How Did the Experience of the 1960s Shape America's Neoconservatives

question 4

Multiple Choice

How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?

• A) Neoconservatives believed that even the best-intentioned social programs did more harm than good.
• B) The expense of the space race convinced them that they had to give up fighting the Cold War.
• C) The U.S. experience in the Vietnam War taught neoconservatives to wage wars with all available resources.
• D) The prosperity under the stewardship of liberal Democrats convinced them that New Deal economics were the path for the future.
• E) Their own exposure to drugs, sex, and rock and roll made them more likely to be libertarians at heart.

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