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A couple of the large initiatives that he supported were the Strategic Defense Initiative and the Defense missile shield, which escalated government spending on defense.
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President Reagan tripled Government spending and deregulated a lot of the regulations put in place during the Depression.
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∙ 10y agoReagan increased defense spending. He also proposed the star wars program which never got beyond the design phase but scared the USSR.
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What policy was a major element of president Ronald Reagan foreign policy?
Increasing defense spending.
What policies was a major element of President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy?
Increasing defense spending
What was a major element of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy?
Increasing defense spending
Ronald Reagan's budget plan in the 1980's called for large increases in what?
Defense spending. Military personnel received massive pay increases under Reagan.
The strategic defense initiative star wars was propased by which president?
The Strategic Defense Initiative was proposed by Ronald Reagan.
Who backed the strategic defense Initiative?
Ronald Reagan.
What is the nickname given to Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative in the 1980s?
The nickname given to Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative in the 1980's was 'Star Wars'.
Ronald Reagan said that the safefy of a nation depended on defense?
Ronald Reagan said that the safety of a nation depended on defense. This is mostly true, because defense is the only way to protect against attacks.
What were two of the principal reasons for the huge Federal deficit inherited by President Bush?
massive defense spending by Ronald Reagan a series of laws reducing the amount of taxes
During Reagan's presidency federal spending increased most for what?
Ronald Regan increased spending on the military
What was Ronald reagan's most ambitous and expensive defense measure?
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
What president initiated the ''Star Wars'' defense system?
Ronald Reagan
