Political facts
The Cold war
Ronald Reagan’s favorite candy, often found in the Oval Office, was this sweet treat.
Jellybeans
At first, what political party was Reagan apart of?
Republican
What did Ronald Raegan call his policies
Reaganomics
Over twenty high-level EPA employees were removed from office during Reagan's first three years as president
EPA Scandal
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Before switching to the Republican Party, Reagan was a member of this political party-
Democratic Party
Reagan's ability to connect with audiences and present his ideas in an optimistic and engaging way was a key element of his success.
Charisma and language
A: Who were Reagan's tax cuts targeted for? B: Who were the worst impacted from this
A: The wealthy B: The lower class due to him cutting social welfare programs as well
Reagan's HUD was accused of favoritism and political cronyism in the awarding of low-income housing contracts.
The HUD Scandal
Reagan served two terms as the governor of this U.S. state before becoming president.
California
What was Reagan’s childhood nickname, given by his father, was this.
What is "Dutch"?
In Middle East affairs, Reagan reported in his inaugural address that the 52 American hostages held in Iran for 444 days were at that moment being released and would soon return to freedom.
Reagan's inauguration speech
What was the Reagan Doctrine? (Deals with Soviets and military)
An act to roll back Soviet influence globally including supporting anti-communist movements and increasing military spending
The Iran-Contra affair of 1985 was
The secret arms sales to Iran to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua
A call between Nixon and Reagan was leaked where Reagan called a certain continents people monkey's
Africa
In addition to being a Hollywood actor, Reagan also served as the president of this organization representing actors
the Screen Actors Guild
10/28/1980 Ronald Reagan was debating with ___ over who should be elected
Jimmy Carter
Reagan gave a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate, urging the leader of this country to tear down the Berlin Wall
Soviet Union
Financial deregulation led to risky investments by savings and loan institutions, culminating in a massive taxpayer-funded bailout in the late 1980s and early 1990s that costed taxpayers 124 billion dollars
Savings and Loan Crisis
Regan was suspected to be discriminating a certain minority group while he was in a political position and made the term Welfare Queen popular.
Black people
During his presidency, Reagan humorously told his surgeons, “I hope you’re all Republicans!” after this major event.
The assassination attempt in 1981
Ronald Reagan was known as the "Great ___"
Communicator
Reagan survived an assassination attempt by this individual, who claimed to be trying to impress actress Jodie Foster.
John Hinckley, Jr.
Operation III Wind was
a three-year investigation launched in 1986 by the FBI into corruption by U.S. government and military officials, and private defense contractors