CHAPTER 30

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CHAPTER 30

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War,

1980-2000

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A Conservative Shift in American Culture and Politics

• Conservative Cultural Trends in the 1970s • Conservatism Triumphant: The 1980 Election• Enacting The Conservative Domestic Agenda• The Cold War Heats Up• The Iran-Contra Scandal and a Thaw in U.S.-

Soviet Relations• Conflict and Terrorism in the Middle East and

Beyond

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Domestic Drift and a New World Order

• 1988: The Conservative Momentum Continues• The Cold War Ends; Global Challenges Persist• The Persian Gulf War, 1991• Troubles at Home: Economic Woes, Racial

Tensions, Environmental Threats• 1992: America’s Voters Choose a New Course

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Map 31.1 The MideastCrisis, 1980-2000

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Domestic and Global Issues at Century’s End

• Trade, Gay Rights, Health Care: Clinton’s Mixed Record

• Conservative Resurgence and Welfare Reform: 1994-1996

• A Pandora’s Box of Dangers in a Post-Cold War World

• Terrorism: “The War of the Future”• Defining America’s Role and Global Changes

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Moderation, White House Scandal, and a Disputed Election, 1996-2000

• Clinton Battles Big Tobacco and Woos Political Moderates

• A Media Field Day as Scandal Grips the White House

• 2000: Divided Nation, Disputed Election

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Map 31.2 The Election of 2000

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Economic and Cultural Trends at Century’s End

• An Uneven Prosperity• America and the Global Economy• Affluence and a Search for Heroes• The AIDS Epidemic Rages on: Outbursts of

Violence Stir Concern• Culture Wars: A Broader View