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Library of Congress

Loc: Attacks on Intelligentsia Suppressing Dissidents

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
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Other

Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years: Cold War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
End-of-the-Cold-War timeline, which enumerates events that led up to the collapse of the Soviet empire during the Reagan administration, is both an account of the period and a retrospective of Reagan's policies vis-a-vis the Soviets,...
Handout
Federation of American Scientists

Fas: Strategic Defense Initiative Transcript [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 172, issued by Reagan administration staffers in 1985. A formal statement of the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) two years into SDI's research and development. With...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Foreign and Domestic Entanglements

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the many facets of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency. Find out about support for anti-Communist fighters, detente with the USSR, and the Iran-Contra scandal.
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Other

Jewish News: Gorbachev, Shamir Mark Decade of Soviet Aliyah

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides insight into religious persecution in the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev's efforts to curb intolerance.
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Other

Arms Control Association: Book Review: Reagan's Secret War

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of Reagan's Secret War: The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World From Nuclear Disaster (Crown Publishers, 2009) rehearses most of the arguments critical of Reagan's foreign policy objectives and achievements, including...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Reaganomics

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a review of what Reaganomics entailed, and the longterm results of a failed theory.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery presents a look at presidential actions and decisions about the Cold War. Click on Ronald Reagan to see how his anti-Communist beliefs led to increases in the defense budget, but also, by the end of his...
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Other

Federation of American Scientists: Eliminating Threat From Ballistic Missiles

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 85, issued by the Reagan administration in 1983, which formally declares the administration's intention to pursue the research and development of defensive systems-the Strategic...