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How did conservatism rise up after the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and the disgrace of Nixon in 1974? . By Raymond Flanagan, David Hazlett & Kassie Miller. Thesis: How did conservatism rise up after the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and the disgrace of Nixon in 1974? . Main Points
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How did conservatism rise up after the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and the disgrace of Nixon in 1974? By Raymond Flanagan, David Hazlett & Kassie Miller
Thesis: How did conservatism rise up after the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964 and the disgrace of Nixon in 1974? . Main Points • J.F.K. & L.B.J. • by David Hazlett • L.B.J. & Nixon • by Raymond Flanagan • Ford, Carter & Reagan • by Kassie Miller
Introductionby Kassie Miller • 1960’s and 1970’s • Economic Distress • Social Turmoil • Power Shifts Back and Fourth • Public Confidence Plummets • Traditional Values Challenged • 1980’s • Return to Conservative Majority
J.F.K. & L.B.J.by David Hazlett • J.F.K. Administration • Foreign Policy • Cold War, Vietnam, Bay of Pigs & Cuban Missile Crisis • Internal • Human Rights, Equal Employment & Segregation • L.B.J. Administration • Foreign Policy • Vietnam • Internal • Poverty • Head Start • Job Corps • Civil Rights
L.B.J. & Nixonby Raymond Flanagan • Vietnam War • Protest Movement by College Activists • Cultural Rebellion • Hippie’s • Flower Children • Woodstock • Drugs • Civil Rights Movement • NAACP • Urban League • Détente • Watergate • Nixon resigns August 9, 1974
Ford, Carter & Reaganby Kassie Miller • OPEC • Reduced Oil Production by 5% Each Month • Saudi Arabia Cut Off All Oil Shipments to U.S. • From 1973 to 1974 Gas Prices Quadrupled • Average Family Income Fell • Ford Grants Nixon a Full Pardon • Equal Rights Amendment Passed • Roe v. Wade • Camp David Accords
Conclusionby Kassie Miller • 1980 Presidential Election • Reagan v. Carter • Reagan Wins Election • Republican Party Gains Control of Senate
Materials List (page numbers from American Stories – A History of the United States) • Bay of Pigs – p. 804Cuban missile crisis – p. 804Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) – p. 821National Organization for Women (NOW) – p. 826Tet offensive – p. 827Détente – p. 836Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) – p. 836Watergate scandal – p. 839Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – p. 841Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) – p. 845Roe v. Wade – p. 846Camp David accords – p. 851Iranian hostage crisis – p. 852