Reagan's policies
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 06-06-18 11:00
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- Reagan's policies
- Reagan's mindset
- made clear in a speech --> Christian group 1983
- USA represented the forces of good
- described the USSR as an 'evil empire'
- Spending on armed forces
- he persuaded US congress to spend more
- 1982 - 13% more was spent
- 1983/1984 8% more
- new weapons = Trident submarines and stealth bombers
- The Reagan Doctrine
- US forces invaded the Caribbean Island of Grenada
- get rid of the communist government
- USA support anti-communist groups trying to overthrow communist governments
- first 'rollback' of communist influence since WW2
- support has given to insurgent groups (central America)
- El Salvador and Nicaragua
- US forces invaded the Caribbean Island of Grenada
- The Strategic Initiative
- increased spending and support for the anti-communists
- USSR need extra funding to counter the USA
- because they knew the USSR's economy was struggling
- USSR need extra funding to counter the USA
- SDI = USA would place some satellites in orbit
- lasers protect the USA from USSR's missiles
- shoot the missiles down
- lasers protect the USA from USSR's missiles
- Reagan did not want to admit to the world about SDI because it was against the Outer Space Treaty 1967
- The reaction in Moscow = shocked
- missiles were redundant and new system would be needed -- turning point
- increased spending and support for the anti-communists
- Reagan's mindset
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