
a7c102cf641258484171cfd1c6c82dc4.ppt
- Количество слайдов: 15
10. 1 Match innovators or entrepreneurs in the "new economy" (i. e. , Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos). • Sam Walton – Built largest chain of retail stores in the U. S. : Wal- Mart. – By 1992 there were more than 1, 700 Wal-Marts across the nation. – Nearly 400, 000 people were employed. • Michael Dell – Founded Dell in 1984. – Now leading manufacturer of PC’s worldwide. – Started his company while attending the University of Texas.
10. 1 Match innovators or entrepreneurs in the "new economy" (i. e. , Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos). • Ray Kroc – Started the fast food system – Invented Mc. Donalds – 1955 was the year Mc. Donalds opened. • Lee Iococca – Started the automobile industry – Invented Chrysler – President of Ford Motor Company.
10. 1 Match innovators or entrepreneurs in the "new economy" (i. e. , Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos). • Donald Trump – Born in 1946 – Made a fortune from real estate – Used property purchases to expand his father’s real estate holdings • Bill Gates – Entrepreneur – Founded Microsoft – In 2000 this made him the richest man in the world. – He made about $60 billion.
10. 1 Match innovators or entrepreneurs in the "new economy" (i. e. , Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos). • Steve Jobs – Invented Apple technology – Started the i. Pod and Macintosh computer sensation • Jeff Bezos – Founded Amazon. com – Began retailing books – Expanded to movies and CD’s • Shawn Fanning – Started Napster • Li-Ho and Yu-Fang – Youngest scientists to work on the Human Genome Project.
10. 2 Recognize the roles of the key figures of Watergate (i. e. , administration, investigators, media). Watergate took place during the Nixon administration between the years of 1972 and 1974. • Administration (These men shared Nixon’s desire for secrecy and the consolidation of power. ) – H. R. Haldeman • White house chief of staff – John Ehrlichman • Chief domestic advisor – John Mitchell • Nixon’s former attorney general H. R. Haldeman John Ehrlichman
10. 2 Recognize the roles of the key figures of Watergate (i. e. , administration, investigators, media). Watergate took place during the Nixon administration between the years of 1972 and 1974. • Investigators – Workers shredded all incriminating documents in Haldeman’s office. – The White House asked the CIA to urge the FBI to stop its investigations into the burglary on the grounds of national security. – The CRP passed out nearly $450, 000 to the Watergate burglars to buy their silence after they were indicted. Watergate burglars Mc. Cord, Gonzalez, Sturgis, Martinez, and Barker
10. 2 Recognize the roles of the key figures of Watergate (i. e. , administration, investigators, media). Watergate took place during the Nixon administration between the years of 1972 and 1974. • Media – Only the Washington Post and two of its reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein, remained on the story. – The White House denied every Post allegation. – James Mc. Cord sent a letter to John Sirica, in which he indicated that he lied under oath and powerful members of Nixon’s administration Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein were involved in the break-in.
10. 3 Use a timeline to identify America's interest and participation in Southeast Asia since World War II. • 1954 – Battle of Dien Bien Phu • 1964 – Gulf of Tonkin Resolution • 1968 – TET Offensive • 1973 – Paris Peace Accords • 1975 - Seneca Falls
10. 4 Compare and contrast the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations with the Clinton administration and the nature of their respective political opposition (i. e. , economic, domestic, budgets, foreign policy, ethics, and generational values). • Reagan: – Increased defense spending combined with budget cuts and tax cuts= Reaganomics – Sank into recession due to decline in interest rates and lower inflation – National debt climbed – Instituted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- fought pollution and conserved the environment
10. 4 Compare and contrast the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations with the Clinton administration and the nature of their respective political opposition (i. e. , economic, domestic, budgets, foreign policy, ethics, and generational values). • Bush: – Supreme Court- Roe vs. Wade= first trimester abortion – Say “NO to drugs” campaign – Pay equality for men and women – All races and gays wanted rights – Rising deficits and recession
10. 4 Compare and contrast the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations with the Clinton administration and the nature of their respective political opposition (i. e. , economic, domestic, budgets, foreign policy, ethics, and generational values). • Clinton: – Health Care Reform – Strove to strengthen relations with Russia and China – NAFTA-North American Free Trade Agreement – Pursued liberal and conservative policies
10. 5 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of increased global trade and competition on the U. S. economy (i. e. NAFTA treaty, import quotas, free trade agreements) • 1993 Nafta (North American Free Trade Agreement Treaty) brought Mexico into the free-trade zone with the U. S. and Canada • Advantages – It strengthened all three economies and created more American jobs. – Trade increased with Mexico
10. 5 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of increased global trade and competition on the U. S. economy (i. e. NAFTA treaty, import quotas, free trade agreements) • Import quotas- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) • Advantages – Wages were lower • Disadvantages – American jobs were transferred. – Trade with America was limited as a result of quotas on international imports.
10. 5 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of increased global trade and competition on the U. S. economy (i. e. NAFTA treaty, import quotas, free trade agreements) • Free trade agreements. World Trade Organization (WTO) which promoted trade and economic development • Advantages – Lowered trade barriers (tariffs) – Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)- like NAFTA, except it covered 34 countries in the Western Hemisphere (except Cuba)