25 the reagan and bush years
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The Reagan and Bush Years
Objective: Analyze the presidency and domestic
policies of Reagan and Bush
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President Ronald Reagan• President 1980-1988• His major goal was to reduce the size of
the Federal government by cutting programs
• Won the support of the “Silent Majority” of conservative Americans
• Was known as the “Great Communicator”• Vowed to never negotiate with terrorist• Credited with restoring pride in America
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End of the Cold WAR• Reagan spent billions on Defense to
bring the Soviets to the negotiation table• Gorbachev comes to power• Reagan uses SDI ( Strategic Defense
Initiative) to break the back of the Soviet Union
• Gorbachev begins to make reforms in the Soviet Union (USSR) called Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (ownership of private business)
• Within a few years the Soviet Union (USSR)would collapse and cease to exist
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Civil Wars in Central America
• US moves to stop communism in Latin America
• Invades Grenada to crush a communist uprising
• Gives aid to El Salvador and Nicaraguan freedom fighters (Contras) to fight against communism
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Iran-Contra Scandal• A Congressional investigation
into unlawful conduct by the Office of the President
• 7 American hostages were being held in Lebanon
• CIA secretly sells weapons to Iran to release the hostages and uses profits to support Contras in their fight against communism in Central America
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The Bush Presidency • President 1989-1993
• Liberated Kuwait
• Saw the Berlin Wall collapse and freedom spread across Eastern Europe
• After the Cold War ended money was slashed from the military and shifted towards domestic programs
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Persian Gulf War• August of 1990 Saddam invades
Kuwait • 28 nation coalition opposes Saddam
led by GHW Bush
• Ground War lasted 4 days
• 85,000 Iraqis KIA
• 147 US KIA
• 235 Killed in accidents
• US total 382
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Review• This country ended communism for
democracy…
• Ans. USSR (Soviet Union)
• Glasnost was a program used in what country?
• Ans. USSR (Soviet Union)
• Who said “We will never negotiate with Terrorist”
• Ans. Reagan
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Review
• Who was known as the “great communicator”?
• Ans. Reagan
• Who was President when the Berlin Wall fell?
• Ans. GHW Bush
• Who won the support of the “Silent Majority”?
• Ans. Reagan
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Review• Nixon was forced to resign because of …..
• Ans. Watergate Scandal
• Nixon was pardon by whom?
• Ans. President Ford
• Nixon’s idea to help local governments was called?
• Ans. Revenue sharing
• What did John Dean tell Nixon to do?
• Ans. Stop hush money payments to the burglars