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my name is David riesenfeld and it has been my pleasure to lead you through the AP u.s. history study guide right here on the Gilder lehrman website everything included in the past nine videos is intended cyst near learning practice and Mastery of information and skills that will lead to your success on the AP u.s. History examination this final video outlines. 9 of the AP u.s. History example examination between 1980 and the present day let's take a look at the language from the AP to get a started as the United States transitioned into a new century filled with is impossibilities inexperienced renewed ideological and cultural debates sought to redefine his foreign policy and adapted to economic globalization and revolutionary changes Science and Technology let's start a discussion with team number one a new kind of conservatism in America the 1980s provided a background for social and political conservatism that prominence in the u.s. is message focused on defending traditional social values and rejecting liberal views about the role of government  start with Ronald Reagan's first inauguration in January 1981 the Reagan administration's domestic policy reflected a shift from Carter's views on social issues and economic policy Reagan's economic programs involve the series of chain is that will have great impact in a nutshell increase of deregulation of domestic markets Trent from conservative Christians and focused on social issues such as pro-life beliefs prayer in schools and what became known as family values Reagan's popularity is President George HW Bush who was elected on a no new taxes platform in the 1988 election but the stock market crash of late 1987 made that a difficult promise to keep President Bush was confronted with an unsettled populace looking forward to an unknown post-cold War World unemployment rates that were steadily increasing arising welfare and a national deficit that was growing quickly during his administration the first President Bush modified his campaign promises and signed legislation to raise taxes the series of new taxes and a chipping away at an annual growing Federal deficit while increasing the minimum wage Across the Nation the election of Bill Clinton who did George W bush turn signal to change in the mood of the electorate and presidential priorities the Clinton administration had three primary domestic policy goals first it was bounce federal budget and creating a surplus this involves spending cuts and tax increases the expansion of technology and the internet dot-com boom and Society began to change dramatically next we have trade between the US Mexico and Canada of the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA change the way that the United States operated with their northern and southern neighbors and decided effect on American industry the race between vice president Al Gore and George W bush to follow is 8 years was almost too close to call following the Supreme Court decision George W bush took over the presidency of the United States but President Bush enter the office with a moderate some in his cabinet had deep conservative routes that stretched back several presidential administrations the Bush Administration implemented economic programs that did several things first decrease taxes across the board and gave specific benefits to the wealthy and to corporate entities it reinvigorated government deregulation of Industries Financial Industries Insurance Industries Banking and oil there was an increased income disparity in the American population the administration gave direct tax rebates to the nation as in cash money in your hand which depleted Mexican portions of the clinton-era Surplus the Bush Administration also authorize military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq which depleted remaining Surplus and put the nation back into deficit successful candidacy of democrat Barack Obama in 2008 was centered on affecting substantial change Obama ran a Grassroots campaign in which Americans donated hundreds of millions of what is through small internet-based donations Barack Obama became the nation's first African-American president the Obama Administration was confronted with a collapsing housing market and already here into a new recession in his first term his domestic policy revolved around the following first ameliorating the recession's effects next investigating failures in the financial housing Industries the Affordable Care Act to learn more about the important issues involved in this section of the AP US History exam check out these featured documents on the Gilder lehrman website 62 President Reagan's first inaugural address for 1981 President Obama's first inaugural dress from 2009. Let's take a look at the second theme as outlined by repeat US History exam let's call this one playing nice and slightly warmer World DP states that the end of the Cold War and new challenges to us leadership in the world Force the nation to redefine its foreign policy and its Global role it really boils down to this u.s. foreign policy beginning in the 1990s was about to change and the US needed to show the world its role as a leader amongst the world superpowers take a moment and look back at the beginning of the Cold War the division of Germany the US conflict with the Soviet Cuba choose your Latin American Nation in Afghanistan they were a million and one reasons for the US and the Soviet Union to continue their own disagreements that feel the cold turn up the second half of the twentieth century as the two feuding Nations moved into the 1980s the tenor of the conflict changed due to the new leadership of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Ronald Reagan's foreign policy was focused on shielding the nation from an imminent Soviet attack in ministration spent heavily on National Defense including the so-called Star Wars missile defense program federal government invested 3 trillion dollars in Star Wars in 1983  the United States will introduce a proposal Mutual guaranteed Rotten Tomatoes there was a discussion summitt's agreements between world for the upcoming end of the Cold War successor George HW Bush was far more interested in foreign affairs than any other aspect of domestic