Reagan Video ? Answers

1. What are the problems America faces?

 Unemplyment, taxes for the people that work.  Getting out of the Nations debt.  Government is the problem.

 

2. What are Reagan's solutions? 

Over time we the people will overcome the problems.

 

3. What makes Regan effective here?
He is laughing and joking around.

 

4. What does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")
This reveals that Reagans personality is good, and that he used to be a democrat.

 

5. What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?

He might make policies that involve keeping peace with other nations, but in doing so he wants them to know that we are strong and will kick ass if he needs to.  We are confident as a country.

 

6.  How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?

It made them want him more as president

 

7.  Who is the audience for this speech?

The people, the young people.

 

8.  What is the argument Reagan makes here?

Communism should not be tolereated and that it is evil.

 

9.  What do you think Reagan's agenda is in this speech?
That communism is no good as a government.

 

10.  What is the message here?
With Reagan as president there will be a new start to America.

 

11.  How does the ad use Carter?
Carters term was a bad time for America.

 

12.  What does the ad suggest about the character/morals of the country?

That they were not very good but he knows that it can be turned around.

 

13.  What is the criticism of Communism being offered here?
With communism you have no freedom. You can't make your own choices.

 

14.  Do you think this was an effective speech?

Yes he did a good job persuading.

 

15.  Who is the audience for this broadcast?
The public, he wants to make people think it is a good idea to attack.

16.  What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?
I think they liked Reagan's explanation.  They wanted to stand up and be strong.

17.  What was the foreign response, do you think?
I think they didn't like it very much but they learned their lesson.