The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43

2014-01-11

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In which John Green teaches you about what is often called the Reagan Era. Mainly, it covers the eight years during which a former actor who had also been governor of the state of California was president of the United States. John will teach you about Reagan's election victory over the hapless Jimmy Carter, tax cuts, Reagan's Economic Bill of Rights, union-busting, and the Iran-Contra among other things. Learn about Reagan's domestic and foreign policy initiatives, and even a little about Bonzo the Chimp.

Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Ronald Reagan signaled a shift to conservative values on the role of government, discussed in his "Time for Choosing" Speech: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/from-a-time-for-choosing-speech

America turned to President Reagan for comfort in times of tragedy, including following the Challenger Disaster: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/ronald-reagan-on-the-challenger-disaster

Chapters

Introduction: The Reagan Era 00:00

Reagan's Election in 1980 1:00

Reagan's Supporter Base 1:41

Reagan's Vision of "Freedom" 2:21

Lowered Tax Rates 4:00

Mystery Document 4:20

Supply-Side/Trickle-Down Economics 5:31

Government Spending in the Reagan Era 6:36

1980s Wall Street 7:20

Growing Economic Inequality 8:17

Reagan's Moderate Policies 8:59