Step Three: Move Beyond the Basics

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CHAPTER 30 STUDY GUIDE

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MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding, describe the key conservative strategies and policies of the 1970s and 1980s. Whom did they benefit? What was the ultimate result of their implementation?

Conservative strategy/policy Who benefited? Results
Nixon’s “southern strategy”
Supply-side economics
Reagan’s tax and environmental policies
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)