1982 ⟶ Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative
President Ronald Reagan announces the "Caribbean Basin Initi...
Year
1981
1982
1983
🇺🇸 Reagan Inaugurated and Iran Hostages Released
Ronald Reagan inaugurated 40th President of the United States. Reagan is elected on a platform opposed to the concessions of détente. Also that day the Iran hostage crisis ends.⟶
United StatesReaganpresidencyIran hostage crisisCold Warpoliticsforeign policy1980sdétente
💸 US Suspends Economic Aid to Nicaragua
The United States suspends economic aid to Nicaragua.⟶
NicaraguaUS Foreign PolicyEconomic SanctionsCentral AmericaCold WarContraAid
🏝️ Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative
President Ronald Reagan announces the "Caribbean Basin Initiative" to prevent the overthrow of governments in the region by the forces of communism.⟶
CaribbeanUS Foreign PolicyReaganCold WarEconomicsAidCentral AmericaPolitics
📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses
President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy
👿 Reagan Labels Soviet Union 'Evil Empire'
In speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".⟶
ReaganSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign PolicyEvil EmpireRhetoric
🚀 Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or "Star Wars").⟶
Cold WarUS Foreign PolicyArms RaceSpaceDefenseReaganTechnologyNuclear