The Reagan Revolution 1980-1988.

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The Reagan Revolution 1980-1988

“Are you better off than you were four years ago?”

Revitalized National Pride

“Reaganomics” Supply Side Economics Decreased Taxes Decreased Government Spending on Social Programs Deregulation Increased Military Spending

War on Drugs

A New Arms Race - SDI

Called the Soviet Union the “Evil Empire” Massive Military Budgets… Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) Unknown at the time…

Mikhail Gorbachev Glasnost… Perestroika…

Soviets invade Afghanistan

Lebanon Grenada

Challenger Disaster

Iran – Contra Affair “Ollie” North

“Tear Down this Wall”

Fall of the Berlin Wall-1989

Collapse of the Soviet Union- 1991