Ch 20 Resurgence of Conservatism
Billy Graham
Protestant minister who built a national following by the late 1970s
supply-side economics
idea that high taxes weaken the economy by taking money away from investors
capital gains tax
paid by businesses and investors when they sell stocks or real estate for a profit
the U.S. military
During his presidency, Reagan launched the largest peacetime buildup of
Moral Majority
movement founded by Jerry Falwell that backed conservative candidates and issues
glasnost
"openness," allowing more freedom of religion and speech in the Soviet Union
perestroika
"restructuring," allowing some private enterprise and profit making in the Soviet Union
Panama
While President George H.W. Bush struggled to deal with events in Eastern Europe and Asia, a crisis developed in
religious faith and private efforts
While liberals generally believe that the government should help disadvantaged Americans through social programs, many conservatives believe that social problems can be solved through
social behavior.
Although liberals tend to favor government intervention in the economy, they are generally suspicious of attempts to use the government to regulate
focused on specific audiences
As cable television spread across the country in the late 1970s and 1980s, many of the new networks that appeared specialized in one type of broadcasting or
taxes were too high.
For many Americans, the conservative idea that the government had become too big meant simply that
Iraq had invaded Kuwait.
In January 1991, the United Nations went to war in the Persian Gulf for what reason?
China.
In May 1989, students and workers held demonstrations calling for democracy in
contras in Nicaragua
In a scandal that tainted President Reagan's second term in office, money from the secret sale of weapons to Iran was given to the
asking Congress to pass a huge tax cut.
In an approach to economic policy that came to be called "Reaganomics," President Ronald Reagan sought to keep interest rates high while
the Soviet Union
In late December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announced the end of
American society had lost its way.
Members of the new conservative coalition that had come together by the late 1970s were united by a common belief that
massive Soviet defense spending would cause the Communist system to collapse
President Reagan began a massive buildup of the U.S. military, in part because he believed that
government regulations were excessive and hurt the economy
President Reagan encouraged and promoted deregulation because he believed that
Reaganomics
President Reagan encouraged the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and asked Congress to pass a massive tax cut, in what critics called
deregulation
Reagan's first act as president was to sign an executive order eliminating price controls on oil and gasoline, a step towards
Sunbelt
Southern and Western regions of the United States
new methods of retailing that lowered prices
The American economy grew rapidly in the 1980s for several reasons, including lower taxes that spurred investment and spending, new technology that created new business opportunities, and
end deficit spending
The central message of H. Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign was the need to
inefficient central planning and huge expenditures in the arms race
The collapse of the Soviet Union's economy that began in the late 1980s was caused by
evangelical Protestants
The largest religious group within the social conservative movement that formed by the late 1970s was
baby boomers entering the workforce.
The rapid economic growth of the 1980s and the cultural emphasis on accumulating wealth was partly caused by
began reducing its armed forces and canceling orders for military equipment
The recession that began in 1990 was caused in part by the end of the Cold War, because the United States
middle- and upper-class Americans
The strong economic growth of the 1980s mostly benefited
cutting social programs
The tax cut President Reagan won from Congress would increase the budget deficit, so Reagan proposed ____________________ to keep the deficit under control.
Live Aid."
To raise money for starving people in Ethiopia, singer Bob Geldof organized a series of concerts around the world called
government.
Unlike most liberals, conservatives tend to be fundamentally distrustful of the power of
Southerners began shifting their votes to the Republican Party
Which of the following developments was necessary for conservatives to build a coalition that could elect a president?
videocassette recorders
Which of the following entertainment technologies changed television viewing habits as well as the movie industry in the 1980s?
They sell large quantities of goods at low prices.
Which of the following statements about discount retailers is accurate?
Saddam Hussein
Who sent his army to invade oil-rich Kuwait in August 1990?
Strategic Defense Initiative
a plan, nicknamed "Star Wars," to develop weapons that could destroy incoming missiles
Oliver North
chief figure in the Iran-Contra scandal who admitted to covering up illegal actions
Barry Goldwater
conservative Republican nominee for president in 1964
Moral Majority
conservative movement founded by evangelical minister Jerry Falwell
Jesse Jackson
first African American to make a serious run for a presidential nomination
Sandra Day O'Connor
first woman on the Supreme Court, appointed by President Reagan
Grenada
island nation invaded by the United States in 1983
downsizing
laying off workers and managers to increase a company's efficiency
Tiananmen Square
location of pro-democracy demonstrations violently crushed by the Chinese government in 1989
Reagan Doctrine
policy of supporting guerilla groups fighting Communist or pro-Soviet governments
perestroika
restructuring plan instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s to save the Soviet economy
rainbow coalition
term used by presidential candidate Jesse Jackson for a broad group of minorities and the poor
William F. Buckley
worked to spread conservative ideas to a wider audience by founding the magazine National Review
