1. Today’s Objective
We will describe the causes and key organizations and individuals of the conservative resurgence of the 1980s.
Sub-Objective
We will describe significant societal issues of this time period, such as health issues (AIDS) and drug abuse (Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” policy).

2. Reagan and the ’80s
SEs: 2B, 10E

3. State Standards
10E (s) Describe the causes and key organizations and individuals of the conservative resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s, including Phyllis Schlafly, the Contract with America, the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the National Rifle Association.
10F (s) Describe significant societal issues of this time period, such as rising drug abuse and the spread of AIDS, and education issues.
24B (s) Evaluate the contributions of significant political and social leaders in the United States such as Billy Graham, Barry Goldwater, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Hillary Clinton.

4. Conservative ideas gained support for two main reasons
Rise of Conservatism
Conservative
Republican
Right
Capitalism
Fiscally: Limited government spending, lower taxes
Socially: Strict enforcement of laws, moral values
Liberal
Democrat
Left
Socialism
Fiscally: Government programs to help poor, elderly, children
Socially: Protection of personal freedoms and liberties
Conservative ideas gained support for two main reasons
Some Americans believed that the government’s role in the economy was leading the U.S. towards socialism.
Many Americans feared that America had lost touch with its traditional values of right and wrong.

5. Rise of Conservatism
Conservatism grew throughout a region of the nation known as the Sunbelt.

6. Rise of Conservatism
Because most people in this region are religious, this region of the country is also known as the Bible Belt.

7. The person credited with reviving conservatism was Republican Barry Goldwater, who lost the Election of 1964 against LBJ, but gained a huge following.

8. Rise of Conservatism
The leading voice of the conservative movement became a former actor named Ronald Reagan.

9. Reagan rises to power
Reagan had gained popularity as a movie star before becoming Governor of California in 1967, championing many of Goldwater’s beliefs.

10. Ronald Reagan takes over
People were upset with Carter over the economy, Iran hostage crisis
Because people saw Reagan as a symbol of hope and pride, Reagan defeated Carter in a landslide

11. Election of 1980

12. National Rifle Association
After laws were passed in 1968 limiting freedom to own guns, the conservative group the National Rifle Association began to play a large part in elections.

13. National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association played a large part in the election of Reagan in the 1980 presidential election.

14. Rise of Conservatism
Another highly influential group that helped get Reagan elected were Fundamentalist Christians.

15. Rise of Conservatism
After Supreme Court rulings that legalized abortion and outlawed prayer in public schools, many Americans feared society had lost touch with traditional values.

16. The Moral Majority
The Moral Majority is the Christian organization started by Jerry Falwell that played a key role as a political force and in numerous Republican presidential victories throughout the 1980s.

17. Impact of Billy Graham
Billy Graham is a powerful evangelical preacher who conducted many evangelistic crusades and counseled many presidents over the last 60 years.

18. The Heritage Foundation
Many of Reagan policies were strongly influenced by the Heritage Foundation, which sought to promote conservative policies.

19. The Heritage Foundation
Among these principles were the free enterprise system, limited government, individual freedoms, family values, and a strong national defense.

20. Impact of Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly was a political conservative known for her anti-feminism and campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment.

21. Impact of Phyllis Schlafly
Schlafly wrote numerous books explaining how women could be a mother, but could have a career, too .

22. Fight for Womens Equality
With the help of people like Schlafly, the Equal Rights Amendment failed to be ratified, but women’s groups continued to push for equality.

23. Fight for Women’s Equality
While ERA failed, the movement led to many women being elected into office and more women attaining equal pay in the work force.
Dianne Feinstein was San Francisco’s first female mayor and now is a U.S. Senator for the state of California.

25. Analyze This…
“The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom.”
-- Ronald Reagan

26. Drugs in America
One issue that became a major problem in the U.S. in the 1980s was the growing drug trade.

27. ‘Just Say No’ Campaign
Reagan’s wife Nancy led a movement to stop drug abuse when she led the “Just Say No” campaign in an effort to get kids to stop using drugs.

28. The AIDS Epidemic
One of the largest health concerns of the 1980s was the growing epidemic of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

29. The AIDS Epidemic
The AIDS epidemic spread rapidly around the world and concern over prevention and cure intensified.

30. Pop Culture of the 80s Video Games Valley Girl Rubik's Cube
Swatch Watches

31. Pop Culture of the 80s Top TV Shows Dallas The Cosby Show Miami Vice
Married with Children

32. Pop Culture of the 80s
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Movies

33. Pop Culture of the 80s
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Music

34. Coming up:
Reaganomics

35. Today’s Product
Create a bubble map that identifies and describes the key organizations and individuals of the conservative resurgence of the 1980s.

36. Today’s Product
I will list three major characteristics of a social conservative and three of a fiscal conservative.