... United States, Ronald Reagan had four major achievements that defined his presidency. These achievements made his presidency one of the best in US history. He pressed congress to lower taxes. Taxes have always been a major part in American history. America has had taxation dating back to the colonial era. Most would argue unfair taxes are what started the Revolutionary War. During the early ... only 5.3%, income tax was cut from 50% to 28%, federal spending was cut to 21.2%, the stock market tripled, inflation reduced to 3.2%, poverty rates declined every year from 1984 to 1989 by one-s...

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... be a landmark in the Cold War. At the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the President stated flat out to Gorbachev, "Tear down this wall- (History). Reagan wanted a show of faith that peace was a common goal, so he took a very gutsy move by basically ordering the Soviet leader to tear down the Berlin Wall ... President and future successor of the presidency commented the Brandenburg Gate address was a "strong statement with lots of hope- (History). Some of the public thought he was trying to cover up the Iran Contra scandal. Who knows why he did it, but it seemed to have worked though, in Nove...

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... powers issued a new currency to end inflation and the black market. Russia issued a new currency, which caused trouble in Berlin. Russia imposed a blockade of western Berlin, which lasted eleven months. The Soviet-Union put up barriers blocking trade and tension grew on both sides. It was a conflict later ... The wall sealed all escape routes and forced fleeing East Germans to stay and deal with their own government. This was the only existence in history of the world that a wall was erected to keep an entire people confined to one place, rather than to keep someone out. The wall ... mo...

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