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1 Marc J. Selverstone Associate Professor Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia A Question of Freedom: Ronald Reagan and the Berlin Wall American Institute for History Education The Teaching American History Liberty Fellowship Miami-Dade County Public Schools Spring 2010 Colloquium April 17, 2010

2 President Ronald W. Reagan

3 Alexander Haig

4 Caspar Weinberger

5 Richard Perle

6 Reagan Carter 1977 1981

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8 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut.

9 Beirut, October 23, 1983

10 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada.

11 Grenada, October 1983

12 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England.

13 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England. November 18: Congress approves aid to Contras.

14 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England. November 18: Congress approves aid to Contras. November 20: Screening of “The Day After.”

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16 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England. November 18: Congress approves aid to Contras. November 20: Screening of “The Day After.” December 8: Soviets walk out of arms talks.

17 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 September 1: The Downing of KAL 007. October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England. November 18: Congress approves aid to Contras. November 20: Screening of “The Day After.” December 8: Soviets walk out of arms talks.

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19 The “Hot Autumn” of 1983 September 1: The Downing of KAL 007. October 23: Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. October 25: U.S. invades Grenada. October 31: U.S. deploys GLCMs in England. November 2: “Able Archer.” November 18: Congress approves aid to Contras. November 20: Screening of “The Day After.” December 8: Soviets walk out of arms talks.

20 Ronald Reagan and Oleg Gordievsky

21 President Ronald W. Reagan

22 Mikhail Gorbachev

23 Reagan and Gorbachev, Geneva, Nov. 1985

24 Reykjavik, October 1986

25 Berlin, June 12, 1987

26 INF Treaty, December 1987

27 President Ronald W. Reagan

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