Foreign Policy Under Reagan and Bush

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Ronald Reagan's background before presidency

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Former movie star and Governor of California

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Reagan's action on his inauguration day

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Iran released hostages from the U.S. Embassy

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Reagan's support in Afghanistan

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Assistance to Muslim fighters against Soviet army

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Reagan's intervention in Grenada

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Sent U.S. troops when Communists took over

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Reagan's involvement in Nicaragua

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Supported anti-Communist rebels known as 'contras'

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Public reaction to the Iran-Contra Affair

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Shock and Congressional investigation

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Soviet Union's economic condition in 1985

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Suffering from economic stagnation and not keeping pace with the West.

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Central bureaucrats' role in the Soviet economy

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Dictated production, often not aligning with people's needs.

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Gorbachev's policies to address Soviet problems

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Introduced Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring).

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Poland's role in Eastern Europe

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First to elect a non-Communist government post-Iron Curtain.