3.2 Reagan(Afgan Invasion Is Under Elizabeth And 3.3

Question 1

What is and what caused the second cold war?

Answer 1

Reagan’s tougher approach to the soviets and a period of tense and hostile relations that followed

Question 2

What were Reagan’s three policies?

Answer 2

• descibes the soviets as an ‘evil empire’
• increases arms spending (13% more in 1982)
• Reagan Doctrine: USA would not only support anti communist goverments but anti-communist groups trying to overthrow communist goverments

Question 3

What did the Reagan Doctrine state?

Answer 3

USA would not only support anti communist goverments but anti-communist groups trying to overthrow communist goverments

Question 4

What was the Strategic Defence initative?

Answer 4

A series of satellites in orbit would carry powerful lazers that could shoot down soviet missiles and prevent them from harming th USA

Question 5

Why was the SDI a massive problem for the soviots?

Answer 5

• they would have to spend millions to develop an equivalent system to the USA( with money they didn’t have
• caused the new thinking of Gorbachev in 1985

Question 6

What does SDI cause?

Answer 6

Gorbachev’s new thinking