . It was planned that Israel would ship would ship weapons to weapons to Iran, and then the United States , and then the United States would resupply Israel and receive the Israeli would resupply Israel and receive the Israeli

paymentpayment

Iran contra ScandalIran contra Scandal. The Iranian recipients promised to do . The Iranian recipients promised to do everything in their power to achieve the everything in their power to achieve the release of the U.S. hostages. The plan release of the U.S. hostages. The plan deteriorated into an arms-for-hostages deteriorated into an arms-for-hostages

scheme, in which members of the scheme, in which members of the executive branch sold weapons to Iran in sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of the American exchange for the release of the American hostages.hostages.[2][3] Large modifications to the Large modifications to the

plan were devised by Lieutenant Colonel.plan were devised by Lieutenant Colonel.[

Iran contra ScandalIran contra ScandalOliver North of the of the

National Security Council in late 1985, in late 1985, in which a portion of the proceeds from in which a portion of the proceeds from the weapon sales was diverted to fund the weapon sales was diverted to fund

anti-anti-Sandinista and and anti-communist rebels, or rebels, or Contras, in , in Nicaragua

RUSSIAN MIR STATIONRUSSIAN MIR STATION19861986

BERLIN WALL FALLS BERLIN WALL FALLS 19891989

GEORGE BUSHGEORGE BUSH1988-921988-92

EXXON VALDEZ SPILLEXXON VALDEZ SPILL19891989

CHINA’S TIANAMEN SQUARE CHINA’S TIANAMEN SQUARE STUDENT REVOLUTION 1989STUDENT REVOLUTION 1989

The The Strategic Arms Limitation TalksStrategic Arms Limitation Talks ((SALTSALT) 1969-1986) 1969-1986

refers to two rounds of refers to two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding talks and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament

control. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: control. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT ISALT I and and SALT IISALT II..

Negotiations commenced in Helsinki, Finland, in November 1969.Negotiations commenced in Helsinki, Finland, in November 1969.[1][1] SALT I led to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim SALT I led to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim

agreement between the two powers. Although SALT II resulted in agreement between the two powers. Although SALT II resulted in an agreement in 1979, the United States chose not to ratify the an agreement in 1979, the United States chose not to ratify the treaty in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which treaty in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which

took place later that year. The US eventually withdrew from SALT took place later that year. The US eventually withdrew from SALT II in 1986.II in 1986.

TAKS TAKS

1990’S1990’S

BUSH REIGNBUSH REIGN

• ECONOMY STRUGGLES

• UNEMPLOYMENT GOES UP

The treaties then led to START (Strategic Arms The treaties then led to START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)Reduction Treaty)

This consisted of START I (a 1991 agreement This consisted of START I (a 1991 agreement between the United States, the Soviet Union) and between the United States, the Soviet Union) and START II (a 1993 agreement between the United START II (a 1993 agreement between the United States and Russia). These placed specific caps States and Russia). These placed specific caps

on each side's number of nuclear weapons.on each side's number of nuclear weapons.

PERSIAN GULF WARPERSIAN GULF WAR1990-911990-91

BILL CLINTONBILL CLINTON1992-20001992-2000

CLINTON REIGNCLINTON REIGN

• ECONOMY BOOMS• SCANDALS • WHITEWATER AND

LEWINSKY• IMPEACHED• NAFTA

TAKS?TAKS?

2000’S2000’S

GEORGE W. BUSHGEORGE W. BUSH2000 - 20082000 - 2008

9/119/11

Reaction to 911Reaction to 911

• Homeland Security Act

• Patriot Act

IRAQI FREEDOMIRAQI FREEDOM20032003

Real Estate and Economic crisisReal Estate and Economic crisis

• Extended recession• Stockmarket failure

Barrack ObamaBarrack Obama

• First African American President

• 2008 – to present• Economic Crisis