The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43

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 Reagan & the End of the Cold War 9:49 The Iran Contra Affair 12:22 Credits 13:47 Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids