This paper discusses the economic and foreign affairs policies of Ronald Reagan conservative government in the 1980s, during his term as the president of the U.S.
The paper discusses and analyzes Reagan’s reforms and policies, whether these reforms helped the country’s economic growth and political relations with other countries, and a general assessment of Reagan as a conservative president. In effect, this paper centers on Ronald Reagan as U.S. president and the positive and negative aspects that led to the rise and fall of the Golden Age, or Conservative Revolution, in the history of America.
In the history of United States, Ronald Reagan, 40th president of America, became popularly known as the leader of the Conservative era of American governance. This is because during his term, he introduced reforms that radically changed the political and social landscape of the country. These radical changes, however, were not at all radical; instead, Reagan proposed reforms that veered towards a conservative thrust among the nation’s domestic and international affairs. Reagan’s term between the years 1981-1989 introduced the popular economic reform termed as Reaganomics, and strengthened the country’s domestic and international policies. Furthermore, Reagan had also managed to create and maintain civil foreign relations with the Union Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), despite apparent hostilities between the two countries, particularly in the part of the United States.