The Thatcher-Reagan love-in Flashcards
What was similar between Thatcher and Reagan?
Their ideologies of Thatcherism and Reagonomics
What did both leaders believe about free enterprise
Believed that government spending and high taxes dominated the economies of Britain and USA. High taxes and big government was damaging to private enterprise
What did both leaders believe about defence spending?
Were committed to expanding government spending on defence. Specifically, both were dedicated to a new generations of nuclear missiles called Trident
Why did Reagan’s and Thatcher’s position on defence spending present a problem to the USSR?
Growing imbalance of economic power meant that the USSR could not afford to keep pace with the defence spending of the West
What did both leaders believe about the USSR?
Had a similar view of the USSR. Both believed that communism was a moral evil that the West had a duty to oppose.
What did Reagan call the USSR?
An Evil Empire
What was rolling back the state?
Thatcher’s term for reducing the extent to which the government interfered in the economy..
Why was the new brand of conservatism significant?
It consolidated the move away from detente that had been initiated by Carter
What did Thatcher’s and Reagan’s ideological view of foreign policy stress?
The need to strengthen capitalism and undermine communism
