People
"The Great Communicator"
Ronald Reagan
country that kept Americans hostage for 444 days
Iran
situation in which Americans were captured in retaliation for America’s aid to the shah
Iran Hostage Crisis
First woman Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
place where Reagan and Gorbachev met for the first time
Geneva, Switzerland
name of the meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev
Geneva Summit
attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981
John Hinkley Jr
USSR invaded this country in 1979
Afghanistan
how US responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
overthrew the shah and gained control of Iran in the late 1970s
Ayatollah Khomeini
location of an attack on a US Marine barracks on October 23, 1983
Beirut, Lebanon
US foreign policy between 1980-1991 that was committed to helping anti-Communist movements in other nations
Reagan Doctrine
became the new leader of USSR in 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev
this Caribbean island was the location of an attempted Communist takeover
Grenada
date of Reagan's inaugration
January 20, 1981