US HISTORY Zach Cape The Other Side of the 1960s: Barry Goldwater & the Rise of Postwar Conservatism Major Questions 1. What did conservatives believe in the 1960’s? 2. How did they gain control of the United States government? Conservatism: from the Political Fringe to the Halls of Power 1. The age of Liberalism- 1930’s – 60’s 2. “Liberalism” defined: individual rights and freedoms protected by “activist” government. a. Liberalism’s roots: Progressivism and the New Deal 3. !950’s- Liberalism
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innovations and reforms in the political‚ economic‚ and social order. The Progressive movement‚ 1901 to 1917‚ was ultimately the triumph of conservatism rather than a victory for liberalism. In a general sense‚ the conservative goals of this period justified the Liberal reforms enacted by Progressive leaders. Deviating from the "traditional" definition of conservatism (a resistance to change and a disposition of hostility to innovations in the political‚ social‚ and economic order)‚ the Conservatist triumph
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contradictory attitudes. Some people thought of it as a meaningless span of time in which the government had been put on pause while others saw it as a crucial foundation for America ’s future. McGirr clearly seems to be no follower for Orange County conservatism‚ but she is still able to keep her disagreements from breaking through in her writing. McGirr gives the audience an understanding the 60s political struggles‚ one in which even conservatives proposed radical ideas that fundamentally reshaped the
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Starting in 1815‚ Europe became quite torn with the various ideologies of liberalism‚ conservatism‚ and nationalism showing up. These beliefs and political views had a huge impact on the many events that happened in the early to mid-eighteenth century. Conservatism basically was an ideology that stressed order and traditional values. They insisted that the government should still be ran by the elite because they were meant to rule‚ and no one else was. They wanted authority to rest in the hands
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reform into the Conservative Party since his ascension into power of the Conservative Party‚ in December 2005. He has‚ in many ways‚ modernised the Party‚ and has introduced measures that are so wide reaching‚ that his brand of Conservatism has a name‚ Social Conservatism. Conservative traditionally believes on less intervention by the government. It means that if any industry and company
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‘Conservatives support Pragmatism over principle’ Discuss. Pragmatism essentially believes in a more practical behavior or form of policy‚ as opposed to an ideological principle. Conservatives traditionally favour pragmatism because it emphasizes the impact of applied ideas that have been tested over time- highlighting the importance of tradition (one major traditional conservative value. One-nation conservatives agree with the foundations of pragmatic ideas. Whereas the New Right was heavily
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in their reaction to the French Revolution. They also represent two opposing ideologies: conservatism and radical liberalism. Some would say that Burke is more a true philosopher than Paine‚ but in my view this is not fair‚ and both are important: Burke for warning of the dangers of trying to shape society according to abstract concepts and ideals‚ and as a representative of traditional English Conservatism; Paine for foreseeing the welfare state‚ as well as American independence from Britain.
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Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms
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1970’s was very influential in many ways. The religious right movement focuses on social issues like abortion‚ school prayer‚ religion‚ stem cell research‚ homosexuality‚ contraception and pornography. The Religious right was able to navigate its relationship with the conservative movement through American history between multiple presidential administrations due to many reasons. Over the course of the 1970’s Conservatism activists voiced out their opinions on several key topics that had used to fall
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Many neoconservatives were horrified at the extreme relativism that had grown in the 1960s. Simplistic ideas such as “it’s all right if it feels good” and “it just depends on your point of view” and “multiculturalism”-drove professors who had earlier tried to broaden their students’ views by stressing the relativity of all view points and cultures. Instead‚ students became vacuous rather than enlightened. In the Bush43 administration‚ highly placed neocons promoted war with Iraq both to protect the
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