reagan events

By kris1105

  • Water Quality Control Act

    this prevented the dumping of pollution into the water

  • Fifty-two American hostages held in Iran released.

    Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy and took captive 52 hostages for 444 days

  • Soviet grain embargo lifted

    Reagan lifted the grain embargo we had on the soviet union

  • U.S. illegally sells arms to Iran (Iran-Contra Affair)

    Reagan didn't even know that there were U.S. officials selling guns to Iran

  • Reagan inaugurated

    Reagan became president

  • Spending speech (increase defense, decrease taxes)

    he wanted to make our military stronger while lowering taxes

  • Reagan shot

    he was shot and wounded by a john hinckley

  • Military buildup (B-1 Bomber and MX missiles)

    Reagan asked for 100 land base missiles and 100 b-1 bombers

  • Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to Supreme Court

    Sandra day O'Connor was the first female to be nominated to be on the supreme court

  • Sanctions on Poland

    Reagan lifted sanctions on poland

  • Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act

    it was passed to cut budgets

  • Reagan addresses Parliament in England

    his first speech to the uk

  • Strategic Defense Initiative

    nicknames the star wars program is was a missile defense system

  • Suicide bombers attack U.S. Marines in Lebanon (1983)

    a truck bomb killed 220 marines

  • Invasion of Grenada

    nicknamed operation urgent fury the us military took control of Grenada in just a couple days

  • Social Security reform becomes law

    it was described as a key part to the social welfare legislation

  • Farm credit crises (Feb 1985)

    Reagan planned to cut the farm aid

  • Reagan, Gorbachev hold summit in Switzerland

    this was the first meeting with the leader of the soviet union

  • Space Shuttle Challenger explosion (Reagan Speech)

    Reagan address the nation about the challenger explosion that killed all the crew

  • Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Iceland Democrats gain seats (Nov 1986)

    they met in iceland to discuss stuff

  • Reagan delivers his first State of the Union

    he delivered his first speech to the union

  • South African sanctions

    this stopped the sanctions that we had on south Africa

  • Gorbachev, Reagan sign treaty (1987)

    this got rid of all short range missiles and missile launchers in Europe

  • Tower Commission concludes report (1987)

    the director of the CIA should have told Reagan what was going on in Iran

  • Berlin Wall Speech in West Berlin (1987)

    Reagan makes a speaking getting the leader of the soviet union to take down the berlin wall

  • Reagan prohibits abortion assistance (1988)

    this prevented any family members trying to find out about there relatives abortions

  • Reagan visits Soviet Union (1988)

    he visits the soviet union

  • Reagan says farewell

    he said his final goodbye as presient on his 78th birthday

  • Reagan and air-traffic controllers strike

    he fired 11,000 air traffic controllers

  • Embargo on Nicaragua

    Reagan prevented all trade to Nicaragua