The Eighties I. The Election of 1980 II. Reagan Revolution A. “Dutch” B. Domestic Policy 1. Reversing Liberalism 2. Culture Wars C. Society during the 1980s 1. Boom and Bust 2. Scandals 3. Dissent III. Foreign Affairs A. Proxy Wars B. Secret Deals C. Nuclear Showdown
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The Eighties I.The Election of 1980 II.Reagan Revolution A. “Dutch” B. Domestic Policy 1. Reversing Liberalism 2. Culture Wars C. Society during the 1980s.
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The EightiesI. The Election of 1980 II. Reagan Revolution
A. “Dutch”B. Domestic Policy
1. Reversing Liberalism2. Culture Wars
C. Society during the 1980s1. Boom and Bust2. Scandals3. Dissent
III. Foreign AffairsA. Proxy WarsB. Secret DealsC. Nuclear Showdown
Election of 1980
• Religious Right– Moral Majority, 700 Club, PTL Club
• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, featuring Melle Mel– The Message (1982)– White Lines (1983)
Action
• From contempt to worship
The New Militarism• Nuclear
brinkmanship with the USSR
• Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”)
• Intervention
• Proxy wars
• Secret wars
Proxy wars: Central America
• Back dictators in El Salvador, Honduras
• Support rebel forces in Nicaragua
– US funds Contras against Sandinista government
– Congress forbids• Boland Amendment
(1984)Eight killed, 17 wounded
Proxy war: Afghanistan
• CIA arms Afghans to fight Soviets and Communists– Stinger missiles
• Arabs, including Bin Laden, recruited to join Mujahideen
• USSR withdraws (1988)
• Defeat the USSR-backed Communist government (1992)
• Victors become the Taliban and Al Qaida
Mujahideen fighter with rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Intervention: Grenada
• PM Maurice Bishop deposed
• US invades to prevent communist government from forming
Secret war: Iran-Contra
• October
Surprise
• Arms for
Hostages
• Use funds from
arms sale to
fund Contras
Iran-Contra “mastermind” Oliver North
Nuclear Showdown
• “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”– Ronald Reagan, 8/11/1984
• “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace… tear down this wall!”– Ronald Reagan, 6/12/1987