HIST 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Mikhail Gorbachev, Arms Control, Crack Epidemic
10 Sep 2017
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Week 13 lecture 2 - morning in americam and post cold war world. *really sorry, original notes apparently didn"t save, really sad because i wrote down a lot of information but the document is gone from my computer :( sorry. Recap and agenda: fracture and polarization, 1970s. Economy, energy, culture: iranian hostage crisis, debates at home and abroad, ascendency of new right , today: reagan revolution, cold war - new directions and unraveling. The role of united states in the post cold war international arena. Election of 1980: ronald reagan- from washed up actor to great conservative hope, rr: hollywood charisma, opposition to welfare state, federal tax cutes, defence build up, improving the. Misery index : campaign ads, republicans won presidency control of senate. Reagan revolution : built on new right, policies: cutting federal taxes and government regulatory structure , boosting national security and military capabilities.
