Ronald Reagan
•40th U.S. President
•A former Hollywood actor
•Elected for a second term in 1984
•Saw the USSR as the ‘evil empire’ and wouldn’t negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
•Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
•Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR
•A former Hollywood actor
•Elected for a second term in 1984
•Saw the USSR as the ‘evil empire’ and wouldn’t negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
•Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
•Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR
Reaganomics
•The USSR had a 3:2 advantage in sheer numbers
•New issue is how to deliver them
•Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
•‘Smart Weapons’ - planes, weapons and even tanks begin to be controlled by computer and are ‘guided’
•New issue is how to deliver them
•Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
•‘Smart Weapons’ - planes, weapons and even tanks begin to be controlled by computer and are ‘guided’
Summary
Ronald Reagan was a lot harsher on his views of the soviets calling them the " evil empire " He would increase spending to force the USSR to keep up which in turn found to be a brilliant plan.