American Studies Senior Seminar: Weekly Assignment #10

The Eighties and Beyond (1980-Present)

Using your text, the internet or a basic American history text of your choice, review and be prepared to talk about the following topics by the time of our meeting next week

1) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

2) Secular humanism

3) David Stockman and the OMB

4) The trade deficit and the national debt during the 80's

5) Charles Murray's "Losing Ground" (1984)

6) The invasion of Grenada

7) Star Wars (or SDI)

8) The Iran-Contra Affair (1987)

9) Judge Robert Bork

10) Alan Bloom

11) Fundamentalism, Jerry Falwell and the New Right