Resurgence Of Conservatism

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Charlie Lambert
Mr.Mahon
AP US HISTORY
5/7/14
Chapter 40
A. The Resurgence of Conservatism
- Carter’s administration struggling -could not control inflation or foreign affairs did not remove regulatory controls from large industries
- Republicans chose Ronald Reagan -return of conservatism
- New groups spearheaded “new right” movement -Moral Majority -Conservative Christian groups
-. Reagan -big government as bad -condemned federal affairs -disliked favoritism for minorities -ideas from “neoconservatives” (Norman Podhortz and Irving Kristol)
- Reagan’s attractiveness -grown up in impoverished family -Actor in Hollywood, president of screen actors guild -attacked Carter’s issues
- Carter’s farewell address -toning down nuclear arms race -help for human rights -environment protection
B. The Reagan Revolution
- Inauguration -day Iranians released U.S. hostage’s -Secretary of the Interior James Watt —> later resigned
- Reagan proposed to lower government budget -tax-payers dismayed, tired of program cost’s -large federal budget cuts
C. The Battle of the Budget
-Planned cuts -social programs, not defense -tax cut of 25% over three years -new tax-cut bill—> policies favorable to businesses (Reaganomics) to lower individual taxes, eliminate fed. Estate races, new tax-free saving plans for small investors
-Nation in worst recession since The Great Depression -unemployment grew, banks failed -some believed tax cuts caused this, but it was Carters “tight money” policies
-Income gaps widened -emergence of “yuppies” -massive military spending increased American dollar -trade deficit rose
D. Reagan Renews the Cold War
-Get-tough stance against Soviets -arms race that would force soviets into bankruptcy -SDI (Strategic...

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...39,000 U.S. joined other countries to attack Iraq, war for 37 days -Iraq launched ineffective missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel -Norman Schwarzkopf (American general)—> air bombing raids -land attack, Saddam’s forces surrender
N. Bush on the Home Front
- Americans with Disabilities Act banned discrimination against those with disabilities
- water projects bill 1992 and civil rights bill 1991
- Clarence Thomas to fill Thurgood Marshalls place in Supreme Court -opposed by NAACP (Thomas=conservative) and NOW (Thomas=pro-abortion) -1991 Anita Hill charged Thomas with sexual harassment -gender gap arose
- economy stalled in 1992 -added $133 billion of new taxes to curb annual budget -public confidence reduced (House members wrote bad checks from private house bank)
- 27th amendment -banned congressional pay raises until election had seated new session of congress

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