The Century: America's Time

Season 1 • Episode 14: 1981-1989: A New World • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 14: 1981-1989: A New World

April 28, 1999 • 44 min

The Reagan era witnessed the unexpected end of the Cold War and a welcome return to a booming domestic economy – but did events unfold too quickly to control? This program takes a look at the details and the aftershocks both of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the yuppie capitalism that threatened to push the limits of the American economy too far.

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