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The Reagan-Bush Years
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The Reagan-Bush Years •1980 election –Carter v Reagan –Issues- inflation, Iranian Hostage Crisis, stagnant economy, Congress, Carter appeared weak to many –Results •Reagan- ”the Great Communicator” –Hostages released day of Inauguration –Cut spending(except in defense) –Assassination attempt –Attempts at fixing the economy –Foreign policy •Nicaragua and El Salvador •Middle East •Grenada
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The Reagan-Bush Years. 1980 election Carter v Reagan Issues- inflation, Iranian Hostage Crisis, stagnant economy, Congress, Carter appeared weak to many Results Reagan- ”the Great Communicator” Hostages released day of Inauguration Cut spending(except in defense) Assassination attempt - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Reagan-Bush Years•1980 election
–Carter v Reagan–Issues- inflation, Iranian Hostage Crisis, stagnant economy,
Congress, Carter appeared weak to many–Results
•Reagan- ”the Great Communicator”–Hostages released day of Inauguration–Cut spending(except in defense)–Assassination attempt–Attempts at fixing the economy–Foreign policy
•Nicaragua and El Salvador•Middle East•Grenada
• US and USSR• 1984 election• New leader in USSR
– End of cold war– SDI program– INF Treaty
• Problems for Reagan– Iran-Contra– Challenger– Terror attacks
• 1988 election• Fall of communism
• Homework assignment– Skill-builders on pages 999, 1001– Page 1001 #1– Page 1002 #18-20
