The Reagan Revolution Economic Reforms and Political Battles

And that is the issue of this campaign that makes all the other problems I've discussed academic, unless we realize we're in a war that must be won. Those who ... 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 encouraging the Israel invasion and sending in the Marines with insufficient forces for their mission proved to be two dreadful mistakes ... When Reagan became president, problems with world trade, especially because of the rising price of oil, were having serious effects on America. Factories were ... The Reagan Revolution of 1981 was not a conventional shift in legislative priorities and personnel; it was an intellectual challenge that undermined ... In this speech, the future president laid out in stark terms the challenges the Americans faced as a nation, all due to a bloated federal ... The US during the Carter years faced a crisis of confidence. Americans were grappling with economic turmoil at home and a range of challenges to ... As Nancy promised to continue to spread awareness of the dangers of drugs to American youth through campaigns such as “Just Say No” the president informs of his ... When Ronald Reagan died in July 2004, many Americans found themselves shocked at how much they cared. After all, it was a death long anticipated—Reagan was ... Even after the whole world condemned Saddam Hussein for using chemical weapons to kill over 5,000 Kurdish civilians in Iraq, the Reagan ...