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Reagan & The Cold War What policies does Ronald Reagan use in dealing with the Communist World?

Reagan Doctrine states US will aid any nation trying to stop communism Reagan’s Foreign Policy: End of Détente Ex: Reagan invades Grenada when Communists try to take over, Reagan ends aid to Mujahideen fighting Soviets in Afghanistan 1982: In a speech Reagan calls the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire”

El Salvador: -Reagan backs the El Salvadoran Armed Forces in a civil war against Communist FMLN -ES Army uses money to fund death squads terrorizing the country Nicaragua: -Daniel Ortega begins socialist reforms, allies w/ Castro -Reagan backs an anti-communists called the Contras -Contras incompetent – Congress cuts off their funding Reagan Doctrine in Central America (1980s)

Iran-Contra Scandal 1983: Reagan sends US Marines to Lebanon, suicide bombers kill 241 Marines, Terrorists begin kidnapping Americans 1986: Reagan Admin secretly selling arms to Iran (in their war with US-backed Iraq) to get hostages back Ntl Security Advisor John Poindexter & Col. Oliver North were taking profits from sales and sending them to Contras Reagan claims he only knew of arms for hostages, not of illegal money to contras

1. Who knew about the money and what did Reagan say about it? 2. How did money get to the Contras? 3. What did Meese say about the scandal? Iran-Contra Affair Questions

Libya 1986: West German Disco club is bombed Libya is behind the bombing, Reagan orders airstrikes against Libya Libyan leader Khadafi vows revenge 1988: Libyan agents bomb Pan Am flt 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, 243 killed

Challenging the Soviet Union Reagan starts a new Arms Race (billions $) Reagan spends billions a space-based defense system known as SDI or “Star Wars” Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev who is promising reforms in his country can’t keep up w/ US spending In several summits, Reagan pressures Gorbachev to allow more freedom in USSR & Eastern Bloc However, spending billions on defense along with Reagan tax cuts creates a huge deficit