Ronald Reagan
Study & Essay
Study Questions
How did Reagan respond to the threat of Communism in the US in the 1950s?
Essay Topics
Explain the essentials of Reagan's economic plans for the country during the 1980s.
How would you characterize US-USSR relations during Reagan's first term? During his second?
Was Reagan a strong, independent president or merely a puppet as many recent historians have suggested?
Summarize Reagan's domestic policy goals during his political career.
Describe President Reagan's foreign policy goals and summarize several of the major, specific actions he took to meet those goals.
Describe Nancy Reagan's influence on President Reagan.
What factors in Reagan's boyhood contributed to his character development?
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