He created the Reagan Doctrine.
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He didn't see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1985-1991)
He actually did not stop it, but came into office just as the communist government was imploding . He was given credit for it, but it was a case of being in the right place at the right time.
That the United States intended to stop communism from spreading
The United States became involved in Vietnam because they wanted to stop communism from happening in that part of Asia.
The US promised to stop Communism or "contain it."
the domino theory applies to our attempts to stop communism from spreading because the president at that time believed that the economically weak countries would fall to communism. this leads to CONFLICT but not MILITARY CONFLICT against the soviets because they did not want to raise concerns with the countries that they are supporting
The Americans become even more determined to stop the spread of communism by touting "The Domino Theory" where when one nation falls to communism so too the next nation .