THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980
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To end the cold war
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To be the most liked president
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To end communism
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To boost the economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Reagan sought to stimulate the economy with large, across-the-board tax cuts. The expansionary fiscal policies soon became known as “Reaganomics", and were considered by some to be the most serious attempt to change the course of U.S. economic policy of any administration since the New Deal.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 3, 1983, Reagan predicted that communism would collapse: “I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose-last pages even now are being written", he said. He elaborated on June 8, 1982, to the British Parliament.
Detailed explanation-3: -A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 until 1960. Tampico, Illinois, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.