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Ronald Reagan


> California. He was born on February 6, 1911. He died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93. Before being president he was an actor. He starred in 52 movies. He had 5 children. One died after birth. Another was adopted. He is the only president that has ever been divorced. In 1994 he found out that he had Alzheimers disease. He died 10 years after finding out that he had the disease. On March 30, 1981 the was a assassination attempt on the president and 3 others. The bullet missed his heart by less than an inch, instead pierced his left lung. [] **" Tear Down That Wall"** Ronald Reagans Famous saying.
 * **Who:** Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United states.Was also the 33rd Governor of
 * **What:** He ordered a massive build up of the US Military. Reagan deployed the CIA's to Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 1983 Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative that would use ground and space based systems to to protect the US from attack by missiles. He believed that this defense sheild could make nuclear war impossible. After Reagans military buildup the Soviet Union didnt buld there military up anymore. The Reagan Administration convinced Saudi Arabia to increase oil productions, which led to a drop in oil prices in 1985 oil was the main source of Soviet export revenues. The Berlin Wall was torn down beginning in 1989, then 2 years later the Soviet Union collapsed.
 * **When:** (1979- 1985)
 * **Where:** The war took place over at the Soviet Union.
 * **Why:** He wanted the war to end. He rebuilt our military so that had some effect on how we won.