Strategic Defense Initiative
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
Reagan increased the US national debt with many billions of dollars spent on defense. Gorbechev became the leader of the Soviet Union and sought peace with the US. The Berlin Wall was torn down ion November 9, 1989. Outspent by the US, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
contain Soviet expansion and influence. This policy, known as containment, aimed to prevent the spread of communism and Soviet power by providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by Soviet aggression. It shaped American foreign policy for several decades and played a significant role in the Cold War.
That policy is called the 'containment policy'. It led to the US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars, among others.
The policy of Ronald Reagan's administration toward the Soviet Union was that the communist type of government was untenable. He believed that the form of government would fail within a few years of his presidency.
detente
detente
Reagan's suspicion of the Soviet Union and its presumed activities around the world was tempered by a desire to leave some kind of legacy in arms control.
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
the policy of aiding resistance efforts in communist countries in order to roll back Soviet influence in the world
Reagan increased the US national debt with many billions of dollars spent on defense. Gorbechev became the leader of the Soviet Union and sought peace with the US. The Berlin Wall was torn down ion November 9, 1989. Outspent by the US, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
contain Soviet expansion and influence. This policy, known as containment, aimed to prevent the spread of communism and Soviet power by providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by Soviet aggression. It shaped American foreign policy for several decades and played a significant role in the Cold War.
The break-up of the Soviet Union ended the cold war , united Germany and set the soviet bloc nation free. Reagan was not the sole cause of this, but he had some effect. Reagan's supply-side economic theory is questionable theory but had a great deal of influence on US economic policy.
That policy is called the 'containment policy'. It led to the US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars, among others.
Communism has not ended . However, Ronald Reagan's foreign policy, continued under George Bush , is often said to be a factor in the break-up of the communist dominated Soviet Union.
Ensuring that the US military was larger than the Soviet military