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The document provides background information on the rise of conservatism in the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s. It discusses how Ronald Reagan appealed to conservative voters who were frustrated with the economy and foreign policy. Reagan was elected president in 1980 on a platform of tax cuts, increased military spending, and limited government. As president, Reagan implemented economic and foreign policies aimed at reducing the size and role of government.
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The end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union left the United States as the only
military superpower. Some hoped that the nation would respond with massive reductions in military
spending, perhaps even an “America first” policy that was similar to the isolationism of earlier periods
in US history. Taxpayers had spent $4 trillion building nuclear weapons and trillions more
maintaining its military and fighting proxy wars around the globe. Two generations had lost their lives
fighting in wars many believed were a mistake and for causes that seemed no longer relevant. Others
hoped that America would use its unrivaled military and economic power to promote democracy and
human rights around the globe. Still others saw the end of the Cold War as an opportunity for
profitable business expansion via globalization.
In many ways, each of these ideas affected US diplomacy in the post–Cold War years. However, even
after the fall of Communism, US foreign policy was as much a response to the actions of others
throughout the globe as it was an attempt by Americans to shape the world around them. A series of
economic crises reminded Americans that their economy and their nation were part of a global system.
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