Reagan administration
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The Reagan administration was the U.S. presidential administration of Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989, marked by conservative economic policies, a hardline stance against the Soviet Union, and major domestic initiatives including intensified federal efforts in the War on Drugs.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. presidential administration
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| armsControl |
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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Strategic Arms Reduction Talks → |
| country |
United States
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| domesticPolicy |
War on Drugs escalation
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air traffic controllers strike response → tough-on-crime policies → welfare state retrenchment efforts → |
| drugPolicy |
"Just Say No" campaign association
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expansion of federal drug law enforcement budgets → support for mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses → |
| economicPolicy |
Reaganomics
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deregulation → increased defense spending → reduced growth of domestic spending → supply-side economics → tax cuts → |
| educationPolicy |
publication of "A Nation at Risk" report
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| endDate |
1989-01-20
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| fiscalOutcome |
large federal budget deficits
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significant increase in national debt → |
| followedBy |
George H. W. Bush administration
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| foreignPolicy |
Strategic Defense Initiative
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bombing of Libya in 1986 → deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe → hardline stance against the Soviet Union → intervention in Grenada → military buildup against the Soviet Union → support for Contras in Nicaragua → support for anti-communist forces in Angola → support for anti-communist forces in Cambodia → support for anti-communist insurgencies → support for mujahideen in Afghanistan → |
| foreignPolicyDoctrine |
Reagan Doctrine
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| headedBy |
Ronald Reagan
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| historicalPeriod |
late Cold War
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| ideology |
conservatism
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neoliberalism → |
| judicialAppointments |
appointment of Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court
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appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court → appointment of William Rehnquist as Chief Justice of the United States → |
| laborPolicy |
firing of striking PATCO air traffic controllers
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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| precededBy |
Carter administration
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| scandal |
Iran–Contra affair
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| socialPolicy |
conservative approach to abortion policy
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emphasis on traditional family values rhetoric → opposition to many federal civil rights enforcement expansions → |
| startDate |
1981-01-20
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| vicePresident |
George H. W. Bush
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