Reagan Saves the Day (Document 1)

In the 1970’s the United States faced many new conflicts because of the Watergate scandal: stagflation, the Iranian hostage crisis, and defeat in Southeast Asia in 1975. People were suffering from the worst inflation crisis in American history and started to believe that they were stuck in a world of struggles and shortages. In 1980 Ronald Reagan, a Republican, ran for president and said he would revive the United States in a manner that Jimmy Carter could …

…workers, teachers, and anyone else who was concerned about a better life and an improved country, to support Reagan and their country. Finally, the men and women of America had something to strive for, something to look forward to, something to dream about, and it was all possible because they, obviously, made the right decision when they elected Ronald Reagan as President of the United States. To this day Americans are still enjoying that dream!