History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2258 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Recession and Recovery
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The idea
A deep recession in Reagan's first years pushed unemployment to about ten percent, its highest level since the Great Depression, the anchor records.
In practice
Growth resuming in nineteen eighty-three and averaging four and a half percent for the rest of his presidency.
Where people slip
By the end of his second term unemployment had fallen to about five point three percent, the anchor adds.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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