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Ronald Reagan - Coggle Diagram
Ronald Reagan
Background
1981-9
Republican
Defeated Carter 1980 election
two-term President
Reagan Revolutions
Restore prestige of presidency
Foreign Policy
Ending Cold War
Weaken USSR
SDI "Star Wars"
Strategic Defence Initiative
Trade Restrictions
Reduce USSR ability by Western technology
Changing Diplomacy
The Reagan Doctrine
Weaken USSR
US support to anti-communist
Domestic Policy
Reaganomics
Cut spending
Reduce government regulation of industry
Lower taxes
Completed Reaganomics polices by;
Major tax cuts
Reducing federal spending on 300 programmes
Build up of US army
Increased government spending
Social Policy
Give States more responsibility foe welfare
Reduce federal government
Health programme
Medicare and Medicaid