Reagan Presidency

Identify AND explain the major tenets of Ronald Reagan's economic policy: Reaganomics.

Explain the concept of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). How did SDI impact the U.S. economy? How did SDI impact the USSR?

Explain the Regan Doctrine. What earlier Cold War foreign policy was this similar to? Was the Reagan Doctrine an example of containment or detente? Explain.

Who were the Contras? Why did the U.S. back them?

Why were officials in Reagan's administration selling weapons to the Iranian government in 1985?

Explain the Iran Contra Scandal. What did the subsequent congressional investigation determine regarding Reagan's involvement?

What actions by Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the destruction of the Berlin War in 1989?