New Conservatism
In terms of the role of the federal government, what do people on the right believe?
Small government + little regulation
What was Reaganomics?
Trickle down economics - tax cuts for the wealthy; decrease in spending on social welfare programs; increase in military spending.
What decades-long war ended during H.W. Bush's presidency in 1991?
Cold War (The fall of the Soviet Union)
What is globalization?
The process in which an economy becomes integrated into the global economy and businesses operate on an international scale.
What happened on 9/11/01?
Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and tried to target the White House.
What was the "moral majority"?
conservatives who were concerned with what they saw as the breakdown of traditional, moral values and the disintegration of the family.
What were two effects of Reaganomics
Significant increase in the national debt
What country was invaded in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War?
Iraq
What was the effect of globalization on manufacturing jobs in the US in 1990?
Significantly lowered the number of manufacturing jobs, which lowered union membership.
What did the Patriot Act allow?
Unprecedented power for the US government to surveil, arrest, and interrogate people in the name of National Security.
What was a major difference between the New Right and the "old"?
More about "morality" and Christianity than just about laissez-faire economics.
What was Reagan's response to the AIDS epidemic?
Did not take it seriously and did not provide aid or support in keeping it under control.
What was the outcome of the Gulf War?
Iraq lost and was pushed out of Kuwait and limitations were placed on Iraq in terms of sanctions and weapon limits.
What was true of immigration in the 1990s?
Hispanic immigrants became the largest minority group in the nation; debates about immigration became highly politicized.
What was the Bush Doctrine?
The policy of containment used during the Cold War no longer is applicable because the enemy is state-less terrorist organizations and, therefore, foreign policy should be pre-emptive strikes against potential terrorists.
The rise of the New Right was, in large part, due to what historical event in the 1960s and 1970s?
Liberal resistance movements like the Civil Rights Movement + the Women's Rights Movement. Also the increase in divorces and the number of women entering the workforce.
What was SDI or Star Wars?
A Cold War military program aimed at DEFENSE --> lasers in space to stop any nuclear weapon from hitting the US.
What was the main reason Bush lost his reelection to Clinton?
He couldn't escape the economic problems during his term (resulting from Reaganomics)
What was true of technology in the 1990s?
Increase in technology (computers, internet, big tech) led to a dot com boom.
What department was created in the federal government in response to 9/11?
The Department of Homeland Security
What was the name of the politician from Arizona who is often thought to be the catalyst of the New Right movement?
Barry Goldwater
What was the Iran-Contra Scandal?
Lebanon took US hostages; to get them back, Reagan sold their allies, Iran, weapons (illegal); sales from those weapons were used to support the Contras in Nicaragua in their quest to overthrow the Sandinistas (illegal).
Besides Iraq and the Gulf War, give one other example of a country that Bush sent troops into.
Panama - to overthrow Noriega.
Why was Clinton impeached?
Lying under oath and obstructing justice in relation to a sexual harassment suit filed against him.
What was the justification used for starting the War in Iraq?
WMD