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Lecture 13 the 1980s and Lecture 14 1990 to Now Summary
Read Chapters 29 & 30 www.americanyawp.com
Watch Lecture 13 & 14 videos.
Lecture 13 The 1980s
1. What were the country’s problems according to conservatives?
2. What were issues pushed by activists such as Anita Bryant, Phyllis Schlafly, and Jerry Falwell?
3. What did Ronald Reagan promise to do?
4. How did Republicans use “code” to avoid sounding racist?
5. What was the reality behind trickle down economics?
6. What were the up and downs for African Americans by the mid 1980s?
Lecture 14
1. What were the upsides and downsides of the Bush presidency?
2. What was the significance of the Persian Gulf War?
3. What was the scandal of the Clinton Presidency, yet why did he go out of office with a near 60% approval rating? What happened in the 1990s that sparked the economy?
4.How was race still a big issue in the 90s?
5. What were the big issues of the George W. Bush Presidency?
6. What was the significance of the Presidency of Barack Obama? What were the hopes of his presidency, and what were the realities?
7. What are the big issues American is facing as we enter the 2020s?
8. Why does Dr. Howell think historians will not be kind to Donald J. Trump?
Assignment: 400-500 words, double spaced, size 12 font. In these last two lectures, we are looking at the last 30 to 40 year of our history. In this summary talk about how conservatives such as Reagan led. What were his successes and failures? How did some African Americans prosper by the 80s but what race issues in the 90s still demonstrated we have a long way to go? How did personal computers and internet totally change our world in the 1990s. Finally, what was the significance of Barack Obama and why was Donald J. Trump such a divisive president?
Purpose: Hopefully by this point, you have seen definite improvement in your ability to gather information, summarize the key points, and write clear information filled paragraphs!

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