policy several foreign policy events issues with Define Bush's presidency and have great impact on the future pathway of people in the US and around the world building on work done during the 1980s George HW Bush she did the close of the Cold War alongside Mikhail Gorbachev post-cold War World the Berlin Wall was dismantled and the two German nations were United under one flag again the whole system had collapse with the former Soviet satellite States assuming autonomy for the first time in decades in efforts to unseat Manuel Noriega who had assumed power Panama through election fraud and force President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama City in 1989 this Invasion decimated the city and led to the surrender of Noriega to you forces in 1990 as a direct response to the invasion of Iraqi armies into neighboring Kuwait Bush led the u.s. into the first Gulf War American troops were sent into Kuwait play Rack in efforts to protect petroleum interests in the region the Bush Administration also formulated America's response to the protests and the Chinese armies Massacre of protesters in Tiananmen Square President Bush had to maintain a stable relationship with the Chinese government while appealing to Americans who are outraged by a gross abuse of Human Rights by the government of a major nation president I heard of the vastly changed foreign policy landscape in Europe Clinton's foreign policy was highlighted by us intervention in the Balkan region of Eastern Europe responding to ethnic cleansing and other turn rights violations throughout the Balkan region Coalition forces conducted airstrikes and other efforts to stabilize the nation once conflicts were finalized in the Middle East brought together Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO to take the first step towards Palestinian statehood and to a Middle East more accepting of the Israeli Nation the Clinton Administration also found itself involved in foreign conflict on the African continent in Rwanda the Hutu and Tutsi were engaged in tribal conflict resulting in genocide the turn the ministrations decision to remain out of direct contact with the events in Rwanda was widely criticized Freedom itself was attacked this morning buy faceless coward  and freedom will be defended I want to reassure the American people that the full resources of the federal government  are working to assist local authorities to save lives and to help the victims of these attacks make no mistake the United States hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts the resolve of our great nation is being tested but make no mistake  we will show the world that we will pass this test God bless I'm going to talk about the United States foreign policy in the world after the horrific events of September 2001 in the aftermath of the tragedies in New York Washington DC and President George W bush introduced the American war on terror to locate and bring to Justice those responsible for the taking of American lives on September 11th 2001 take an essential step in defeating terrorism on the domestic front the Patriot Act was passed the Department of Homeland Security was established charged with protecting the nation again known and unknown foreign threats critics all these developments as limiting civil rights but proponents saw them as safeguarding American lives the United States been engaged in do prolonged conflicts Afghanistan starting in 2001 and Iraq starting in 2003 when President Barack Obama took office his foreign policy included important ships from the previous administration he presented a timeline for the scaling back of American Military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq the president pledged to reduce the population of Des Chinese in prison camps at Guantanamo Bay Cuba the Obama Administration work to advance the Middle East peace process involved in the Palestinian State and Israel in discussions Obama also lifted many aspects of the US embargo on Cuba to look further into different documents regarding US foreign policy check out the following Reagan speech tear down this wall 1987 discovering a mass grave in Iraq from 2003 Christmas in Kuwait from 1990 and George W bush on the 9/11 attacks from 2001 we come to the last of our themes a change Nation America in the 21st century moving into the 21st century the nation continued to experience challenges stemming from social Sonic and demographic changes there were important shifts and immigration policy throughout the 1980s that led the new legislation in 1990 the expansion of the immigration and nationality Act 1965 sharply increase the numbers of immigrants that would be granted entrance fees as by the US government more than three-quarters of a million new immigrants per year contributed to the ever-expanding versity that would come to define the United States in the 21st century with the introduction of 24 hour news cycles and the constant flow of the information superhighway our society began to move increasingly rapid Pace as the internet evolved it became a tool upon which the entire world relied for a vast array of often unmediated information out with the revolution of social media system of different tools that allow people of all ages around the world what are the trauma of 9/11 several events tested the nation's confidence in the federal government's ability among these with the slow response to deal with the devastation following Hurricane Katrina into five only three years later Americans again lost confidence in the government with what became the Great Recession and the collapse of the mortgage Market as a result of subprime Lending Americans were not willing to have Blind Faith in government at this point in US history in 2008 Americans elected Barack Obama the 44th turn it up the United States during his two terms Obama has brought changed to healthcare immigration and presided over recovery from the devastating recession in 2014 the America people voted again for change by electing a republican majority Congress thank you so much for visiting the AP u.s. history study guide on the Gilder lehrman website and don't forget to use all of this documents and materials to help you find success with the exam

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