USHI 2020 Unit 8 Reagan- Modern America

Sunbelt is an area of the US from southern Virginia down to Florida and then across to Southern California, industry shifted from the North (rust belt) to the sunbelt

• Industry to Sunbelt

• New Right

• Reaganomics

• supply-side economics

Conservative political movements in industrialized democracies that have arisen since the 1960's and stress "traditional values," often with a racist undertone.

• Industry to Sunbelt

• New Right

• Reaganomics

• supply-side economics

these policies combined a monetarist fiscal policy, supply-side tax cuts, and domestic budget cutting. Their goal was to reduce the size of the federal government and stimulate economic growth.

• Industry to Sunbelt

• New Right

• Reaganomics

• supply-side economics

An economic philosophy that holds the sharply cutting taxes will increase the incentive people have to work, save, and invest. Greater investments will lead to more jobs, a more productive economy, and more tax revenues for the government.

• Industry to Sunbelt

• New Right

• Reaganomics

• supply-side economics

Migration to a new location

• Immigration

• NAFTA

• Persian Gulf War

• Great Recession

allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.

• Immigration

• NAFTA

• Persian Gulf War

• Great Recession

(1990 - 1991) Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. A very one sided war with the United States' coalition emerging victorious.

• Immigration

• NAFTA

• Persian Gulf War

• Great Recession

severe economic downturn that lasted from late 2007 through mid-2009

• Immigration

• NAFTA

• Persian Gulf War

• Great Recession

the U.S. was attacked by the Al Qaeda which resulted in the War on Terrorism and the Patriot Acts

• 9/11 Attacks

• Affordable Care Act

• Bush v Gore

• Election of 2008

An expansion of medicaid, most of employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax, prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare", signed into law in 2010.

• 9/11 Attacks

• Affordable Care Act

• Bush v Gore

• Election of 2008