Ronald Reagan
40th U.S. President
A former Hollywood actor
Elected for a second term in 1984
Saw the USSR as the ‘evil empire’ and wouldn’t negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR
A former Hollywood actor
Elected for a second term in 1984
Saw the USSR as the ‘evil empire’ and wouldn’t negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR