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Table of Contents The Public Opinion of Ronald Reagan 2

Ronald Reagan’s Domestic Policy 3

President Reagan’s Successes and Failures 4

Ronald Reagan’s Foreign Policy 4

Today’s Culture/Fashion 6

Music of the 80’s 5

Cartoon Corner 7

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The Public Opinion

of Ronald Reagan

The public opinion of all

presidents will fluctuate

throughout their term of

office. Although ex-

president Ronald Reagan

entered office on a “high

note” he still managed to

keep his average job

approval rating above

50%. Here are the

averages for Ronald

Reagan’s two term role as

president of the United

States.

As you can see Ronald

Reagan entered

presidency at a high

percentage. This was

most likely due to his

previous career as a film

star and his ability to

speak publicly as well as

he did. Moving back to

his movie career, Ronald

Reagan performed in

many popular movie.

Thus the people already

liked him before he ran for

office. This pre-approval

gave Reagan a boost in

votes in 1981, where he

would win the election by

a landslide.

In his first year of

presidency he remained

popular among the people

until 1983 when his

popularity dropped to an

all-time personal low,

38%. This drop was due to

the economy running a

little sour after 25

republicans lost their seats

in the house. However,

Reagan would win back

the crowd in 1984,

bringing his approval

rating back up to an

average of 45%. Just in

time for his second

election Reagan returned

to his proper popularity.

In his final years as

president he continued to

be loved by the people of

America. His Reaganomic

plan worked and he got

the country moving again.

He created 20 million jobs

and the unemployment

rate dropped from 7.6% to

5.5%. Inflation also

dropped from 13.5% in

1980 to 4.1% by 1989.

Finally the net worth of

families earning between

20,000 and 50,000

annually grew by 27%.

Some consider him to be

one of the greatest

American presidents ever

to live. Although he had

his ups and downs he will

always be a magnificent

president.

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2014.

"Ronald Reagan

President of the

United States

(POTUS)."

President of the

US. Web. 17

May 2014.

"Ronald Reagan From

the People's

Perspective: A

Gallup Poll

Review."

Ronald Reagan

From the

People's

Perspective: A

Gallup Poll

Review. Web. 17

May 2014.

By: Ricky Womack

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Ronald Reagan’s Domestic Policy

Since Ronald Reagan’s final

term has ended American

citizens can all reflect on

how his domestic policy

changed the United States.

The Ronald Reagan

Administration made all of

the domestic policy choices

during Ranalds presidency.

The Ronald Reagan

Administration consisted of

him,his most trusted friends,

and highly recommended

politicians. He did a lot to

help the United States in his

eight years in office.

One of the things Reagan

did was changing the

government so it could help

the people more. He

believed that the

government should work for

the people instead of the

people working for the

government.”work with us,

not over us; to stand byour

side, not ride on our back."-

Ronald Reagan. He also

believed the people where

his boss because they

“hired” him by electing him.

Ronald increased the

efficiency of the Federal

Bureaucracy. Currently you

can get a Social Security

card or a passport in just 10

days because of him.

A main focus of the Ronald

Reagan Administration was

the economy.

“Reaganomics" consists of

budget cuts, unrestricted

free activity and tax

reduction to help the

Economy.

He also cut government

programs that he deemed

unnecessary spending.

Ronald Reagan liked to

maintain justice and safety

.Under his presidency he

created the first unit of the

Department of Justice to try

criminal polluters for there

crimes against nature. In

1984 the President's

Comprehensive Crime

Control Act was passed.

Thisact denied the use of

pleading insanity (so sane

people couldn't get off

easy), kept dangerous

criminals in jail , increased

penalties for drug dealers

and other crimes. There was

almost 2 million less houses

hit by crime at the end of his

second term then the year he

was elected.

Ronald was pro civil rights.

He was against racism. He

was the first president to

ever appoint a woman to be

a Supreme Court Justice,

shattering peoples views of

women roles in society.

President Reagan was the

first president to address

HIV and AIDS. Billions of

dollars were spent trying to

find a cure. “What our

citizens must know is this:

America faces a disease that

is fatal and spreading. And

this calls for urgency, not

panic. It calls for

compassion, not blame. And

it calls for understanding,

not ignorance. It’s also

important that America not

reject those who have the

disease, but care for them

with dignity and kindness.”

President Reagan Domestic

policy helped the U.S in

millions of ways and set the

states into a path for a bigger

brighter future with less

problems.

"Domestic Policy of the

Ronald Reagan

Administration."

Wikipedia.

Wikimedia

Foundation, 15

May 2014. Web.

17 May 2014.

"Miller Center."

American

President: Ronald

Wilson Reagan:

Domestic Affairs.

N.p., n.d. Web. 17

May 2014.

"REAGANFOUNDATI

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DOMESTIC POLICY : A

MORE PERFECT

UNION." N.p., n.d.

Web. 17 May 2014.

By: James Simonsen

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Ronald Reagan’s

Foreign Policy

Ronald Reagan, one of the

most loved presidents the

U.S. has seen. Reagan's

foreign policy has really

stood out in American

citizens minds. From tearing

down the Berlin wall to a

war on terror.

There is no doubt that

tearing down the wall was

what Reagan was known

for. Twenty eight years the

wall stood, separating

families and friendship in

Germany. Reagan's famous

words, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear

down this wall!", will ring

through the halls of history

for many many years.

