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Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) 40th President of the United States.
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Strategic Defense Initiative (1984-1993)
Also known as the "Star War" Program was the U.S. response to possible nuclear attacks. Introduced on March 23, 1983, during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, the objective of the initiative was to develop an advanced anti-ballistic missile system to enable the U.S. to prevent missile attacks from the USSR and other countries during the cold war. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between the U.S. and Soviet Union was the first treaty to reduce nuclear arms instead of establishing an arms ceiling. It was signed on December 8, 1987 between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev -
The collapse of the Berlin Wall
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George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) 41st President of the United States
George H. W. Bush was dedicated to bringing American traditional values to the Unites States and in his Inaugural address he pledged to use American strength as "a force for good." -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union ending communism
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Operation Desert Storm
Launched by the U.S. in February of 1991, as part of the Gulf war. The operation quickly drove the Iraqi army from Kuwait. -
Bill Clinton (1993-2001) 42nd President of the United States
Bill Clinton oversaw the longest peacetime economic expansion and in 1998, he became the second U.S. President to be impeached. However, in 1999 he was acquitted by the Senate. -
9/11
On September 11th a series of Qaeda terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C. killed 2,750 people in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania. It is considered the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in U.S. history.
