1. What are the problems America faces?
There is economic inflation. This causes unemployment and bad taxation.
2. What are Reagan's solutions?There is economic inflation. This causes unemployment and bad taxation.
That no one group should pay a higher price and that we should bring in groups that have been too long neglected. There should be equal opportunities.
3. What makes Regan effective here?
He is using humor.
4. What does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")
That he can be serious while answering something but still make it funny.5. What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?
To not go to war and hold back because strength is peace.
6. How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?
He had to step it up now and show he was still brave and show that he still has good things to offer to America. He also knew now that he was threatened and may have more people after him.
7. Who is the audience for this speech?
People against communism and people who are religious.
8. What is the argument Reagan makes here?
That communism isn't right. He used examples from history to show how it went wrong. he also took an ordinary dad talking about his daughter and how he would rather see her die now and still believe then die later and no longer believe. He did this to bring his point across.
9. What do you think Reagan's agenda is in this speech?
To get people to be against communism but to not blame or judge. To simply know right from wrong.
10. What is the message here?
That inflation is now half of what it was and how people can buy new houses and get married.
11. How does the ad use Carter?
At one point the ad said "why would we want to return to the way things were just four short years ago." This was when Carter was in charge.
12. What does the ad suggest about the character/morals of the country?
That we appreciate and enjoy getting new things. This is something we value and is very important to us.
13. What is the criticism of Communism being offered here?
That we value our freedom and get so much more this way then with communism.
14. Do you think this was an effective speech?
Yes I do because the crowd was always cheering for him.
15. Who is the audience for this broadcast?6. How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?
He had to step it up now and show he was still brave and show that he still has good things to offer to America. He also knew now that he was threatened and may have more people after him.
7. Who is the audience for this speech?
People against communism and people who are religious.
8. What is the argument Reagan makes here?
That communism isn't right. He used examples from history to show how it went wrong. he also took an ordinary dad talking about his daughter and how he would rather see her die now and still believe then die later and no longer believe. He did this to bring his point across.
9. What do you think Reagan's agenda is in this speech?
To get people to be against communism but to not blame or judge. To simply know right from wrong.
10. What is the message here?
That inflation is now half of what it was and how people can buy new houses and get married.
11. How does the ad use Carter?
At one point the ad said "why would we want to return to the way things were just four short years ago." This was when Carter was in charge.
12. What does the ad suggest about the character/morals of the country?
That we appreciate and enjoy getting new things. This is something we value and is very important to us.
13. What is the criticism of Communism being offered here?
That we value our freedom and get so much more this way then with communism.
14. Do you think this was an effective speech?
Yes I do because the crowd was always cheering for him.
Us as people who either supported it or didn't.
16. What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?
Many people supported it and were proud that America stood up for itself. Only 20% disapproved of his action.
17. What was the foreign response, do you think?
Many foreign responses didn't like it probably because they didn't understand why.
