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After winning 489 of the 538 electoral votes, Ronald Reagan defeats President Jimmy Carter and becomes the 40th President of the United States
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69 days following the beginning of his first term, a failed assassination against President Reagan, occurred, shocking the globe. His commitment and determination through this difficult time made him a household favorite.
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Ronald Reagan made United States history by appointing Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to the U.S Supreme Court. While not widely accepted, this opened the door for further women, and minorities to be appointed to the Supreme Court. https://www.google.com/search?q=us+supreme+court&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS697US697&espv=2&biw=952&bih=639&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5nKvswMHNAhVCEiwKHXOrB4kQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=zZpqzg-IWEDxnM%3A
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Reagan announces the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative, a weaponry plan based in space to protect the US from Soviet attacks. https://www.google.com/search?q=sdi+reagan&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS697US697&espv=2&biw=952&bih=639&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb1pPdwMHNAhXGCCwKHfxnA6gQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=j_Y3Uz412Uhe2M%3A
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Following Reagan's victory to ensure his second term, Ronald Reagan created a diplomatic relationship with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. This seemed to present the beginning of US dominance over the Soviet Union. https://www.google.com/search?q=gorbachev+and+reagan+relationship&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS697US697&espv=2&biw=952&bih=639&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo6qWAwcHNAhUGVywKHXvmCHQQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=UJki_3QgGhIdVM%3A
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President Reagan speaks at the Berlin Wall, challenging Gorbachev to tear the symbol of Communism down for good. This was the catalyst for the epic fall of Communism, some 2.5 years later. http://www.history.com/speeches/reagan-demands-fall-of-berlin-wall
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During the final months of the Reagan presidency, the East Berlin Communist Party announces relations within Berlin. This equates to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, thus making the US victory of Communism official. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/-sp-fall-berlin-wall-what-it-meant-to-be-there
