Goldwater movement
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The Goldwater movement was a mid-20th-century American conservative political surge centered on Senator Barry Goldwater that championed limited government, staunch anti-communism, and a rollback of New Deal liberalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political movement ⓘ |
| baseRegion |
American South
NERFINISHED
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American West NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Barry Goldwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| electoralOutcome | 1964 presidential landslide defeat ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| factionOf | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology |
American conservatism
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anti-communism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Right
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Reagan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ modern American conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Barry Goldwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Barry Goldwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
deregulation
ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ opposition to communism ⓘ reduction of federal government power ⓘ tax reduction ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
ideological realignment of Republican Party
ⓘ
rise of conservative grassroots activism ⓘ |
| mediaSupport | National Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barry Goldwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1964 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| opposed |
Great Society liberalism
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ⓘ
New Deal liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalSupport |
Young Americans for Freedom
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conservative grassroots activists ⓘ |
| peakActivity | 1960s ⓘ |
| policyStance |
opposition to civil rights legislation expansion
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support for aggressive anti-Soviet foreign policy ⓘ support for privatization of some government functions ⓘ |
| politicalPartyContext | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Reagan-era conservatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sloganAssociated | In Your Heart, You Know He’s Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBase |
business interests
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suburban voters ⓘ white middle-class voters ⓘ |
| supported |
free-market economics
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limited government ⓘ rollback of federal social programs ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ strong national defense ⓘ |
| viewedAs | reaction against New Deal consensus ⓘ |
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