In search of The American Dream, 1917-1996 1.5 The

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In search of The American Dream, 1917-1996 1.5 The impact of the Reagan presidency, 1981 - 1996 1 Name: _________________________________________________ This is how your Section C Reagan essay will be marked. You need to be able to use this mark scheme to improve your own work. Bullet point 1 = your ability to understand and analyse the extracts. Bullet point 2 = your ability to support and counter the arguments by proving your own contextual knowledge Bullet point 3 = The quality of your judgement of the views and your understanding of the historical debate. 2 Introduction to Reaganism and Reaganomics The Reagan Revolution Crash Course US History: #43 Quotes about/by Reagan The “Great ________________________” The “least _________________________ President” “Government is not the solution to the problem _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________” Reagan beat _________________ in 1980 even winning the usually Democratic states of ______________________ and _________________. Who voted for him and why? Religious Right – he spoke about ____________________________ (while being the first _______________ President) Conservatives – He was against _____________, __________________ action. He wanted to protect ______________ rights. He was against _________________ cheats. The “________________backlash” who resented the progress made by some because of the Civil Rights movement. Big business because he was anti ______________. Military types – he wanted higher ________________ spending and was anti ___________. Reaganomics – his Economic Bill of Rights Curtail the power of ____________________ Lower ________________________________ Reduce federal regulations on ________________ and ___________________. Evidence of tax reduction Top Rate in 1981 lowered from _______% to _______%. In 1986 lowered to _________%. Supply side economics/Trickle down theory High interest to combat inflation Lower prices – more money to spend Cut taxes – more money to spend People spending will stimulate economic growth People will work harder because they get to keep more of it Government spending can be cut Introduction to Reaganism and Reaganomics Evidence of economic success? Why did Reagan disappoint the Christian right? Divorce rates _________________, abortion was still ____________, women were still ______________ and he appointed the first woman to the ___________________ ___________________. Reagan – “the man who ended the Cold War?” First term he had a hard line against the _______________________ and called it the __________________________. Therefore there was a big ____________ build up and he spent money on space defence system known as ____________________. He persuaded NATO to put missiles in _________________. Spent as much on defence as ______________________________________ combined and more