Ronald Reagan

• Social Studies
• 9th Grade

When Ronald Reagan was president, the United States was engaged in a cold war with what country?

1. China
2. Vietnam
3. Soviet Union
4. Germany

How much do you know about Ronald Reagan?

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Brass Bancroft

Before Politics 

- Grew up in Dixon, Illinois 

- After graduating college, he became a sports radio announcer in Iowa.  He would call the Cubs games. 

- He moved to Hollywood to become an actor 

Hollywood 

- B-List Actor 

- Left Hollywood briefly to fight in World War II

- President of the Screen Actors Guild

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Testimony to the HUAC

- Red Scare (McCarthyism)

- Hollywood Blacklist/Hollywood Ten

- FBI Informant 

- These actors have a right to be in the Communist Party, but he is trying to prevent a communist take over of the SAG

Nancy Davis

Entering Politics

- Democrat turned Republican 

- "A Time for Choosing" 1964 (Barry Goldwater)

- Governor of Califronia from 1967 to 1975

- Failed Presidential Runs in 1968 and 1976 

Why do you think President Reagan was a successful politician?

www.reaganlibrary.gov

Policies/Achievements

What actress did John Hinckley Jr. want to impress?

George Bush

Bill Clinton

Joe Biden

Donald Trump