In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Republican Party’s pursuit of conservative agenda led to the reversal of the liberal policy that had guided America since the New Deal years. Discuss the basic elements of the conservative coalition. Also examine the impact of new conservative social policies under Presidents Reagan and George Bush on America’s racial minorities, the working-class, and women. What led to the end of Communist rule in Eastern Europe and the breakup of the Soviet Union? How did the end of the Cold War contribute to the growth of globalization?