PPT-Resurgence of Conservatism

Chapter 28 The New Conservatism Liberalism G overnment should regulate the economy Government should actively help the disadvantaged through social programs and taxing the wealthy G overnment should not regulate social behavior. Conservatives, in general, seek to preserve the traditional way of life in their societies. There are considerable disagreements among conservatives. Which parts of traditions are worth preserving?. Traditions and customs vary from one society to another. Resurgence of Epidemic Dropsy Epidemic dropsy was more frequently observed in states of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh particu- larly during the first half of this century. Since then * Corresponding Author: Z. H. Miao. Tel: +61-08-8303-7664, Fax: +61-08-8303-7977, E-mail: miao.zhihong@saugov.sa.gov. au Received September 22, 2004; Accepted November 4, 2004 벭뷄⃀ The Restoration of Centralized Imperial Rule in China. China reestablished its political, economic, and cultural hegemony during the post-classical era by restoring centralized rule, by developing technologies which expanded agricultural and manufacturing output, and by using armed forces and diplomats to influence culture in Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.. America: Past and Present. Chapter 32. Reagan in Power. Roosevelt coalition continues to splinter. Republican party picks up pieces . The Reagan Victory. Carter’s negatives. Iranian hostage crisis. Early 19. th. century. Big Ideas. Revolutions of 1848 challenged the conservative order and led to the breakdown of the Concert of Europe. Liberal Reform in Great Britain. Whig and Tory parties run by aristocrats. AP USH Chapter 40. What was the “New Right”?. “Old Right” - South and West – suspicious of federal power. Response to 1960s. Cultural concerns – . Abortion. Pornography. Homosexuality. Feminism. Photo Credit: Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq protest in Kadhimiya, Baghdad, September 2012. Photo posted on Twitter by Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No Definitions:. Liberalism: . Ideas of social progress, economic development, and the . upper middle . class. Society governed by a constitution that valued individual rights.. Economic Liberalism:. Often associated with Liberalism. Supported laissez-faire . Liberalism. Government regulates economy to protect people from big business and wealthy elites. Government plays active role in helping disadvantaged Americans. Social Programs. Tax burden on wealthier people. There are considerable disagreements among conservatives. Which parts of traditions are worth preserving?. Traditions and customs vary from one society to another. The “political philosophy of imperfection”. 1980–1992. I. The Election of Ronald Reagan, 1980. Reagan . compared to . his early hero, FDR:. FDR championed . the “forgotten man” against big business. Reagan . championed the “common man” against big government. Chapter 14. I: Imperial Restoration: the Sui Dynasty. Post-Han: regional kingdoms. Late 500s: one kingdom reunified through military campaigns -> Sui dynasty (589-618 CE). High demands on citizens: construction projects (Grand Canal – facilitated trade between north and south), . Chapter 40. Introduction. The 1980s were a new day for America’s conservative right.. Census figures confirmed that the average American was older than in the stormy 60s and much more likely to live in the South or West, the traditional bastions of the “Old Right”, where many residents harbored suspicions of federal power..