THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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Increasing isolation
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The impeachment of the president
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The creation of a military draft
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Major changes in US foreign policy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The attack thrust the U.S. into World War II and set in motion a series of events that would transform the country into a global superpower and guardian of international order.
Detailed explanation-2: -The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour was among the most significant moments of the War-it signalled the official entry of the US into the hostilities, which eventually led to the dropping of nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -While there were civilian casualties at Pearl Harbor, the main Japanese target was a military installation; 9/11 deliberately targeted civilians. The Japanese military were the conventional armed forces of a nation-state; the terrorists of 9/11 were the secret operatives of a transnational organization.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.