Historians Philip Jenkins and Matthew Dallek offer differing views on the achievements completed during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. While both historians do not seem to have liked president Ronald Reagan much, they base their suggestions about his presidency’s results on at least partially historically defensible claims. Although I understand why both historians said what they did based on historical facts from Reagan’s presidency, I find myself agreeing with Philip Jenkins’s statement of Ronald Reagan from 2008. Due to events such as the Iranian Hostage Crisis, the anti-government trust statements he made, and his tax reduction plan, I agree with Philip Jenkins that president Reagan was joining a revolution which was already in progress and only gave form and direction to…
Ronald Reagan’s, A Time for Choosing Speech, main points are as follows: did we still retain the knowledge of the definition of freedom according to our Founding Fathers? “It’s time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by the Founding Fathers” (Reagan 1). Did we still define government on those founding beliefs? A people that could be self-governed or would we continue to redefine our definition of government until it was completely transformed into totalitarianism. Reagan believed there was no right or left to decide between; he believed there was only a government and people evolving or decaying.…
When Reagan was elected into the White House, he gave his first inaugural speech. And in that speech he promised America that he will try his best to make sure he puts America first again. Over the past few decades America went through a rough patch. Ever since World War II, America suffered through the grief of the Holocaust and the American soldiers who lost their lives in war. Then when JFK was president, America seemed to be climbing uphill again.…
President Ronald Reagan had his strengths and weaknesses during his presidency. Although Ronald Reagan had done many things that helped the citizens of the United States economically, for example, making the inflation in America better by cutting taxes down but because of this action, many job wages went down. Ronald Reagan may have helped America economically but he didn’t do a good job socially, why? Because he had cut funding from programs that helped minorities, he did nothing to help with the problem of AIDS and he would mostly help the wealthy. What programs did president Reagan remove?…
THE IMPORTANCE OF RONALD REGAN Ronald Regan is important because he helped restore optimism in America, grow the economy, and brought an end to the cold war. As the nation’s 40th president, Ronald Reagan was an infectiously optimistic. He gave hope with his optimistic personality at a time where people were afraid of a nuclear war braking out.…
There have been many great presidents over the years. One could say that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and George H. Bush are among the greatest. However, many people over the years have decided that Ronald Reagan shaped this nation into what it is today. In this great president’s childhood, many people knew that he was a special kid simply because of how good of a person he was.…
M1 EQ: What is deculturalization? How does it function historically and in the present? When a student learns about America’s history, they learn about how America came to be and the struggles our country faced. I learned about some struggles but throughout this module, my eyes were opened to the unsettling way America came to be.…
A quarter of the way through the century the worst economic recession in history hit America. The populus of the United states lived through ten grueling years of hardship up until the year America entered the war. The entire country raised itself from the ground and stood proud not only against its enemies but for the ideals it stood for. World War Two brought on a new wave of American idealism and propelled the country into an age of world dominance. From there, their war changed to a fight for democracy in the west against the communists in the east.…
Ronald Reagan and Franklin Delano Roosevelt can both be seen as two of the greatest American presidents of the 20th Century. With great presidencies also come great similarities and differences. Both began their presidency when the United States was undergoing severe economic distress. Roosevelt implemented his New Deal while Mr. Reagan enforced his combination of tax cuts and policy of less government intervention that has otherwise been known as “Reaganomics”. Both presidents instilled such a lasting optimism into within the United States.…
America’s Founding Fathers are extremely well known for their accomplishments and actions. “The Founders appear even more marvelous than even those they emulated, the great legislators of classical antiquity, precisely because they are more real,” (Page 9). This quote is saying that the Founders are looked as if they are the most grand and astounding people ever. It explains that the Founders are highly praised, even higher than the people they got their ideas from. They are looked at as a regular people that did extraordinary thing.…
It was represented by nine colonies throughout October 7th and October 25th. They created a petition to King George III, and several petitions to the Parliament and declaration of their rights describing how they were all being ignored. Finally on March 4th, 1766, the Stamp Act was repealed by the British Parliament, but issued a Declaratory Act at the same time to reaffirm its authority to pass any colonial legislation it saw fit. From this point on, the issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies to the point where they later rose and rebelled against the British ten years later. Bibliography Hollitz, John.…
As great as Abraham Lincoln was, he never went to college and did not earn a degree. He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. Lincoln suffered from depression many times as a child, but he went on to become the 16th president after winning the 1860 election. During that election, President Lincoln did not win a single southern state. He also did not win the popular vote during the election.…
With the talk about the upcoming presidential candidates, it is natural to look back at some of our nation’s best presidents to compare them to. One of the best and most admired presidents the United States has had is Ronald Reagan. The National Review (2015) looked back at Reagan’s presidency and why the example he set is still relevant to today’s world. Reagan “led a great American comeback” by revitalizing our military and restoring citizens’ American pride. He understood what Americans care most about: family, home, and the future.…
Use the space below to make your argument. Take a stance. Defend it with facts and evidence. 5 Paragraph Essay. Intro Paragraph.…
Ronald Reagan 's Policy Towards Foreign Affairs Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States of America. His two terms as president were one of the most important times in American history. Reagan was a very unorthodox thinker compared to other politicians. Unlike other politicians, Reagan did not see things as black and white.…