The Challenger Disaster A Tragic Event that Challenged Reagan's Leadership

America was in trouble when Ronald Reagan was elected to office. He inherited an economy mired in stagflation, a combination of double-digit ... His opponents contend that Reagan's poor policies, such as bloating the national defense, drastically cutting social services, and making ... In the depths of the 1981-1982 recession, Americans were far more displeased with their president ... issues, attitudes and trends shaping the ... Although the economy improved during Reagan's final six years in office, there were two persistent problems. One was the federal deficit. Sustained economic ... 1 Iran–Contra affair · 2 Department of Housing and Urban Development grant rigging · 3 Lobbying scandals · 4 EPA scandals · 5 Savings and loan crisis · 6 Operation ... Reagan said he hoped the new panel would develop “a bipartisan plan to achieve long-lasting solutions to Social Security's financing problems.”. There was more than enough blame to go around for each of these problems. Reagan resisted tax increases, and Congress resisted cuts in domestic spending. The ... President Reagan instituted tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and implemented market deregulation. Reaganomics was influenced by ... Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election by a substantial margin, promising to restore American economic prosperity and military prowess. Facing ... The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the ...