HIST 2112 Morning in America The Age of Reagan Reagan s Political Odyssey 1930 s 1960 s The 1970 s brought on a conservative era People lost a faith in government Term o January 1981 January 1989 Reagan s Political Odyssey 1930s 1960s o Born in 1911 in Illinois o Lifeguard in his young years o The acting years 1930s and 1940s o From New Dealer to Right Winger Reagan the Liberal HUAC and Reagan s Anticommunism Becomes anti big government spokesman for General Electric Joins GOP gives speeches for Goldwater o Reagan becomes Republican Governor of California 1966 Jimmy Carter and the rise of the New Right o Carter the moderate and the conservatization of the Democratic Party Age of liberal consensus is coming to an end o The Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979 1981 Angry with America for overruling their revolution and establishing their government Kept American hostages for a year and a half President Reagan s Four Promises 1980 1988 o Revive Patriotism and Confidence End the Vietnam syndrome Too simplistic o Dramatically increase military size strength High tech weapons Military spending rises 40 Rollback containment v 2 o Intense support for big business aggressive capitalism Tax cuts for wealth supply side economics Cutting welfare programs Deregulation environment safety etc James Watt and Anne Gorsuch Burford Felt they were excessive hampering businesses Took these companies and put their opponents in charge o Burford was a strong opposer of the EPA o She was placed in charge Opposed union excesses Air traffic controllers strike 1980 o Push traditional values Oppose abortion Oppose gay rights Support Christian prayer in schools Contradictions Reagan not very religious and the idea of big government morality
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