Introduction to Chapter 30

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AMERICA MOVES TO THE RIGHT

1969–1989[[LP Photo: Detail of Phyllis Schlafly Derails the ERA in Illinois / ROA_04224_30_P01.jpg]]

> What effects did America’s move to the political right have on U.S. society and foreign policy? Chapter 30 explores the rise of conservatism as a major force in late-twentieth-century American politics. It examines the emergence of new strands of conservatism in the 1960s, the evolution of conservatism in the post-Watergate years, and its full expression in the politics and policies of Ronald Reagan.

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Detail of Phyllis Schlafly Derails the ERA in Illinois.
Bettmann/Corbis.