Ronald Reagan's Legacy

Determined, hard working, and committed leader are three words that people think of in connection to Ronald Reagan. Many people know that Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States, but he was so much more. As the president during the Cold War, he showed America that through hard work, determination, and the commitment that ended the Cold War, people can accomplish great things. He left a legacy as a successful president. Ronald Reagan wasn't always into politics. His career started as an actor when they often argued about the communism issue(whitehouse.gov). These discussions influenced him, and his views changed to conservative instead of liberal. The impact of his acting career was very big. The influence it brought to him shaped

Reagan began his presidency well and this includes the day of his inauguration. According to Michael Beschloss, author of American Heritage, his inauguration was on January 20 1981, and on that day hostages were let free. The author, Alan Brinkley, of Ecyclopedia.com stated, On March 30, 1981 John Warnock Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate Reagan. This occurred when he was outside a hotel only two months after he became president(history.com). He became the first president to survive being shot(Beard, 181). After this incident, when he was back to working, he wanted to gain a country that was peaceful. One of Ronald Reagan's goals as a president was to achieve peace. Reagan knew the way they would gain peace is by having military power. Whitehouse.gov states, this is what he called “Peace by strength”. In order to do this he got more weapons and troops, which would give his military more power. Reagan did strengthen the military, and it payed off for him(Beard, 180). With his powerful military, he saved Granada,and he rescued 800 people who were held captive(uscb.edu). Although he wanted to keep peace he still needed to protect his

The Berlin Wall was a sign of communism, so he wanted it taken down. As Humanevents.org stated, On June 12, 1987, when he had a speech, he told Gorbachev to take down the wall(humanevents.com). Finally, on November 9, 1989 they announced that the Berlin wall would be taken down. This occasion was a huge sign of freedom that Reagan worked long and hard for. The Cold War was a serious event that occurred during the Reagan presidency. According to Time.com, many people thought that the Soviets military would overthrow our military, but Reagan wouldn’t let that happen . Instead of letting that happened Reagan grew his military to be stronger and more powerful. Reagan held four international summits with Mikhail Gorbachev, an official for the Soviet government(Warner, insidegov.com). This brought the relationship of the two countries closer together. He even made an agreement with Soviet. This was to get rid of certain nuclear missiles within a specific