Explain the political rise of Ronald Reagan leading up to his election in 1980, the so-called “Reagan Revolution.” How did a Republican win the 1980 election less than a decade after the dramatic downfall and resignation of Nixon and the unpopular administration of President Ford? What social forces were at work in the 1970s to reinvent and reinvigorate conservatism and the Republican Party? Define and discuss President Reagan’s tenure from 1981 to 1989. In what ways did Reagan revolutionize politics in the 1980s? Optional: in what ways has Reagan impacted American politics in the long-term? Asked another way, what was his legacy and can we see glimpses of it today?
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