Topic 3: Regan

Question 1

What were Regan’s attitudes and how did they change?

Answer 1

Inically:
* Thought it was a mission from God for the USA to win the cold war
* No effort to restor Dente when first elected
* ‘evil empire’
* Restart the arms race
* US= rapid tec development e.g. computing
* Heavy investment in arms
Changed:
* Public opinion= anti arms race
* Gorbymaina’ in Western Europe, very popular
* Regan + Gorbachev ready to work on relations Maggy thacher was allie of regan and described G as a man she could do business with

Question 2

What happend in Genava?

Answer 2

1985
* Gorbachev + Regan meet
* go on well and aggreed to more metings

Question 3

Reykijavik summit

Answer 3

1986
After chernobyl , fear about nuclaer weapons
no formal aggrement but working together

Question 4

Washington summit

Answer 4

1987
* G wants to disarm nuclar weapons + reduce arms spending= for better realtionaship with west
Agreement:
->INF (intermediate Range Nuclear force treaty) signed=> both would destroy all land baised missile within 5,500km range

Question 5

Moscow summit

Answer 5

1988
G announced reduction in the number of Warsaw pact trops+leave Afganistan

Question 6

Malta

Answer 6

1989
Meet with Bush to mark end of cold war