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STEP 3: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 30 STUDY GUIDE

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

THE RISE OF CONSERVATISM What aspects of Nixon’s domestic policy appealed to the conservative movement, and why? What specific conservative goals were fulfilled during Reagan’s presidency?	LIBERALISM Should Carter be considered a liberal? Why or why not? What tactics did liberal groups use to resist the conservative turn? How successful were they?
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY What were the major currents of Carter’s foreign policy agenda? How and why did U.S. foreign policy change during Reagan’s presidency?	LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD How did U.S. foreign policy evolve from the 1950s through the 1980s? In what way does the domestic legacy of the 1970s and 1980s continue to shape contemporary American society?

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