Apush Chapter 15 Outline

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Chapter 15: The Rise of the New Right • Former actor & governor of California, Ronald Regan brought charisma to Washington, declaring America was destined to lead the free world and “stand tall” again • Promised to fight the Cold War without compromise, lower taxes, diminish govt. interfere w/ economy and restore family values • Cut taxes from the wealthiest from 70% to 28% • Nation recovered from post-Vietnam recession • Cut back on enforcement of environmental protection laws • A new tolerance of diversity in America made it difficult to punish individuals to performed acts that were supposed to be private choices • Conservatives felt that the Republican Party was headed into liberal tendencies “wooly mammoth” needed to change direction …show more content…

budgets • Sins of America: abortion, homosexuality, pornography, humanism, the fractured family • In Reagan’s 2nd inaugural address, he praises the American way: more individual freedom • 25 straight months of economic growth, freedom and incentives unleashed • AIDS crisis emerged due to the “hatred of homosexuals” while Reagan avoided the issue • Some people seemed concerned for “homosexual genocide than human tragedy” • Even though the world was changing and opening up, consequence like that also came, “it’s bittersweet” Chapter 16: The End of the Cold War, Terrorism, and Globalization • U.S became superpower in military at the end of cold war • Increasing sense of economic vulnerability came as a result of intensifying global production & trade • After four decades the cold war ended • Berlin Wall came down on nov. …show more content…

• Beginning of millennial was not a good start, but U.S is working to increase higher security • Union organizers fear that their jobs are fading away with new technology • President H.W Bush wants a more peaceful world, free of armed race with soviet union • Globalization was taking over the world, many are against it • 9/11 was one of the attacks on U.S soil in history, many died and there were so many heroes whose lives were lost • Bush pledged to not intervene in the Middle East and not to “sacrifice freedom in the vain pursuit of stability” • 400 years after the 1st slave arrived in Jamestown, the 1st African American president is elected • This was a great victory in the black community • Gender roles changed in the 21st century where women were now the bread winner Twilight: Los Angeles • 1991 L.A riots were one of the worst violence the city ever experienced • 3 days of