Module Nine Lesson Two Assignment One By Tre Chesser 1980 1980 Election 1980 1980 Election Nov 4, 1980 Trickle-Down Economics Jan 20, 1981 Release of the American Hostages by Iran Mar 30, 1981 Assassination attempt on Reagan Mar 23, 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) AKA Star Wars 1984 1984 Election 1985 The “Reagan Doctrine” Aug 20, 1985 Iran-Contra Affair August 20, 1985 1986 Gorbachev’s Glasnost and Perestroika Jan 28, 1986 The Challenger Disaster January 28, 1986 1988 1988 Election Apr 15, 1989 Tienanmen Square Massacre Nov 9, 1989 The Fall of the Berlin Wall Period: Jan 17, 1991 to Feb 28, 1991 Operation Desert Storm January 17, 1991 – February 28, 1991 Dec 25, 1991 Unraveling of the Soviet Bloc Dec 26, 1991 Collapse of the USSR