View source for Republican Party

The <b>Republican Party</b> is a major [[political party]] in the [[United States]] and an enforcer of the [[two-party system]]. Founded in 1854 as a reaction to the [[Kansas-Nebraska Act]], the party is generally united by a push for [[conservatism]]. Originally, the party was created to oppose [[slavery]], which was promoted by the rival [[Democratic Party]]. Following the [[American Civil War]], Republicans led the push for [[racial equality]] and promoted [[small business]]. During the [[Cold War]], however, the party was taken over by [[anti-Communism|anti-Communist]] [[war hawk|war hawks]]. Today, are several different brands of conservatism within the party, however. The dominant brand is [[neoconservatism]], which promotes [[American imperialism]] and maintains the <i>status quo</i> of [[New World Order]]. In opposition to neoconservatism is [[paleoconservatism]], which is generally more [[anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] and more skeptical of [[globalism]]. Within the paleoconservatives are the [[paleolibertarianism|paleolibertarians]], who are skeptical of [[big government]] and [[taxation]].

The first Republican to be elected [[President of the United States]] (POTUS) was [[Abraham Lincoln]], who led the country through crisis during the American Civil War. Following the Civil War, the Republicans dominated politics through the [[Reconstruction Era]], the [[Gilded Age]], and the [[Progressive Era]]. During the [[Great Depression]], however, the Democrats managed to become the dominant force again. Republicans and Democrats frequently traded control through the Cold War, with some notable Republican Presidents being [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[George H. W. Bush]]. Republicans began the imperialist [[War on Terror]] under [[George W. Bush]], though it was later taken over by Democrats, leaving Republicans more skeptical of it. The [[Tea Party Revolution]] and the birth of [[Make America Great Again]] propelled anti-imperialist [[Donald Trump]] to become one of the most famous Republican Presidents in 2017.
[[Category:American political parties]]