history

1. The US in the 1980s

2. The End of the Cold War
· Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the
Soviet Union
· Both leaders wanted to end the Cold War
· Soviet Union fell apart

3. Berlin Wall Comes Down
o Symbolized the end of communism
in Russia and Eastern Europe

4. Iran-Contra Affair
· Iran and Iraq were at war
· Reagan asked other countries not to sell weapons to Iran
· Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran and
gave the money to the Contras, a rebel group in Nicaragua
· Oliver North and others were convicted, but later pardoned
by Bush
· Reagan denied involvement

5. First Female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor
· Appointed by President Reagan

6. Supply Side Economics
● Idea that tax cuts to businesses, wealthy will stimulate
economic growth
● “Trickle down” to lower classes
● Theory has not been proven to work but that has not
stopped its popularity within the Republican Party
● Reagan favored these tax cuts during his administration.