Reagan's Contribution

Question 1

The ‘dovish’ interpretation portrays Reagan how?

Answer 1

Reagan adopted a more co-operative and less confrontational approach to communism over time. Partly as he knew the dangers of confrontation.

Question 2

What does the ‘dovish’ interpretation suggest about Gorbachev?

Answer 2

That Gorbachev’s dramatic domestic changes allowed Reagan to take a step back from confrontation without seeming weak.

Question 3

The ‘hawkish’ interpretation portrays Reagan how?

Answer 3

Reagan’s more confrontational stance towards Moscow: his arms build up, SDI, the ‘Reagan Doctrine’ all applied such pressure to the Soviet Union and imposed such strains on it that it was compelled to change.

Question 4

What does the ‘hawkish’ interpretation suggest about Gorbachev?

Answer 4

Gorbachev’s ‘new thinking’ at home and abroad is a direct consequence of Reagan’s tough policies.