Hey Folks! This week we will continue our last topic, Topic 19 America in the 1980’s and 1990’s, by discussing Reagan’s foreign policy, Iran Contra, the Persian Gulf War and the fall of the Soviet Union.

Learning Objectives

Topic 19.3 The End of the Cold War

Objectives:

• Analyze the ways that Ronald Reagan challenged communism and the Soviet Union.
• Explain why communism collapsed in Europe and in the Soviet Union.
• Describe other foreign policy challenges that faced the United States in the 1980s.

Topic 19.4 Foreign Policy After the Cold War

Objectives:

• Analyze why George H.W. Bush decided to use force in some foreign disputes and not in others.
• Summarize the Persian Gulf War and its results.

New Assignments Due 5/24

1. Topic 19.3 The End of the Cold War
2. Topic 19.4 Foreign Policy After the Cold War

Late Assignments that Close 5/24

1. Topic 18 Quiz
2. Topic 19.1 The Conservative Movement Surges
3. Topic 19.2 The Reagan Revolution