As President of the United States, Ronald Reagan had four major achievements that defined his presidency. ... Before his presidency, the world had seen the triumph of Marxism in countries such as Angola and Nicaragua, with El Salvador seeming to follow them, America had been humiliated by the outcome of the Vietnam War in 1975, during the Jimmy Carter administration, 52 Americans in embassies had been captured, which resulted in the American military having low morale, low pay, outdated equipment, and little to no maintenance on what equipment they did have. ...