Steve Jobs by Ryan Grace

Steve Jobs
-revolutionized America with his technology
- he started up a new company named Apple
-created the first computer
-technology is still used today
-was a technology pioneer
-helped create forms of mass communication
-established the modern day media

Condoleezza Rice by Kierstin Livermore

• Condoleezza Rice was born on November 14th, 1954 and is an American political scientist and diplomat (Republican).
• 66th Secretary of State and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush.
• Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, the second African-American Secretary of State, and the second female Secretary of State.
• Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position.
• Before being part of the Bush Administration, Rice was a professor of political science at Stanford University.
• Rice also served on the National Security Council as the Soviet and Eastern Europe Affairs Advisor to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification.
• As Secretary of State, Rice pioneered the policy of Transformational Diplomacy directed towards expanding the number of responsible democratic governments in the world and especially in the Greater Middle East

Iran Contra Affair

Ronald Reagan's efforts to eradicate Communism spanned the globe, but the insurgent Contras' cause in Nicaragua was particularly dear to him. Battling the Cuban-backed Sandinistas, the Contras were, according to Reagan, "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers." Under the so-called Reagan Doctrine, the CIA trained and assisted this and other anti-Communist insurgencies worldwide.


Assisting involved supplying financial support, a difficult task politically after the Democratic sweep of congressional elections in November 1982. First Democrats passed the Boland Amendment, which restricted CIA and Department of Defense operations in Nicaragua specifically; in 1984, a strengthened Boland Amendment made support almost impossible. A determined, unyielding Reagan told National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, "I want you to do whatever you have to do to help these people keep body and soul together."

George H. W. Bush by-Ryan Carcano


* 41st President 1989-1993
* Born in Milton Massachusetts June 12 1924
* Enlisted in Navy on 18th Birthday



* Was youngest aviator in Navy at the time
* Went into the oil business, became a millionaire by age 40
* Last living former president to serve in WWII

Crisis of Confidence Speech by Naoki Atkins

Crisis of Confidence Speech

• *On July 15, 1979, Jimmy Carter delivered a speech
• *Also known as "malaise speech" b/c it reflected Carter's pessimistic views of the future
• ***topic: energy crisis, dependency on foreign oil, America's confidence
• *Carter criticized the American way of life
• Before delivering the speech, Carter spent 10 days at Camp David meeting with ordinary Americans
• Many Americans viewed the federal gov.t as a stagnant bloated bureaucracy that failed to serve the people
• Carter added that the political world was corrupt, inefficient, and evasive
• Carter asserted that these problems stemmed from a deeper "fundamental threat to American democracy"
• ***The crisis led to domestic turmoil and "the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation" 

The LA Riots By; Micaela Quiroga

           The LA Riots

 

 

The LA Riots was a reaction to police officers on trial for beating Rodney King in South Central Los Angeles. It was also a result of street gangs such as Bloods and Crips coming together in unity against cops. On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was pulled over by four white male police officers that pulled him out of his car after chasing him for speeding, and claimed that he was defiant and on drugs. They beat him vigorously for at least fifteen minutes. Police violence was already occurring in South Central but it had been the first time the treatment was recorded. The news played the clip over and over on television for everyone to see. A second event that occurred in South Central that helped spark these riots was when a Latisha Harlins, a fifteen-year old black girl went into a Korean store to buy a juice. She put the juice in her backpack and went to pay, when the cashier accused her of stealing and tried taking her backpack away. Latisha hit the cashier in the face and in result was shot in the back of the head by the cashier and died on March 16, 1991. This event caused a feud between Koreans and Blacks on the street. The Riots began on April 29, 1992 after the verdict for the officers on the King Beating Case came back as "not guilty". Minutes after the verdict was announced, riots broke out on South Central in the intersection of Normandie and Florence.  Liquor stores, chain stores, fast-food places, and white people were the main targets of looting, fire, and violence. People were pulled out of their cars and were beaten or they were targets for rocks, cement, bottles, etc. On the second day, the riots were more organized and buildings on South LA began to be burnt down. Korean store owners armed themselves and began gun battles against any rioters trying to get to their stores. No police officers or National Guard were present. On the third day, Rodney King was put on T.V. and told everyone in LA, "can we all get along?" but people were too outraged to stop. Police officers and National Guard continued to let LA burn as a huge power outage hit South Central. On the fourth and fifth days, the government and protective services begin to restore order but there are still random acts of violence for days after that. In the end, 53 people were killed, 2,000 were injured, and over $1 billion in damages were done. The riots were not just a collection of random acts. People were speaking out against oppression; against being held down for so long. The only way they were finally heard was through the extreme acts that came to be called the LA Riots. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 1980 Election by Jared Tanner

The United States presidential election of 1980 was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. The contest was between Democratic President Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, former California Governor Ronald Reagan. Carter attacked Reagan as a dangerous right-wing radical. For his part, Reagan pledged to uplift the pessimistic mood of the nation, and won a decisive victory. With Reagan's win, America began an era of nationalist revival.