Reagan's fight against

communism did not end

here.

Reagan personally met with

Gorbachev to eliminate

intermediate range nuclear

missiles. This has and will

continue to affect the

possibility of nuclear war

positively.

During the Iraq-Iran conflict

Reagan kept oil flowing to

the US. In Asia Reagan gave

support to anti-communist

insurgencies. Reagan was

focused on making

American lives better than

any other country.

Lastly, Reagan declared war

on international terrorism

after the attacks on U.S.

soldiers in West Berlin

nightclubs. Reagan's

primary thought process

was to protect and save as

many American lives as he

could.

By: Cole Wagonhals

Works Cited:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

about/presidents/ronaldreag

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Reagan’s Successes and Failures

Works Cited

"The Achievements and Failures of the Reagan Presidency." The American Presidency Project. Gerhard Peters, 3 Feb. 2011. Web. 19 May 2014.

"Ronald Reagan." The White House. The White House, n.d. Web. 17 May 2014.

"Top 10 Reagan Achievements | Human Events." Human Events. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2014.

By: Cole Wheatley

Failures Iran-Contra AffairThe Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal that began as a hostage trade for weapons in Iran. The Reagan administration, it is unknown how much involvement Reagan himself had in the scandal, began to approve selling weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages. This was done through an Israeli proxy and most ashamedly, some of the proceeds were given to the contras. The contras were anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua.

Robert Brooke Supreme Court Nomination

Robert Brooke was nominated by President Reagan in 1987 to be a supreme court justice. The public, and more importantly the Senate denied him this post.

The Failure in Lebanon

Reagan encouraged the insuficient invasion of Marines and Israeli forces into Lebanon where they failed and became a political scandal.

Successes Ended the Cold War.

Reagan reversed the policy of “Detenté” which may have contributed to the fall of the communist block.

ReaganomicsReagan instituted deregulations, increased domestic spending, tax-cuts and created 16 million jobs. On the misery index, from inflation and unemployment, Reagan began at 20% and decreased to 10%

Nuclear Weapons Cuts

Reagan disposed of thousands of nuclear weapons with Gorbachev and helped to make the world a safer place.

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Music of the 1980s

Now that we are months away from beginning the 90’s

we can reflect on what we gained from the 80’s.The 80’s

were a golden age for music. We gained so many great

music achievements in nine short years.

Musical heros came to light. Michael Jackson and

Madonna were by far the biggest music stars to emerge

in the 80’s.

Many musical genres evolved and exploded with

popularity in the last nine years.Genres like pop, R&B,

and hip hop grew in popularity with the addition of new

artists. New country (Country mixed with pop) was

created and electronic music popularity skyrocketed.

Rock emerged into various amounts of unique groups

such as hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, soft rock,

and many others.

In the past nine years hundreds of amazing artists

came to fame and thousands of wonderful songs were

created.In the right collumn you can see the top 50

greastest bands of the 80’s.

The 80’s was the greatest time for music. So many

music aspects evolved and were created. The music of the

80’s will definitely be remember for centuries to come.

"100 Greatest Rock Artists Of The 1980's."

DigitalDreamDoor.com. N.p., n.d. Web.

16 May 2014.

"1980s in Music." Wikipedia. Wikimedia

Foundation, 14 May 2014. Web. 15 May

2014

Top 55 artists of the 80’s

1. Michael Jackson 2. Prince 3. Madonna 4. U2 5. Bruce Springsteen 6. Run-D.M.C. 7. Van Halen 8. Public Enemy 9. Billy Joel 10. The Police 11. Phil Collins 12. Guns N' Roses 13. Def Leppard 14. Janet Jackson 15. George Michael/Wham 16. Whitney Houston 17. Metallica 18. N.W.A 19. Dire Straits 20. AC/DC 21. Rush 22. Iron Maiden 23. Judas Priest 24. Lionel Richie 25. Bon Jovi 26. Talking Heads 27. Genesis 28. R.E.M. 29. Duran Duran 30. Motley Crue 31. The Cure 32. Journey 33. John Mellencamp 34. Grandmaster Flash & The

Furious Five 35. REO Speedwagon 36. Kool and the Gang 37. L.L. Cool J 38. Tina Turner 39. Queen 40. Beastie Boys 41. Ozzy Osbourne 42. The Smiths 43. Huey Lewis and the News 44. Bryan Adams 45. Hall & Oates 46. Pat Benatar 47. Eric B. & Rakim 48. Billy Idol 49. Peter Gabriel 50. INXS 51. Tom Petty & the

Heartbreakers 52. Stevie Ray Vaughan &

Double Trouble 53. Eurythmics 54. The Cars 55. Aerosmith

*Most definitely not copied and pasted from

http://weeklytop40.wordpress.com/top-100-artists-of-the-80s/ or www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists80pop.html

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Technology

VHS

Boom box

Game Consoles

Computing

Apple Macintosh

128K

Commodore 64

IBM 5150

Culture in the 1980s

As we’re nearing the end of the decade, we can look back at the changes over the last 10 years. In

the last ten years, we’ve seen great advances in computing, modern fashions, new music, the first

space shuttle was built, and VHS has become standard.

Fashion

Leg Warmers

Weird Sunglasses

Parachute Pants

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