Thatcher's support for Reagan's policies

Question 1

Give an example of when Thatcher reinforced Reagan’s anti-communist rhetoric

Answer 1

In October 1982. Thatcher remarked that the Soviets ‘pitiless ideology only survives because it is maintained by force’

Question 2

What did Thatcher permit from November 1983?

Answer 2

The USA to deploy cruise missiles in Britain, a key feature of Reagan’s plan to pressure the USSR

Question 3

What did Thatcher act as?

Answer 3

Reagan’s unofficial envoy by promoting US policy to other West European governments

Question 4

What did the Soviet press name Thacher?

Answer 4

The Iron Lady

Question 5

Give an example of when Thatcher pursued some less confrontational policies, which contradicted her ‘Cold War warrior’ image

Answer 5

In 1984, she invited Gorbachev to London for talks before he came to power. She established a good working relationship with him

Question 6

What did Thatcher remark about Gorbachev?

Answer 6

‘This is a man I can do business with’

Question 7

What did Thatcher urge Reagan to do?

Answer 7

Start a dialogue with Gorbachev

Question 8

What did Thacher endorse?

Answer 8

Perestroika and acted as an effective diplomatic link between Gorbachev and Presidents Reagan and Bust