reagan

• what did Ronald Reagan do and why?

  -said the Soviets were and evil empire,

  strategic defence initiative 1983:

  -US would place satellites in space, shoot down soviet missiles

  -Reagan told the world it was ready

  -it wasn't it was a lie
• what were the consequences of Reagan's SDI?

  -soviets now believed their nuclear missiles were pointless and realised how weak their economy was

  -US believed they'd win the arms race

  -Reagan increased spending on armed forced and weapons by 13%

  -US looked very powerful
• What did Reagan call the USSR in 1980?

  An 'evil empire'
• What was the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)?

  Planned satellite defense against Soviet missiles
• How did the USSR respond to the SDI?

  They could not afford to compete
• What did Reagan do to support anti-communist groups?

  Increased funding for them in South America