Reagan and cold war Flashcards
How do traditionalist view of the cold war
An american victory led by Reagan
when did the Soviet union invade Afghanistan?
1979
what did the soviet invasion of Afghanistan put an end to?
Detente
When was the US embassy taken over under Carter? What went down?
- November 4th 1979
- 600 American hostages,
- Embassy in Tehran
- 2 years
- 444 days
What did Reagan do to the cold war?
Increased tension, made it all ideological again!
“evil empire”
Reaganomics, cut taxes, increase defence, small government
What was his NSDD 32 strategy of 1982? (National security decision directive)
to build up US military capabilities by strengthening, preventing flow of tech and resources to the soviet union
what was the 1985 reagan doctrine?
“nourish and defend freedom and democracy”
What does Richard Pipes point out?
- Reagan meant first use of violence since Vietnam :
- Central America, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Grenada
How much did the USA spend on funding the Mujahadeen? How much did it cost the USSR in comparison?
$1 billion
- 8 times as much as this
when was the Iran contra scandal?
1983
Which historians see the cold war as US victory? Why?
Gaddis, Fukuyama a success of containment and nuclear deterrence
Gaddis claims Reagan played what key role?
He says his presidency created the conditions that led to Gorbachev having to make concessions, military build up under Reagan forced USSR to over extend and could not compete economically.
