English 12 September 10, 2013 Reagan in the 80’s – Did he help or hurt America? In 1980, troubled by an unstable economy, a hostage crisis overseas, and the end of prior administrations that were not trusted, America elected Ronald Reagan by a landslide margin of victory over Jimmy Carter. At sixty-nine years old, he was the oldest President to be elected. He was born in a small town in Illinois and served two terms as California governor starting in 1966. Reagan's track record proved to be very strong and included welfare cuts, decreasing the number of state employees, and halting radical student protesters.
I will be talking about President Reagan’s Doctrine and some of what happened during his administration. President Reagan was our 40th President (Jan.1981-Jan.1989). During his time in office, the United States used their diplomatic resources to stop Soviet expansionism in the developing world. President Reagan wanted to overthrow pro-Soviet regimes, so his administration focused on supporting proxy armies to stop the Soviet influence (Roskin, 1999, p. 58). One of President Reagan’s biggest achievements was the end of the Cold War.
In analyzing the top ten successful presidents, Franklin Roosevelt is well recognized as one of the most successful presidents in American History. He’s one of the very few presidents that fit into both of the models I will be covering; Stephen Skowrenek’s prediction of presidential success based on the circumstances and James Barber’s theory of presidential success based on presidential character. FDR, as he’s called, to avoid the mix up with his older relative and former president, Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt is credited for defining the modern presidency because he expanded the powers of the president probably beyond any president before his time. This essay Focuses on Franklin Roosevelt an how both his character and place in political time affected his success.
However, Ronald Reagan, U.S president between 1981-1989, was the most significant political leader to influence the ending of the Cold War. Reagan was able to encourage the end of the Cold War, more so than Gorbachev, through his unrelenting war on communism. He did this through his attitudes, actions towards the Soviet arms race and foreign policies. The way in which Ronald Reagan acted on his negative attitudes towards communism and his desire to destroy it, displays how he, more so than Gorbachev, influenced the end of the Cold War. Reagan, even before his presidency was displaying his anti-communist stance.
The Falkands Factor ●Thatcher's popularity rose to 52% ● Similar to Churchill when WW2 win boosted morale ● Showed off Thatcher's leadership skills ● Restored public's faith in her Freddie Holley In conclusion the main factor in Thatcher’s 1983 victory was the ‘Falklands factor’ as it boosted her popularity which would have eventually got her more votes in the election. However, some may say that Labour weaknesses was the most important factor, some even went as far as saying that the Conservatives “won by default”. Economic Solutions ● Reduced income tax ● Inflation fell from 19% in 1979 to 5% in 1983 ● Caused rise in public spending ● Helped tackle budget deficit ● However it only affected the wealthiest people in the country and most people's Bills stayed the same or even rose ● Caused unemployment rates to rise Social Solutions ● Tough on crime ● Criminals became scared to commit crimes as punishments were severe so the streets were Much safer for the public ● Under Thatcher, prison population in Britain rose by around 1 million ● Crime rates went down ● Very high costs ( links to Economic factor) ● Pleased most of the public, but did cause riots around the country Labour Weaknesses ● “Longest suicide note in history” - a comment about Labour's manifesto ● Manifesto was poor, it included plans to: - withdraw from the EEC - renationalise BT, British
Through his simple, optimistic, and charismatic rhetorical style, former president John F. Kennedy was able to connect with the American people on a personal level that no other president has ever been able to replicate. While Kennedy had proven himself as an influential speechmaker during his campaign, no one would have guessed how powerful his first speech as president would be. “John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address” has gone down as one of the most memorable inaugural addresses of all time. The phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country” has remained popular even in today’s society and truly shows the powerful effects of Kennedy’s public speeches. This phrase is just one of many that support one of Kennedy’s most employed rhetorical strategies: putting himself in the shoes of his audience.
_____ Reagan’s “Star Wars” plan for defensive missile systems in space Effect a. Led to a breakoff of arms-control talks, U.S. economic sanctions against Poland, and growing anxiety in Western Europe b. Brought about an overwhelming Republican victory in the 1984 presidential election c. Resulted in the failure of the American marines’ peacekeeping mission in 1983 d. Helped curb affirmative action and limit the right to abortion e. Led to sharp cuts in both taxes and federal social programs in 1981 f. Strained relations with America’s European allies g. Curbed inflation and spurred economic growth but also caused sky-high deficits and interest rates 9. _____ The huge federal budget deficits of the 1980s 10. _____ Reagan’s and Bush’s appointments of conservative justices to the Supreme Court 11.
Malak Abdelmelek Professor: Lewis Metzger Words: 1,104 Thomas Jefferson: Examining Some of His Achievements and Failures as a President of the United States of America 1801-1809 From 1789 until our recent days, great men were elected to be the president of the United States of America, the greatest nation on earth. Each one of them offered the best they had to their country and they had one goal in mind which was to bring the US to that place of prosperity and development. One of those men is Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the US, who was elected twice to be the president, once in 1800 and the second time in 1804. Jefferson is regarded as one of the most popular and successful of the United States Presidents. He had great achievements like allowing the Alien and Sedition Acts to end with out renewal, repealing the tax that caused the Whiskey Rebellion and the Louisiana Purchase.
The New Deal and programs created to cure the Great Depression Many economists believe that Franklin D. Roosevelt or FDR was one of the greatest presidents ever elected; thus, his resume does speak for himself. He was the only president to be elected four terms in a row. There are many great things that FDR did for America; however, creating the New Deal was one of the most important things FDR accomplished for our nation. During a time of hardship in America, FDR, with his optimistic way of thinking gave hope to the American people during the Great Depression. The New Deal consisted of many different programs in order to stimulate the economy and provide help to the people.
The empire state building project was therefore symbolize the economic and technological power of the United States and won the title of “tallest building in the world” for 40 years. The empire state