Review Questions

  1. How did Nixon’s policies reflect the increasing influence of conservatives on the Republican Party?
  2. How did Carter implement his commitment to human rights, and why did human rights give way to other priorities?
  3. What conservative goals were realized in the Reagan administration?
  4. What gains and setbacks did minorities, feminists, and gays and lesbians experience during the Reagan years?
  5. How did anticommunism shape Reagan’s foreign policy?