Life of Ronald Reagan
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The life of Ronald Reagan, US president.
Report on the life of Ronald Reagan, ex film star who became US president in 1981 and served to 1989. Includes a failed assassination attempt, a meeting with Margaret Thatcher, the arms to Iran scandal and signing the INF treaty on nuclear weapons with the USSR in 1987.
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22 May 1995
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 14-16
Subject : History
Topic : USA 1929-1990
Keywords : Ronald Reagan, Cold war, Margaret Thatcher, Oliver North, Nuclear weapons treaties
Notes : Can use as part of GCSE study into America in a period of change. It can also be used to look at the history of the cold war or to look at the history of weaponry or the history of nuclear arms limitation treaties.
