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Election of 1980
Held on January 11th, the presidential election of 1980 resulted in Ronald Reagan, a republican beating democratic candidate Jimmy Carter. -
Trickle Down Economics
Trickle Down Economics was generally associated with Reagan during his presidency. This belief was that if more income was given to consumers, that it would trickle down as they spent their money and affect everyone. -
Release of American hostages by Iran
On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students ambushed an American embassy, taking over 60 American hostages. After the end of Carter's first presidency was over, however, the hostages were released on the 21st of January in 1981. -
Assassination attempt on Reagan
John Hinckley Jr. attempted to murder Reagan in from of a hotel, wounding three people including the president himself, however he was not killed. -
AIDS Epidemic
The AIDS Epidemic officially broke out in June of 1981 when the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly article about the AIDS symptoms becoming prevalent in the US. It was unknown then to scientists how contagious the Virus aids was. -
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) aka Star Wars
This was a top secret plan during Reagan administration to use space satellites as defense systems to protect the united States from harm from Nuclear Missiles. The plan was never followed through and seen as a joke as soon as the hit movie franchise star wars hit the streets. -
The Election of 1984
The election meant a second win for the Reagan administration and put him in office for his second term as the 40th president. He won in an upset against Walter F. Mondale. -
The Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine was a plan announced by Ronald Reagan in 1985 to support all anti-communist affairs in order to secure success in foreign relations. -
Gorbachev's Glasnost & Perestroika
Glasnost and Perestroika were enacted by Secretary of the Communist Party Michael Gorbachev. They were the reason that the Cold War ended due to their ability to wipe out all communist governments. -
The Iran-Contra Affair
In order to secure and provide safety for hostages, Reagan secretly sent weapons over to Iran in return of knowing the hostages stayed safe in Lebanon -
Challenger Disaster
After 73 seconds aloft, the Challenger Space Shuttle was compromised during its 10th liftoff. The explosion killed all 7 astronauts aboard. As of any other failure, it set NASA a challenge to fix the problem; therefore delaying the next launch -
The election of 1988
In the election of 1988, George Bush was elected the 41st president of the United States over Michael S. Dukakis of the Democrats. -
Unraveling of the Soviet Bloc
The unraveling began in June of 1989 when many Soviet countries elected non-communist rulers to run their government. This saw the end of widespread communism and eventually the cod war leaving only the thoughts and memories of it left. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
On this day the violent protests in China ended after almost two months. The incident was when Democratic supporters set up camp in Tiananmen Square in China to protest communism and turned violent after the Chinese troops took over through force. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
After the head of the East German Communist party declared it okay for people to cross the border separating Germany, citizens jumped at the chance. The wall immediately cam down and only certain segments are left to this day. -
Operation Desert Storm
Operation desert storm was the US military plan to overwhelm neighboring Kuwaits. The plan needed up being a success and the first success for the US in the gulf War. -
The Fall of the U.S.S.R
The USSR collapsed due to the agreement of establishing a Commonwealth of Independent States. The country then began to be known as Russia. This event basically meant the final step towards the end of the Cold war and although it resulted peacefully, there is still tension between the US and Russia today. -
Citations
-Ball, S. J. The Cold War: An International History, 1947–1991 (1998), a British perspective
-Gaddis, John Lewis. The United States and the End of the Cold War: Implications, Reconsiderations, Provocations (1992)
-Mower, A. Glenn Jr. Human Rights and American Foreign Policy: -- --The Carter and Reagan Experiences ( 1987),
-Kyvig, David ed. Reagan and the World (1990) -
Citations pictures
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