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International Econ: A Multi Country Evaluation of Trade Imbalances

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Country Studies: The Economy in the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-article discusses how the economy of the 1980s was largely influenced by the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, who was president from 1980 until 1988.
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U.s. History: The Reagan Years

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the decade of the 1980s dominated by the presidency of Ronald Reagan.