Reagan had a strong anti-communist presidency of Reagan.
Gorbachev’s willingness for change and reform.
glasnost and perestroika
admitted Soviet mistakes
took blame for the Cold War
communist system had failed
allowed Eastern Europe to do what they wanted.
Arms Reduction Talks
SALT, INF, Reagan-Gorbachev meetings
Soviet Mistakes
Invasion of Afghanistan
Ignoring social concerns
Spent everything on military
Post-Cold War
in the 1990’s, the world seemed to be a much more peaceful place
President Clinton closed down the numerous military bases around the country reducing the size of the US military
9-11 caught the US off guard.
We then got our next project assigned out.
President Project
- Background
- Elections involved in
- include electoral maps
- include picture of opponents
- top ten accomplishments, laws, amendments, events, scandals, etc. that happened during their presidency that impacted the US/world.
- Popularity rating throughout presidency-highest and lowest
- Summary of the legacy
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