In the United States in the late 20th century, there were liberals and conservatives. Liberals generally favored government intervention to help needy and conservatives generally favored allowing the free market, private organizations, and individuals to do that. During the 1960s and 1970s, democrats and Republicans began having different agendas as compared to the 1940s and 1950s when the two parties had aimed for both containing communism. During the 1970s events such as the Iran hostage crisis and oil crisis and Watergate weakened the public’s faith in the federal government . During the 1970s, conservatives felt as though the Great Society had made the problem of poverty worse. Many conservatives during that time believed that welfare contributed …show more content…
During the 1970s in the 1980s when he factors contributed to the switch in political parties. But by the end of the 1980s, the Republicans had become the dominant political party in the southern region. Many northern citizens who had moved to the suburbs stood usually as liberal democrats. Because of the growing conservative movement Republican presidential candidate, Ronald Reagan, was victorious in the 1980 presidential election. He had an opposition to a big government, had support for a strong military, and had faith in traditional values. Ronald Reagan used to be an actor and eventually used is acting career to make speeches and became a spokesman for General Electric. His speeches criticized big government and high taxes and warned of the dangers of communism. Two years after he made his speech Reagan won the governorship of California, served two terms as governor, ran for president in the Republican presidential nomination of 1976, and in 1980, he won the presidential nomination by far. Reagan and Carter how they're only presidential debate a week before the election and Reagan's friendly manner, and fears and made the general public overall vote for
The Great Depression quickly altered America's view of liberalism and therefore, Roosevelt can be considered a liberal and Hoover a conservative, despite the fact that they did occasionally support very similar policies. The United States experienced political shifts during the Great Depression, which are described by Arthur Schlesinger’s analysis of eras in which public objectives were placed before personal concerns. It seems that the public view of what constitutes as liberal beliefs versus what is thought to be conservative beliefs shifts in a similar way.
The conservative movement that arose in the Orange Country during the 60's had many different contradictory attitudes. Some people thought of it as a meaningless span of time in which the government had been put on pause while others saw it as a crucial foundation for America's future. McGirr clearly seems to be no follower for Orange County conservatism, but she is still able to keep her disagreements from breaking through in her writing. McGirr gives the audience an understanding the 60s political struggles, one in which even conservatives proposed radical ideas that fundamentally reshaped the political and cultural landscape.
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As the United States became engulfed in the hardships of the Great Depression, a controversy regarding the Federal Government’s involvement with charity and relievement of suffering became apparent. Was it the Government’s responsibility to aid in relieving Americans of such misery? Or, was it the job of the People to work together to reach a solution? An analysis of the two presidents who took turn in office during the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, reveals their opposing perspectives and philosophies regarding this controversy, and subsequently, Roosevelt’s and Hoover’s contradicting views played a fundamental role in America’s rise out of the Great Depression and the nature of government in today’s society.
The 1960s and 1970s was an influential time in history, especially in the music industry. Between these two decades many new music genres were created and legends that are still praised today were born. There are many similarities in the type of music that was listened to at these times but each decade is different and unique in their own way.
Ronald Wilson Reagan served two terms as the 40th president of the United States of America. Reagan was known for having a strong faith in the goodness of people. In college he was known as, “the jack of all trades” for excelling in everything he did (“Life Before the Presidency”). President Reagan’s beliefs gave him lots of respect from citizens around the world. One of his main beliefs was that peace comes with strength. I believe that Ronald Reagan was a great president because of his leadership qualities, domestic policies, and foreign policies.
Ronald Reagan is known as the "Great Communicator" by many. In 1992, as he delivered a speech at the Republican Convention, one would not doubt his excellence in public speaking. He demonstrated superiority of speech and was easy to critique because of the situation, the content of his speech, his credibility, and his delivery.
Throughout Reagan's speech, he used or rather talked about the issues that plague society today, such as combat, parenting, medicine/clinics and things of that nature. By him mentioning or hinting at these issues and using these relevant issues at hand it caused his audience to reflect on his speech as well as the so called prevalent "evil" that exists in today's world.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was always in the front of the public eye; Reagan’s first passion was that of an actor. From 1935-1965 Reagan was involved with in radio broadcasting, television shows and was staring in over 50 Hollywood films. Through out his early years Reagan was seen as a leader evident by his selection as the student body President in high school and later on at Eureka (Illinois) College. He enlisted in to the Army Reserve as a Private but was soon promoted to Second Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the Cavalry in 1937. He was call to active duty in the Army Air Force and assigned to the 1st Motion Picture Unit in Culver City California where was involved with making over 400 training films from 1942 thru 1945. ...
With the dropping of the Atomic bomb that ended WWII and the beginning of the Cold War, there was an irony of stability and turmoil in the United States. The start of the 1950s brought about many changes, from the Red Scare and threat of the possible spread of communism in America, to changes in political movements, civil rights movements, and another possible war, there were many significant events and people during this time.
The 1960s and 1970s helped shape the conservative movement to grow in popularity and allowed conservatives to enjoy modern benefits such as economic prosperity and consumerism without conforming to liberal ideologies. The period of strong conservative support, the 1960s, usually refers to the time frame between 1964 through 1974. The grass roots mobilization started strong with the help of Orange County's middle-class men and women volunteers. The effort and hard work of these people along with economic support from businesses such as the National Review helped to spread conservative philosophy. Other contributions to the effort include community meetings, film showing, handing out pamphlets, and Fred Schwarz's school of anti-communism to inform Southern Californians of communist threat. Among anti-communism, conservatives also believe in the importance of religion, a restrictive government role, upholding traditional American values, and private business prosperity. The ethos upheld by long-time residents along with a heavy migration of people who would later join right-wing conservatism made Orange County the ideal location to enrich and expand the movement.
The 1970s was a tumultuous time in the United States. In some ways, the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays and lesbians and other marginalized people continued to fight for their freedom, while many other Americans joined in the demonstration against the ongoing war in Vietnam. Due to these movements, the 1970s saw changes in its national identity, including modifications in social values. These social changes showed up in the fashion industry as well, delivering new outlooks in the arenas of both men’s and women’s clothing.
Today there is a split in American politics on how to combat poverty. Throughout history, how America combats poverty has changed depending on what party is running the government. There has been a number of different parties however, Republican, Democrat, The Bull Moose Party, and other various ones. However, these views can be put into two main categories: The Liberal ideology and the Conservative ideology.
When Governor Reagan announced his candidacy for President, he made a jab at President Carter by stating, “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.” If one could bestow a phrase upon the Carter administration, they might say, “where is all went wrong.” President Carter was elected to president in 1976 and his victory was largely attributed to his opponent’s large unpopularity with the American electorate. Although President Ford was unpopular with the American electorate, Carter still barely won by a significantly slim margin. The failures of the Carter administration played a large rule in the ascendancy of the conservative movement. At the conclusion of President Carter’s presidency, the economy was in shambles with astronomical interest rates, the American Embassy in Iran was raided and American hostages were taken, and a pro family movement was also on the rise. The conservative ascendancy was largely attributed to the political and economic failures of the Carter Administration and a cultural movement that pushed for conservative values.
Starting during the 1970s, factions of American conservatives slowly came together to form a new and more radical dissenting conservative movement, the New Right. The New Right was just as radical as its liberal opposite, with agendas to increase government involvement beyond the established conservative view of government’s role. Although New Right politicians made admirable advances to dissemble New Deal economic policies, the movement as a whole counters conservativism and the ideologies that America was founded on. Although the New Right adopts conservative economic ideologies, its social agenda weakened the conservative movement by focusing public attention to social and cultural issues that have no place within the established Old Right platform.