Reagan came to the presidency in 1981 with a straightforward and well-articulated domestic agenda. He promised to cut taxes, curb government spending, and balance the federal budget or at least reduce the deficit. His well-crafted Inaugural Address identified the major themes the new President hoped would define his administration.
After noting the severity of the nation's economic crisis, Reagan declared that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." He took pains to reassure Americans that he did not want to "do away with government." Rather, he sought "to make it work—work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back." Reagan also promised to restore public confidence. Solving the nation's problems required "our best effort, and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds . . . And, after all, why shouldn't we believe that? We are Americans."As a conservative, Reagan was committed to reducing the size and mission of government. But as a practical politician, he recognized the importance of reaching out to the Democrats, who controlled the House by a wide margin. His task was made easier because President Carter had been alienated from the Washington establishment. In the interval between the election and his assumption of office, Reagan met with House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill and important Washington figures such as Katharine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post. (Mrs. Graham and First Lady Nancy Reagan soon became friends.) By the time he took the oath of office, Reagan had laid the basis for a successful start to his presidency.
Organizing the Reagan Administration
Answer:
Jawaharlal Nehru unpacked the structure of the British colonial policy in India.
Explanation:
As Nehru made clear from the above excerpt that India who was a vital player in the foreign market and Britain reduced it to a mere puppet in British hands. The monopoly of the trade of the East India Company and the industrial revolution made India a market for British goods. And therefore, India was used to fulfilling the demands of colonial masters including the supply of raw material and the market for finished products. It has a devastating impact on India leading to widespread unemployment and poverty.
The Russian Revolution was sparked by the manner in which the people were treated and the miserable conditions in which they were living under the Tsar Nicholas II. The people were not willing to put up anymore with the poverty and unjustly treatment towards them, so led by Vladimir Lenin, they revolted. The revolution was successful at the end, and it put end to the monarchy in Russia, while it opened up the doors for the communism at the same time. Unfortunately for the Russians, the century ahead of them didn't turned out to be better, but the same, or even worse at times.
Both were born into slavery, and escaped into slavery. While Tubman physically guided slaves along the route to freedom, Douglass wrote and spoke to white audiences about the travails of living first as a slave and then as a black man, subject to the racism of the time.