https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh en-us 2020-04-29 17:33:37 UTC 2024-10-01 12:38:26 UTC hello@padlet.com 21reidand https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539916704 The Strategic Defense Initiative was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. This defense plan, proposed by Reagan, lengthened the cold war into what it was.
* The program was never fully funded or researched.
* He was told that it was a poor idea that could backfire into an actual nuclear attack.
* Reagan could have simply made a nuclear weapon reduction deal with Gorbachev sooner but because of his stubbornness and keeping up his own appearance he didn't.]]> 2020-04-29 17:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539916704 21reidand https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539940723 The United states, under Reagans input, sold weapons to Iran for US prisoner being held by Islamic terrorist groups and used that money to give arms to Contras in Nicaragua.
* Negotiating with Terrorists...
* Caused more distrust between the people and the US government.
* In the end the project was unsuccessful.]]> 2020-04-29 17:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539940723 21reidand https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539959512 The Reagan Doctrine opposed communism anywhere in the world even if it had no connection to the USSR.
* Reagan sent troops to Grenda to stop an anti-american regime that were beginning to interact with the USSR.
* Reagan supported a Panamanian dictator, but once he became too close with Castro, Reagan removed him from power. 
* The contra scandal also is an issue caused by the Regan Doctrine.]]> 2020-04-29 17:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/539959512 21reidand https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/542379478 Reagan, throughout his presidency, had many scandals and many strange coincidences that are very easily seen as corruption.
* Casper Weingberger: Charged with Iran-Contra crimes and pardoned before going to trial
* Advisors Robert MacFarlane and John Poindexter—Pleaded guilty to Iran-Contra crimes and were pardoned
* Three high ranking CIA officials, Alan Fiers, Clair George, and Joseph Fernandez —Convicted and pardoned for Iran-Contra crimes]]> 2020-04-30 15:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/21reidand/hqq1qss9wfvwerwh/wish/542379478