Collapse of the Soviet Union

The 1980sBy: Allison Cho, Natalie Condo, Taylor Johnston, Danny Kincaid, and Greg Tarby1TargetsI CanIdentify the economic theory of ReaganomicsEvaluate whether Reaganomics was successful in stimulating the economySummarize President Reagans approach to dealing with the Soviet Union Relate the 1980 Olympics to the events of the Cold War and explain the boycott of the 1980 summer Olympics that was led by the USExplain the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War Explain the Iran- Contra Affair and its impact on President Reagans legacy2The Presidents Of The 80`sJimmy Carter (1977-1981)Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

3Historic Events And PeopleChallenger ExplosionJust Say No CampaignSandra Day O`ConnorMedicareVietnam MemorialExxon Valdez Oil SpillDrugs AIDS

4Challenger ExplosionJanuary 28th, 1986Around 11:40 am in the morning it launched73 Seconds into its journey it exploded killing everyone on boardThe explosion was believed to be caused by a rocket booster that had a leak and was ignited after lifting off. 5DrugsDuring the 1908s the US had one of its worst drug scares. Drugs became available everywhere, but major cities and heavily populated areas were affected most by its existence (Ex- LA,NYC)In 1985 Crack started to be experimented with more and people started to learn how bad the affects of the drug were which prompted the Just Say No Campaign

6Just Say No CampaignLead by first lady Nancy Reagan in the 80`sTaught people how to say NO to drugs and what to do when presented with themPeer pressure was the #1 reason for the drugs being used in the 80`sPeople who didnt use drugs at the time felt left out and the campaign helped them not start using drugsDr Richard Evans of University Of Houston Social Physiology was also a leader in the campaign

7MedicareIn 1980 Coverage of health insurance is broadened and 20 million people were affected1980 Hospitals began offering benefits with health insurance and HMOsNew prospective payment plans had been set in place for people with health insurance and Medicare and gained in popularityNumerous healthcare and Medicare bills have been introduced and implemented ever since8Sandra Day O`ConnorShe was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She was elected in 1981 and retired in 2006During her time on The Supreme Court she weighed in on some of the nations toughest and most known cases. She had received 60,000 letters from the public in her first year (Most on record)Senate vote for her election was 99-0

9AIDSBegan to emerge as a Cancer named Kaposi's Sarcoma (cancer primarily found in elderly patients)At first the break out was prevalent in New York and CaliforniaAt first it centered around men (40 known cases began) and their sexuality was gay. An estimated 5-6 new cases of it came out per week. People began making names for it (Ex-GRID Gay Related Immune Deficiency and others)After reports of gay men having the disease, numerous states began sending reports that straight men were also contracting the diseaseIn 1982 Aids was formally named Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome) There has been no cure found

10Vietnam Memorialofficially accepted by President Ronald Reagan on November 11, 1984250 feet walls 10 feet tall made of polished black graniteHas 58,000+ US names of people killed or missing in the Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars fought by the US and the US felt like honoring those fallen and missing in the war.

11Exxon Valdez Oil SpillMarch 24th, 1989240,000 gallons of oil had spilled into Alaska`s Prince William SoundHundreds of miles of the sea coast was covered in oil and completely destroyedHundreds of Birds, Fish and other animals were killed due to the oil spill. One of the worst oil spills in history12AIDSBegan to emerge as a Cancer named Kaposi's Sarcoma (cancer primarily found in elderly patients)At first the break out was prevalent in New York and CaliforniaAt first it centered around men (40 known cases began) and their sexuality was gay. An estimated 5-6 new cases of it came out per week. People began making names for it (Ex-GRID Gay Related Immune Deficiency and others)After reports of gay men having the disease, numerous states began sending reports that straight men were also contracting the diseaseIn 1982 Aids was formally named Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome) There has been no cure found

131980 Summer Olympics(XXII Olympiad)

14XXII Olympiad (culture topic)The summer Olympics of 1980 was an international multi-spot event celebrated in MoscowFirst Olympic games to be held in east GermanyAlmost 10,000 athletes were estimated to participate in the gamesA mere 6,000 athletes compared to the estimated 10,000 competed

15XXII Olympiad (culture topic)The decrease in the number of athletes was because of the boycott that the U.S. placed on the Olympics The USSR invaded AfghanistanThe boycott greatly affected the Olympics in the number of participants because many countries followed the U.S.s actions

16USSR invasion of AfghanistanThe Olympics were to be held in Moscow in 1980 and countries from all over were supposed to participate But a few years prior to the games being held, The USSR invaded AfghanistanThe USSR was supporting the supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen guerrilla movement and foreign ArabAfghan volunteers. The mujahideen received unofficial military/financial support from a variety of countries including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Israel, Indonesia and China.The USSR essentially invaded Afghanistan to to support an ally that was battling a civil war

17Magic Johnson

18Magic JohnsonConsidered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time 5 x NBA champion, 3 x NBA MVP, 12 x NBA all-star, #32 retired on lakersGave teamwork a new name in basketballHe really didnt care how many points he scored, he just wanted to help his teammates scoreContracted the HIV virus earlier in his life, but found out he had it in the season of 1991He abruptly retired, and dedicated his life to fighting the disease and helping people become aware of itHe now has a foundation, Magic Johnson Foundationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Dm0lZTqCc

19Cold war The U.S. (western world) and the USSR (communist world) have been at a state of political and military tension since the end of WWIIIn other words, both countries are not on good terms

20The Boycott of the OlympicsWith all of these things happening over the course of a couple years, the U.S. decided to boycott the 1980 Summer OlympicsPresident Jimmy Carter issued an ultimatum on Jan. 20, 1980Soviet troops must be removed from Afghanistan in one month If not, the U.S. would boycott the OlympicsThe USSR did not remove its forces from Afghanistan, so the U.S. went through with the boycottThe U.S. was joined by Japan, West Germany, China, Philippines, Argentina, & Canada Some of these countries allowed their athletes to participate in the Olympic Boycott Games in Philly Other countries like France, Denmark, and the U.K. supported the boycott, but allowed their athletes to participate in the Moscow Olympics Marched under Olympic flag, instead of their countries flag21Boycott of the OlympicsThe boycott did little to the USSRs policy in Afghanistan, but it did tarnish the prestige of the Olympic Games in Moscow

22ReaganomicsThe Presidents plan to boost the economy

23His PlanReagan proposed a 3 year plan (Supply-side economics) to congress to fix the economic problems Americans were facingCut the federal income taxes from 70% to 25%Cut regulations and industries 24The ResultsThings will always get worse before they get betterThe economy weakened at first and unemployment roseThen1988- Inflation dropped from 10.4% to 4.2% The unemployment rate dropped from 7% to 5.4%

25People began to trust the market again

People began to spend more money

26HoweverThe national debt tripled as the decreasing taxes forced the government to take care of the debt to sustain military spendingReagan did the best he could with the time he had and it paid off for the economy

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