1. The Reagan Revolution

2. Laissez-Faire Government
“Government is not the solution;
Government is the problem.”
Laissez-faire – hands off; let the market decide
Lower Taxes
Decrease federal regulation
Reduce social programs

3. Tax cuts across the board
Reaganomics
a.k.a “trickle down” and supply side economics
- the belief that tax policies that benefit the wealthy will create a "trickle-down" effect to the poor
Tax cuts across the board

4. Reaganomics Successes 25% tax cut over 3 years Revenues Doubled
Proudest accomplishment
Revenues Doubled
16 million jobs added
Inflation fell to 4%-5%
Failures
Record Deficits (+2 trillion)
Greatest Disappointment

5. Military Buildup Moved away from détente.
“Now they are going to be faced with an arms race and they can’t keep up”
Mutually assured destruction

6. Military Buildup $34 million an hour on defense
Defense Budgets Billion Billion
$34 million an hour on defense

7. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
“Star Wars”

8. “Star Wars”

9. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
(1981 – 2006)

10. Make America Strong And Respected
Reagan Foreign Policy
Make America Strong And Respected

11. Middle Eastern Relations

12. Starting off on the right foot
Iran-Hostage Crisis Ended
January 20, 1981

13. Lebanon and Civil War (1982 - 84)
April 18, killed, 16 American

14. 800 US Troops Sent to Lebanon for a peace-keeping mission

15. Attack: October 23, 1983
241 US Marines killed

16. Feb 26, 1984
Reagan Withdrew US from Lebanon. This event was later cited by bin Laden to show US’ weakness

17. Problems with Libya Muammar Gaddafi
Terrorist connections to Libya force American jets to down 2 Libyan war planes
Libya seemed to be behind several bombings in Austria, Rome, W Germany, and the highjacking of a cruise ship

18. West Berlin Bombing April 5, 1986
3 killed (2 US) and 229 injured

19. Operation El Dorado Canyon April 15, 1986
55 planes
12 minutes
227 hits
5 target areas

20. Operation El Dorado Canyon
60 tons of bombs dropped but Gaddafi escaped

21. Reagan = Anti-Communist

22. American-Soviet Relations
“An Evil Empire”

23. Anti-Russian Feelings

24. Reagan Doctrine
Pledged to support anti-communist freedom fighters who battled the Soviet Union or Soviet-backed governments.

25. Communist Menace

26. Grenada Invasion
October 25, 1983

27. Operation: Urgent Fury
2 days after the US withdrew from Lebanon

28. Nuclear Weapons sent to West Germany and England

29. Soviet boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

30. United States Medal Count
Total US
Medals
688
174
Gold
226 83
Silver
219 61
Bronze
243 30

31. 1984 Presidential Election

32. 1984 Election -Democrats
Walter Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro

33. 1984 Election

34. Thumbs Up to a Second Term