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Debt After The Cold War

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Republican President Ronald Reagan is known for ending the Cold War and also for increasing the USA’s national debt. This extended essay aims to investigate why the debt after the cold war was so high. Ronald Reagan was nearly killed in an assassination attempt, which resulted in many politicians to feel sympathetic towards Reagan. This would have resulted in an advantageous position for Reagan to pass his bills.

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