Conservatism In The 20th Century

At least three reasons for the rise of conservatism in the last part of the 20th century. In the 20th century some factor-increased conservatism, one of them was the Vietnam War. The war was costly, and it proved a difficult one for the Americans to handle. Moreover, the war drained the Americans and caused a huge deficit in the economy especially to the federal debt in the 1970s (Barnes & Bowles, 2014). During that period, many people questioned the involvement of the US in that war and possibility of future wars. On the same note, many saw the war as unwinnable one. Similarly, the second reason was the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the American decisions regarding the Vietnam wars. The information released by the papers damaged the trust,