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Eliminating price controls on oil
Reagan eliminated price contols on oil to make oil prices fall. -
Tax Cuts
Reagan signed into law the largest tax cuts in American histroy -
Appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor
Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman Supreme Court Justice -
START
The goal of START was to decrease missiles on both the United States and the Soviet's side. During Reagan's administration, the treaty didn't get passed, but it did get passed in 1991. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
The plan that called for a development of weapons that could intercept incoming missiles. -
Help in Latin America
When the Marxists overthrew the government of Grenada, Reagan send American troops to help out. The Cuban soldiers were defeated and a new anticommunist government was put in place. -
Appointment of William Rehnquist
Reagan appointed William Rehnquist as Chief Justice because he was the most conservative justice. -
Tax Reform Act
Its goal was to simplify the income tax code and eliminate many tax shelters. -
Withdrawal of Soviet troops
Soviet troops started to leave Afghanistan because of Reagan's increased help to the Afghan guerrillas. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces that called for the destruction of nuclear weapons.