Name: Fady Andre Basset ID: 12 16 05 74 Course: HMS 301 Project Topic: Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan’s Life in Brief: He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. In 1920 his family moved to Dixon, which Regan considered his hometown. Regan graduated in 1928, from Dixon High School, he showed interest dramatics, drawing and journalism. He joined Eureka College in California, he majored in economics and was indifferent to his studies he graduated with a c grade. At a young age he did not pursue a political life but instead was interested in acting. After his graduation he found a job as a radio announcer. He found difficulties in his job at first but then became one of the best known sports announcer in the Midwest. His dreams …show more content…
He set a peaceful resolution of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union was done he asserted winning the Cold War. He also declared that the whole world won. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, his staunch ally, wrote that Reagan had "achieved the most difficult of all political tasks: changing attitudes and perceptions about what is possible. He succeeded to enlarge freedom when it was very hard. Free-market ideology expanded and an increase in democratic nations were seen at Reagan’s reign. There were many explanations for the end of the cold war by historians and others that emphasized on other factors than Regan’s impact that collapsed the Soviet Union, but it is clear that he made the change. On the economic side, an economic growth was seen due to a tax reduction and a decrease of interest rates by the Federal Reserve. However, a growth in national debt, a budget deficit and a trade deficit followed. Revenues after this taxation-cut were not as expected. Even though the economist Robert Samuelson stated that Reagan main achievement on the economic side is that he kept inflation low, and he succeeded in reducing the marginal income tax rate from 70 % to 28 %. The Reaganomics is the formula for economic growth and expansion that he found. Growth is very …show more content…
At the time were he was elected president the country was in a deep recession and facing a lot of economic and military problems that affected their nation in every sense. He made policies and was a good leader which shifted the country back to strength after the failure of the previous Presidents. What Reagan achieved was a big success and a critical change in the Western civilization. Not every President is a leader and anyone can say words and speeches but few can change a nation’s future and have a large impact on a global level. America will never be the same as it was and with the following Presidents after this man America is and will be great
Indeed, if you Google "Reagan won the Cold War," you get 150,000 results. It was Reagan who stood at the Berlin Wall and proclaimed, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" It was Reagan who funded the mujahedeen to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan, wearing the Red Army down in its own Vietnam-like quagmire. It was Reagan who ordered a massive military buildup, including "Star Wars," that his supporters claim drove the Soviet Union to bankruptcy. And when the Berlin Wall fell, it was Reagan who got the credit.)”
When president Reagan entered the oval office in 1981, his first priority was to stimulate economic growth for generations to come. Reagan’s plan consisted of four economic pillars, they are as follows: to reduce the growth of government spending, to reduce the marginal tax rates on income from both labor and capital, reduce regulation, and to reduce inflation by controlling the money supply (Niskanen, 2002). Reagan’s policies created an economic boom during 1983, however, it is argued that Reagan’s policies increased the national debt for years to come and widened the gap between the rich and the poor (ushistory.org, 2016). Reagan helped America escape the stagflation it faced through most of the 1970’s through four major policy changes (Niskanen,
Ronald Reagan was a very great Person. He had a great childhood life, he was a great president and he had a good life after presidency. He was an honored man. Regan will be remembered as a great person for many years to come. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois.
A couple of Presidents have achieved more than Ronald Reagan, the greatest President from the time of WW II. The success of his foreign policy accounts for his altitudinous ranking, particularly the vital role he played in defeating the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The freedom for Afghanis was not the only achievement but also the fall of an evil, totalitarian mindset of the Russians. Reagan's policies were not only confined to the demise of the Soviet Union but also the expansion of democracy around the world. His economic policies, which laid their foundation on low taxes, free markets and minimal government intervention in private sector paved the road to America's military preponderance.
When Reagan took office in 1981 the GDP was at 6.59 trillion dollars. When he left office in 1989 the GDP had risen to 8.85 trillion dollars. With a thirty-four percent increase over the course of his administration. This is an astonishing amount and probably well exceeded any increase Reagan could have possibly hoped for. Reagan was able to do this thanks to his two tax cuts.
He transformed a stagnant economy into an engine of opportunity.” The economy was struggling during Reagan's time of presidency. In 1989, the U.S. economy was the worst it had been for 3 ½ years with an annual growth rate of 0.5% for the fourth quarter. Reagan immediately acted on this when he was placed in office by slowing down government spending, reducing the federal income tax, and many more other actions that would give the economy a boost in the right direction. Thatcher brought this up in order to show Reagan's powerful initiative during times of drought whether it be economic, or any other form of dry spell that may affect his
(www.economist.com paragraph 4) Ronald not only helped get it growing again by cutting taxes for Americans and helped with military spending, but shaped it so much to that he was elected for 2 terms, it says a lot about Reagans skills as a leader if he was elected for 2 terms. His experience and talent as governor of California and as US President made him one of the best and memorable Presidents is the United States.
While in college, Reagan studied economics and sociology, played on the football team, and acted in school plays. Acting in those plays were probably what had prompted him to become a famous actor, but before all the fame came, Ronald Reagan a radio sports announcer. Not long after that, a screen test is what got him a contract
When Reagan first entered the office, he took a hard line with the Soviet Union, portraying it as an evil empire. His efforts help to end the Cold War. He tried by increasing American weapons, reignited the arms race, revived the military programs, dismissed overtures from the Soviet Union leader Yuri Andropov to cut back missiles. The relation between Reagan and the Soviet Union was better his second term. There were killings, kidnappings, and bombings.
In 1987 he forged a diplomatic relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev chairman of the Soviet Union. That same year the U.S. and the Soviet Union signed a historic agreement to eliminate intermediate range nuclear missiles. Later that year Reagan spoke at the Berlin wall a symbol of communism and challenged Gorbachev to tear down the wall “ Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall”. 2 years later he allowed the people to dismantle the wall. This is considered a symbol of the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of communism.
On February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, one of the best presidents of the United States was born. He was born into a family on the edge of poverty, but he made the most out of his childhood. He was well liked by his peers and was voted class president of his senior class. Reagan entered sports radio broadcasting after school and also made a career in acting. Much like himself, Reagan’s roles were usually pleasant characters (Britannica, 2014).
During his service the economy improved and ended the cold war. This is a such great thing that he did, in ending the cold war. I think that he did improve the economy by everything he was changing and fixing. Reagan’s main importance was for us to win the cold war because he thought all people deserved to be free. I think that he worked really hard to win the cold war, because he cared about everyone.
The first station he worked for was WOC in Davenport, Iowa and his second was WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. Here he would receive details of the Chicago Cubs game by telegraph and then restated the information into a more fluid way for the viewers listing in. Sometimes the wire feed would be interrupted and Reagan would fill the air time with humorous stories (Schaller 4). Once the line broke down and he kept the broadcast going by having the batter foul off pitch after pitch till the line was fixed (Cohen 16). Soon they switched to live broadcasting from Chicago, and many listeners complained that they would rather listen to the embellished version by Ronald Reagan.
Unemployment rates began to increase. Over time, Reagan had increased taxes 11 times, mainly on the middle class. When Reagan had left office, he had tripled the national debt of United States. This had affected the United States and led to several issues later on. This is the reason Reaganomics had both aided some and destroyed others.
Ronald Regan was born on February 6, 1911 to a poor family in Illinois. Regan went graduated from Eureka College in 1932, and worked as a radio sports announcer. After moving to Hollywood in 1937, Regan began working as an actor in multiple major films. He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, which paved the way for his future political career. Regan a liberal Democrat became a conservative in 1962 soon switched to the Republican Party in 1964.