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Study Questions

Why did Ronald Reagan switch political parties in the 1950s?


How did Reagan respond to the threat of Communism in the US in the 1950s?


Why were the American people so outraged by the Iran-Contra scandal?


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?