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America stopped sending grain to the soviets, however this had no real affect because they had already been growing grain in Ukraine and had been importing it from South America.
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Known as the "Iran-contra scandal" and "Irangate", Reagan traded arms to Iran(though he was hesitant at first), while there was an embargo, because of the very good chance that they would release their American prisoners that has already been held for over two years.
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moments after Reagan completed his inaugural address the american hostages held in Iran were finally released after being held for captive well over a year.
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Reagan is elected for the first time as the 40th president.
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A speech regarding growing inflation and explaining how said inflation is affected by the people.
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John Hinckley, Jr fired upon Reagan and his security team hitting Reagan non-fatally under his left armpit.
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The Reagan administration fired over eleven-thousand air traffic control workers who where on strike because they wanted better working conditions.
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The first woman to be in the highest court (appointed by Reagan), fulfilling Reagan's campaign promise.
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Reagan, with approval from congress enacted a $180.3 billion program the nations nuclear force with 100 B1 bombers and 100 MX ground-based missiles.
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Reagan ordered a series of economic reprisals against the Polish government, slowing aid and the supply of dairy (as well as many other things) for the nation, threatening to stop all trade completely if the Polish crackdown continues (martial law).
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largest tax increase in history
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The State of the Union address was televised
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Reagan gave the first speech by an american president to both houses of the British parliament. In the speech he expressed his hopes to leave marxisim leinism."on the ash heap of history".
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proposed U.S. strategic defensive system (SDI) against potential nuclear attacks. The SDI was first proposed by Reagan in a nation-wide television address.
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Two truck bombs strike buildings in housing american an french service members in Beirut and Lebanon.
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The united states invaded Grenada. Reagan sent the troops for the sake of protect U.S. citizens there and also to prevent soviet occupation and Cuban aggression.
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social security benefits for disabled was signed in by Reagan,
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Reagan's administration cut billions from farmers. in the 70's (a boom in crops selling) many farmers borrowed money to buy land, farmers of the mid 80's were left with too little money to gain from crop selling due to an overabundance of crops as well as a large credit cut.
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In an attempt to undermine the Sandinista (socialist political party) government in Nicaragua U.S. began an embargo between the nations and all trade was prohibited.
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Cold war-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. held between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, a Soviet general secretary.
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A speech commemorating the lost lives of the crew of the challenger space shuttle.
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A law enacted by the United states congress would place sanctions over South Africa that would only be lifted if certain preconditions were met, these preconditions would effectively end the apartheid system (institutionalized racial oppression that disallowed human rights to south Africans).
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Following up their previous summit Reagan and Gorbachev meet again in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss curbing their intermediary missiles in Europe.
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The democrats gained five seats by winning the popular vote by seven point seven points
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A clean water bill was passed by the House of representatives by a majority of 401 approved to 26 apposed, that Reagan originally had vetoed.
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A report over the arms dealings with Iran.
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A speech given by Reagan about the Berlin wall that had become a symbol of soviet oppression.
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Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty on 8 December 1987 to get rid of an entire class of nuclear weapons.
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Reagan endorses a bill to prohibit use of federal money to support the poor in medicaid abortions and abortion in general.
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Reagan declared that the cold war had ended after a final summit meeting with Gorbachev.
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Reagan gives a farewell speech in his last year of presidency.