One of the many, many problems Jeb Bush faces in his quest for the Oval Office is his break from Republican orthodoxy on president Ronald Reagan's legacy. In 2012, Bush told a group of reporters that, in today's GOP, Reagan "would be criticized for doing the things that he did"— namely, working with Democrats to pass legislation. He added that Reagan would struggle to secure the GOP nomination today.
Bush was lambasted by fellow conservatives for his comments, but he had a point: If you judge him by the uncompromising small government standards of today's GOP, Reagan was a disaster. Here are a few charts that show why.
Under Reagan, the national debt almost tripled, from $907 billion in 1980 to $2.6 trillion in 1988:
Reagan ended his 1988 farewell speech<span> with the memorable line, "man is not free unless government is limited." The line is still a rallying cry for the right wing, but the speech came at the end of a long period of government expansion. Under Reagan, the federal workforce increased by about 324,000 to almost 5.3 million people. (The new hires weren't just soldiers to fight the communists, either: uniformed military personnel only accounted for 26 percent of the increase.) In 2012, the federal government employed almost a million fewer people than it did in the last year of Reagan's presidency.</span>
Answer:
B and D
Explanation:
B because overfishing is a impact on fishing for that country
D because it would mess up the logging industry
Answer: The answer is the second one: "The Pax Romana was a period of peace and prosperity."
Explanation: The period of Pax Romana started on 27 B.C.E and ended on 180 C.E. In this long stretch of time, the Roman Empire witnessed economic prosperity and peace that spanned the entire empire.
Answer:
The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia.
Explanation:
I'm pretty sure it was the Spanish conquering South America, and exploiting its resources. Hope this helps.
