THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hold democratic elections
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Negotiate with student reformers
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Support change
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Use force to end the protests
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Detailed explanation-1: -The protests started on 15 April and were forcibly suppressed on 4 June when the government declared martial law and sent the People’s Liberation Army to occupy parts of central Beijing. Estimates of the death toll vary from several hundred to several thousand, with thousands more wounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Similar protests that had taken place in other Chinese cities were soon suppressed and their leaders imprisoned. In the aftermath, President George H.W. Bush denounced the actions in Tiananmen Square and suspended military sales as well as high level exchanges with Chinese officials.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tiananmen Square was an intellectual protest for more political freedoms by students in 1989. The government responded to this peaceful protest with massive military force, killing and wounding a large number of protesters. Unfortunately, the outcome was disappointing-no political freedoms.