What country is more responsible for ending the Cold War? The Soviet Union The United States Gorbachev’s New Policies – loosened Soviet control Glasnost = Openness Perestroika – reduction of weapons The Iron Curtain is coming down (Pulling troops out of Eastern Europe) Fall of the Berlin Wall The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed Took a strong stand against communism from 1945-1991 (Containment, Truman Doctrine, Korean and Vietnam Wars) Ronald Reagan-Defense spending (made US military stronger) George Bush Sr.-encouraged the Soviet reforms that led to the collapse of communism