THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He wants to send a message to Russia and China that America is not abandoning the space program.
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He wants to reassure NASA and the public that despite the tragedy, NASA’s mission is still a priority.
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He wants to make sure Congress will fully fund NASA in spite of the tragedy.
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He wants to reassure any children watching that if any of them wants to be an astronaut, that dream is still possible.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them. I’ve always had great faith in and respect for our space program, and what happened today does nothing to diminish it. We don’t hide our space program.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main goal of the address was to help America begin to recover from the loss of the men and women on the shuttle and the loss of the challenger, to eulogize the seven men and women killed in the crash, and to keep the hope up in the American people.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Reagan tells of the seaman Sir Francis Drake, what is his reason for mentioning this person from history? The astronauts never achieved their mission but Drake lived a long, successful life on the sea. Both Drake and the astronauts were brave explorers who shared their love of adventure.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the speech, Reagan revealed his ideological motivation: “The Founding Fathers knew a government can’t control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose.