Reagans Rule 1981-89

Question 1

Reagan’s attitudes towards the Cold War

Answer 1

• America need to start fighting.
• Wants a nuclear war in Europe.
• Detente is a disaster for USA, makes them look weak and has allowed soviets to grow strong.
• Doesn’t want peaceful coexistence.

Question 2

Main points of Reagan’s Evil Empires speech.

Answer 2

1983

• Cold war is a fight between good and evil.
• America fights for god.
• America has a moral duty to invest in nuclear weapons.
• He renews the arms race.

Question 3

NUTS

Answer 3

• Ensures there wouldn’t be mutually assured destruction.

- America has the first strike.

Question 4

Did Reagan speed up the end of the Cold War?

Arguments for:

Answer 4

-He renewed the arms race, and military spending broke the soviet economy.

Question 5

Did Reagan speed up the end of the Cold War?

Arguments against:

Answer 5

• Soviets feared attack, encouraged them to go to war.
• Worsened relations greatly.
• It is argued that Gorbachev brought about the end of the war.

Question 6

Key points of SDI (star wars)

Answer 6

• A ground based laser armed anti ballistic missile that, if deployed, would destroy missiles launched at America.
• Set up to stop mutually assured destruction.
• Andropov accused the USA of preparing first strike.
• The soviets had to spend more on weapons because of this.