Rise of Modern Conservative Movement – Jim Williams – Mondays: 10/27, 11/3 and 11/10 (H/H) 9:00 a.m.
$10.00
3 sessions: Mondays: 10/27, 11/3 and 11/10 (H/H) 9:00 a.m.
Jim Williams is a long-time popular ILR presenter on a variety of topics related to United States history and culture. For many years he taught high school social studies as department chair in Doylestown, PA.
Description
Conservatism was a largely discredited ideology in the United States after the 1929 Crash, the Great Depression, the New Deal and World War II. Many historians assert that the ‘liberal consensus’ dominated American politics between 1930 and 1970. Even Republican Party leaders like Dwight Eisenhower endorsed and maintained New Deal programs. How did conservatism re-emerge in this time period to become the dominant ideology from 1970 onward. How did conservatism change over these years and what was the impact of key individuals such as William F. Buckly, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Herbert Hoover and Ronald Reagan?
