Ronald Reaganas President(1981-1989)

as seen inPolitical cartoons

See Green book pp. 818-826, 836-841; Blue book pp. 830-838, 848-855

Discuss cartoons & relation tothat section of the text in small groups

Individually write out briefexplanation in “Reagan

Cartoons Chart” for Notebook

Ronald Reagan held all of the following jobs during his life EXCEPT

• Movie actor• Baseball play-by-play announcer• Lifeguard• United States Senator• Cattle rancher• Governor of California• President of the United States

New Right, Moral Majority & Jerry Falwell Green book pp. 818-820; Blue book pp. 830-832

Reaganomics, Military Spending, Entitlement Programs, National Debt

Green book pp. 822-3;Blue book pp. 834-5

Deregulation, Effectiveness of the EPA Green book pg. 825;Blue book pg. 837

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)Green book pg. 823;Blue book pg. 835

Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnost, Perestroika, Soviet Disunion in ‘91

Green book pp. 836-7;Blue book pp. 848-50

Sandinistas & Contras in Nicaragua Green book pp. 838-9;Blue book pp. 851-2

Iran-Contra Affair & “Teflon” President Green book pp. 839-40;Blue book pp. 852-3

Teflon