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History of the Conservative Movement

anything hated amongst the conservative party, it is a liberalist. The conservatives' hatred for the liberalists started with the beginning of the Great Depression, which the liberalist party is blamed.The election of 1980 was a second big opportunity for the conservatives to make their name known once again. When Ronald Reagan, a strong supporter of conservative ideas, was elected as President, things were going to change. With strict tax cuts and the majority of his campaign ideas directed towards the working man, Ronald Reagan almost won with a landslide. Reagan promised to the American people that he would destroy the last of the communist party and end the Cold War with Russia. In 1991 the end of the Cold War was finally reached as well as the end of communism in Russia. Ronald Reagan was the primary supporter in the nuclear arms race, a race to build bigger and better bombs as a sign of power. Ronald Reagan's last days in office came in 1988, when he was replaced by George Bush, another, but not as potent supporter of conservatism. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the conservatives took a new approach. Instead of trying to settle themselves in office, they flooded congress. Today, Congress is almost comprised completely of conservatives, both of the Democratic and Republican nature. In office, George W. Bush Jr. is now in command as he, yet another conservative gives new ideas to the progress of the union. Using traditional ideas, Bush is trying to build the Nation into another great era. Today, as stated beforehand, Congress is mostly comprised of conservative members. The conservative movement has taken a new direction with the advancement in technology. On the Internet, the ACU has a homepage at www.conservative.org. On the Radio, Rush Limbaugh, "the conservative mouth," has a program in which he discusses his opinion and takes on several issues. Books on conservatism are as popular today as ever and certain characters on ...

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