Question

Why was conservatism so popular during the 1980s? What impact did Reagan and Bush's leadership have on American politics?

Answer 1

A. The reasons Conservatism became popular during the 1980s included:

1. Increased defense spending with strengthened military
2. Tax cuts and deregulation
3. Rolling back of communism by Gorbachev
4. Rejuvenation of the conservative republic ideology by President Ronald Reagan through appeals to family and Judeo-Christian values.

What is Conservatism?

Conservatism is a political philosophy that seeks to promote and preserve traditional social institutions, norms, and practices.

The main features of conservatism include:

• Tax reduction
• Free markets and enterprise
• Deregulation and privatization
• Reduced government spending and debt
• Enthronement of traditional social values
• Disavowal of secularism and moral relativism.

B. The impacts that the Reagan and Bush's leadership had on American politics included the following:

• Reduced interest rates, inflation, and unemployment
• Increased military spending and federal debt
• Increased political conservativism
• Increased Islamophobia
• The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the de facto end of Communism and the Warsaw Pact.

Thus, Reagan and Bush's political leadership increased political conservatism in American politics in the 1980s.

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