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Ronald Reagan

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ronald Reagan

Matt Bilodeau 
Photo by DonkeyHotey

Peace Through Strength

Reaganomics

  • Decrease government spending
  • Tax cuts to rich/corporations
  • Inflation decreased 13.5-3.5
  • Market boomed, wages didnt
  • "Morning in America"

Air Traffic Controller Strike

  • August 1981
  • 13,000 went on strike for higher wages
  • Reagan made threat to fire those who did not stop
  • August 5th- fired 11,359
  • Cancelled flights, travel slowed

End of the Cold War

  • Reagan had strong stance against USSR
  • Called USSR "Evil Empire", made jokes about bombing
  • "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
  • Star wars - Made up missile defense system
  • Destroyed USSR Economy

Iran-Contra Affair

  • Reagan Admin. secretly sold arms to Iran, who was under embargo
  • Goal was to release US hostages from Lebanon, and to raise money for Rebel group, "Contra"
  • Contra was an anti-communist group in Nicaragua
  • Plan was reduced to "Arms for Hostages Scheme" between US>Israel>Iran