30.1: The Overextended Society

The Arabs in retaliation of the United States of America are members of the OPEC, which is controlled by the government.
On October 17, Arab members of the OPEC announced an embargo on oil shipments to the United States and its Western European allies
Established in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency became the largest regulatory agency in federal government
Not just the depressed economy but also the disillusioned citizens of Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter have chaired.
- The revelations of the break-in of the Watergate and the subsequent renunciation of Nixon as president were a pall on politics
Chairman Carter committed to a new era of US foreign policy and recently placed International Human Rights at the top of his agenda, noting a shameful "loss of morality."
Signed in September 1978, the Camp David Agreements set formal conditions for peace in the region.
US foreign policy has been dependent on a friendly government in Iran for decades in the Middle East.
- After the CIA had helped overthrow the reformist and constitutional government and established the royal Pahlavi family and Iranian shah in 1953, the Iranian economy and the Shah army had received millions of U.S. dollars.

30.2: The New Right

In the mid-1970s the political landscape was subject to a new variation in conservatism: neoconservatism
In the late 1970s Evangelist Protestants became the backbone of the new conservatism, with more than 50 million Americans.
Former Democrat, he turned his party affiliation into a governor of California in 1966 and obtained 72 percent of the vote in Orange County with the financial support of some rich Conservatives, and reelected him in 1970.
- As governor, Reagan cut government welfare rolls, reduced the number of state workers, and reproached local government a large portion of state tax revenue
Despite the new Right's upheaval, Carter was determined to win a second term in the presidential campaign of 1980.
- He knew that his outlook was largely based on a rise in the economy and a solution to the Iranian hostage crisis.

30.3: The Reagan Revolution

When Reagan entered the White House in January 1981, his supporters considered his election as an increasingly popular mandate for conservatism since Nixon took office.
The 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act introduced general cuts for companies and individuals
- Deregulation was also a key component in reaganomics.
Democrats chose Vice President Walter F. Mondale, as their nominee in the hope of winning disgruntled voters.
President Reagan became a central part of his foreign policy from his first term onward, vigorous anti-Communism.
The revelations of the so-called Iran-Contra scandal exposed the contradictions in Reagan's external policies

30.4: Best of Times, Worst of Times

The growth in income was fairly uniformly distributed up to the mid-1970s. In contrast, wealthy Americans took the most during Reagan's presidency, the top 1% of them standing.
In a 1978 decision by the US Supreme Court the affirmative action was a sharp blow.
- Although there has been a great deal of gap between the rich and the poor since 1945, there have mainly been women and children experiencing poverty.
The changes of national political tenor have been mirrored by a distinctive pattern of poverty and prosperity.
- The Sunbelt, which stretched from Florida to Orange, California, was both the bulwark of prosperity and of political conservatism.
In 1982, a multi-million dollar paramilitary operation to stop drug traffee was declared by the Reagan administration a well-publicized "war on medicines."
In 1982 a severe recession, most serious since the 1930s, took over the nation shortly after Reagan took office.
- There were nearly 11 official unemployment rates.

Population Change

30.5: Toward a New World Order

The Act was introduced during the administration of Reagan and now passed through Congress.
When President Bush took office, he faced several problems which were not solved by the end of the cold war, but rather complicated.
The end of the Cold War soon saw President Bush not bring world peace; rather, it released renewed nationalism, ethnic and religious struggles, and increasing divisions between rich and poor in the world.
The Persian Gulf War was politically the culmination of Bush's popularity.
- But the 1992 presidential campaign was driven more by the economy than by foreign affairs.

Chapter 30 - The Conservative Ascendancy

30.1: The Overextended Society

The Arabs in retaliation of the United States of America are members of the OPEC, which is controlled by the government.
On October 17, Arab members of the OPEC announced an embargo on oil shipments to the United States and its Western European allies
Established in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency became the largest regulatory agency in federal government
Not just the depressed economy but also the disillusioned citizens of Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter have chaired.
- The revelations of the break-in of the Watergate and the subsequent renunciation of Nixon as president were a pall on politics
Chairman Carter committed to a new era of US foreign policy and recently placed International Human Rights at the top of his agenda, noting a shameful "loss of morality."
Signed in September 1978, the Camp David Agreements set formal conditions for peace in the region.
US foreign policy has been dependent on a friendly government in Iran for decades in the Middle East.
- After the CIA had helped overthrow the reformist and constitutional government and established the royal Pahlavi family and Iranian shah in 1953, the Iranian economy and the Shah army had received millions of U.S. dollars.

30.2: The New Right

In the mid-1970s the political landscape was subject to a new variation in conservatism: neoconservatism
In the late 1970s Evangelist Protestants became the backbone of the new conservatism, with more than 50 million Americans.
Former Democrat, he turned his party affiliation into a governor of California in 1966 and obtained 72 percent of the vote in Orange County with the financial support of some rich Conservatives, and reelected him in 1970.
- As governor, Reagan cut government welfare rolls, reduced the number of state workers, and reproached local government a large portion of state tax revenue
Despite the new Right's upheaval, Carter was determined to win a second term in the presidential campaign of 1980.
- He knew that his outlook was largely based on a rise in the economy and a solution to the Iranian hostage crisis.

30.3: The Reagan Revolution

When Reagan entered the White House in January 1981, his supporters considered his election as an increasingly popular mandate for conservatism since Nixon took office.
The 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act introduced general cuts for companies and individuals
- Deregulation was also a key component in reaganomics.
Democrats chose Vice President Walter F. Mondale, as their nominee in the hope of winning disgruntled voters.
President Reagan became a central part of his foreign policy from his first term onward, vigorous anti-Communism.
The revelations of the so-called Iran-Contra scandal exposed the contradictions in Reagan's external policies

30.4: Best of Times, Worst of Times

The growth in income was fairly uniformly distributed up to the mid-1970s. In contrast, wealthy Americans took the most during Reagan's presidency, the top 1% of them standing.
In a 1978 decision by the US Supreme Court the affirmative action was a sharp blow.
- Although there has been a great deal of gap between the rich and the poor since 1945, there have mainly been women and children experiencing poverty.
The changes of national political tenor have been mirrored by a distinctive pattern of poverty and prosperity.
- The Sunbelt, which stretched from Florida to Orange, California, was both the bulwark of prosperity and of political conservatism.
In 1982, a multi-million dollar paramilitary operation to stop drug traffee was declared by the Reagan administration a well-publicized "war on medicines."
In 1982 a severe recession, most serious since the 1930s, took over the nation shortly after Reagan took office.
- There were nearly 11 official unemployment rates.

Population Change

30.5: Toward a New World Order

The Act was introduced during the administration of Reagan and now passed through Congress.
When President Bush took office, he faced several problems which were not solved by the end of the cold war, but rather complicated.
The end of the Cold War soon saw President Bush not bring world peace; rather, it released renewed nationalism, ethnic and religious struggles, and increasing divisions between rich and poor in the world.
The Persian Gulf War was politically the culmination of Bush's popularity.
- But the 1992 presidential campaign was driven more by the economy than by foreign affairs.