100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached 4.2 TrustPilot
logo-home
Class notes

Us history Period 9: 1980 - Present Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence, [654 -672] class notes summary verified A+

Rating
-
Sold
-
Pages
15
Uploaded on
15-10-2024
Written in
2024/2025

Us history Period 9: 1980 - Present Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence, [654 -672] class notes summary verified A+ Us history Period 9: 1980 - Present Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence, [654 -672] class notes summary verified A+ Period 9: 1980 - Present Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence, [654 -672] Due Date:Friday, May 11th - Collapse of communism in E Euro, breakup of the Soviet Union, end of Cold War - Post-Cold War world, older ethnic and religious conflicts reemerged to threaten peace - Domestic- conservative agenda of the Reagan admin for a stronger military, lower taxes, fewer social programs, and traditional cultural values- helped Repubs dom national politics The Rise of Conservatism - Barry Goldwater in election of 1964 started resurgence of new conservatism - Nixon and Ford, writings of WIlliam F Buckley Jr a conserv political commentator, and free market econ Milton Friedman gave evidence of steady shift to right - By 1980, loose coalition of econ and political conservatives, religious fund, and political action committees - Groups opposed big gov, New Deal liberalism, gun control, feminism, gay rights, welfare, affirmative action, sexual permissiveness, abortion, and drug use - Thought issues were undermining family and religious values, the work ethic, and national security - Leading Issues - Lower taxes, changed morals, and reduced emphasis on affirmative action - Taxpayers’ Revolt - 1978, CA voters revolted against increasing taxes by passing Proposition 13, cut prop taxes - Conservatives promote that tax cuts would increase gov revenues - Congress, Jack Kemp and William Roth, propose legis to reduce tax bt 30%, basis for Reagan tax cuts - Conservative Religious Revival - Televangelists, religious leaders like Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, Jim Baker - Religion became instrument of electoral politics when Jerry Falwell founded the moral maj to finan campaigns to unseat liberal members of congress - Attacked secular humanism as a godless creed taking over public edu and campaigned for the return of prayers and the teaching of Biblical acct of creation in public schools - Legalization of abortion in Roe v Wade 1973, sparked right-to-live movement, united Caths and fund Protestants who believed that human life begins at the moment of conception - Elimination of Racial Preferences - 1965, Pres Johnso

Show more Read less
Institution
Us History
Course
Us history









Whoops! We can’t load your doc right now. Try again or contact support.

Written for

Institution
Us history
Course
Us history

Document information

Uploaded on
October 15, 2024
Number of pages
15
Written in
2024/2025
Type
Class notes
Professor(s)
.
Contains
Us history period 9: 1980 - present chapter 30: conservative resurgence, 1980 - 2000 [654 -672] class notes summary verified a+

Subjects

Content preview

lOMoAR cPSD| 47489202




Us history Period 9: 1980 - Present
hf hf hf hf hf hf




Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgenc
hf hf hf




e, 1980 - 2000 [654 -
hf hf hf hf hf




672] class notes summary verified A
hf hf hf hf hf




+

, lOMoAR cPSD| 47489202




Period 9: 1980 - Present
hf hf hf hf




Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence, 1980 - 2000 [654 -672]
hf hf hf hf hf hf hf hf


DuehfDate:Friday,hfMayhf11th

- CollapsehfofhfcommunismhfinhfEhfEuro,hfbreakuphfofhfthehfSoviethfUnion,hfendhfofhfColdhfWar
- Post-
ColdhfWarhfworld,hfolderhfethnichfandhfreligioushfconflictshfreemergedhftohfthreatenhp f ea


ce
- Domestic-
hfconservativehfagendahfofhfthehfReaganhfadminhfforhfahfstrongerhfmilitary,hlf owerhfta
xes,hffewerhfsocialhfprograms,hfandhftraditionalhfculturalhfvalues-
hfhelpedhfRepubshfdomhfnationalhfpolitics


ThehfRisehfofhfConservatism
- BarryhfGoldwaterhfinhfelectionhfofhf1964hfstartedhfresurgencehfofhfnewhfconservatism
- NixonhfandhfFord,hfwritingshfofhfWIlliamhfFhfBuckleyhfJrhfahfconservhfpoliticalhfcommentato
r,ha
f ndhffreehfmarkethfeconhfMiltonhfFriedmanhfgavehfevidencehfofhfsteadyhfshifthftohfright


- Byhf1980,hfloosehfcoalitionhfofhfeconhfandhfpoliticalhfconservatives,hfreligioushffund,hfan
dhpf oliticalhfactionhfcommittees


- Groupshfopposedhfbighfgov,hfNewhfDealhfliberalism,hfgunhfcontrol,hffeminism,hfgayhfright
s,hwf elfare,hfaffirmativehfaction,hfsexualhfpermissiveness,hfabortion,hfandhfdrughfuse


- Thoughthfissueshfwerehfundermininghffamilyhfandhfreligioushfvalues,hfthehfworkhfethic,hfan
dhnf ationalhfsecurity

- LeadinghfIssues
- Lowerhftaxes,hfchangedhfmorals,hfandhfreducedhfemphasishfonhfaffirmativehfaction
- Taxpayers’hfRevolt
- 1978,hfCAhfvotershfrevoltedhfagainsthfincreasinghftaxeshfbyhfpassinghfPropositi
onh1f 3,hfcuthfprophftaxes

- Conservativeshfpromotehfthathftaxhfcutshfwouldhfincreasehfgovhfrevenues
- Congress,hfJackhfKemphfandhfWilliamhfRoth,hfproposehflegishftohfreducehftaxhf
bth3
f 0%,hfbasishfforhfReaganhftaxhfcuts

- ConservativehfReligioushfRevival
- Televangelists,hfreligioushfleadershflikehfPathfRobertson,hfOralhfRoberts,hfJi
mhBf aker

- ReligionhfbecamehfinstrumenthfofhfelectoralhfpoliticshfwhenhfJerryhfFalwellhffo
undedhfthehfmoralhfmajhftohffinanhfcampaignshftohfunseathfliberalhfmembershfofhf
congress
- Attackedhfsecularhfhumanismhfashfahfgodlesshfcreedhftakinghfoverhfpublichfeduhf
andhfcampaignedhfforhfthehfreturnhfofhfprayershfandhfthehfteachinghfofhfBiblicalhfa
ccthof fhfcreationhf inhfpublichfschools

- LegalizationhfofhfabortionhfinhfRoehfvhfWadehf1973,hfsparkedhfright-to-
livehfmovement,hfunitedhfCathshfandhffundhfProtestantshfwhohfbelievedhfthathf
humanhlf ifehfbeginshfathfthehfmomenthfofhfconception
- EliminationhfofhfRacialhfPreferences

Get to know the seller

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
clevercopies Teachme2-tutor
View profile
Follow You need to be logged in order to follow users or courses
Sold
66
Member since
1 year
Number of followers
10
Documents
4243
Last sold
1 month ago
EXAM HUB test banks and exam help

we believe in making study materials accessible and engaging for everyone. Our store specializes in high-quality notes, study guides, and resources tailored for all subjects and academic levels. message for any academic writing and tasks

4.0

46 reviews

5
21
4
13
3
7
2
2
1
3

Recently viewed by you

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Frequently asked questions