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Once in office, Reagan showed he was playing hardball.  When the Federal [[Air Traffic Controllers]] struck illegally, Reagan gave them 48 hours before he fired all who hadn't gone back to work (11,359).

Once in office, Reagan showed he was playing hardball.  When the Federal [[Air Traffic Controllers]] struck illegally, Reagan gave them 48 hours before he fired all who hadn't gone back to work (11,359).

In 1984, Reagan won 49 out of 50 states' electoral votes, and the largest public vote in almost 100 years, 58.77%.  During his second term, he helped end the [[Cold War]], and with the help of [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], and [[Pope John Paul II]] by recognizing the weakness of the Soviet economy. In addition, his support of massive military spending probably forced the Soviet Union into bankruptcy when it tried to keep up.

Building on the anti-communist successes of every president since Dwight Eisenhower, he helped end the [[Cold War]], with the help of [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], and [[Pope John Paul II]], by recognizing the weakness of the Soviet economy. In addition, his support of massive military spending probably forced the Soviet Union into bankruptcy when it tried to keep up.

==Presidential Legacy==

==Presidential Legacy==