40+C.+Identify+the+causes+for+the+decline+and+collapse+of+the+Soviet+Union+and+the+communist+regimes+of+Eastern+Europe.++C.+.++the+anticommunist+policies+of+President+Reagan

Editors: Alex B. and Chris B.

Reagen was a very anticommunist guy, he went to communist countries and tried one-uping the USSR. Reagan tried relentlessly to have Gorbachev change the government system in the soviet union out of communism. When President Reagan assumed power in America his extreme views on the evils of communism and the Soviet threat led to American foreign policy “resting entirely on opposing the Soviet Union”. The anticommunists policies of President Reagan led to the decline and collapse of the Soviet Union by supporting anticommunism with weapons and money worldwide. President Reagan's policies hastened the fall of the Soviet Union by working with the Vatican to support Solidarity, the Polish trade union, while it struggled to survive; and therefore undermining Soviet power. Reagan’s foreign policy was an attempt to achieve peace through strength, and during his two terms he increased defense spending by 35%. Ronald Reagan was the leader of the new conservative movement, being anti-communist in Hollywood. The weapons and the money worldwide helped lead the collapse of the Soviet Russia due to the anticommunist policies of President Reagan. The anti communist policies of President Reagan were created to entirely oppose the Soviet Union. Publicly describing the Soviet Union as an "evil empire", he supported anti-communist movements worldwide, and spent his first term forgoing a strategy by ordering a massive military buildup in an arms race with the USSR. Reagan negotiated with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbackev, culminating in the decrease of both countries' nuclear arsenals. Ronald Reagan approved covert training of "contras" The anticommunist policies of President Reagan were caused by his complete hatred of the communist system. President Reagan gave his support to anti- communist parties in 1983, with the help of the Reagan Doctrine. The Reagan Doctrine was a strategy made to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the cold war. The President Reagan strategy was orchestrated and implemented by the united states under the president to oppose the global influence of the soviet union during the final years of the cold war. When President Reagan assumed power in America his extreme views on the evils of communism and the Soviet threat led to American foreign policy. Under the Reagan Doctrine, the U.S. provided aid to anti-communist guerillas and resistance acts in an effort to destroy Soviet-backed communist governments in Africa and Asia. The U.S. helped fund the supplying of weapons to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan who opposed the Soviet army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan. The U.S. also set up missiles to counteract weapons of the Soviet Union in Europe. the Reagan Doctrine promises to become a program with far-reaching foreign policy implications.
 * 40 C. Identify the causes for the decline and collapse of the Soviet Union and the communist regimes of Eastern Europe. C. . the anticommunist policies of President Reagan**:

Ronald Reagan put out lots of anti communist propaganda and made many Americans hate it as well which made it more likely for action to be made against it.

Ronald Reagan has supported many anti-communist countries, which made his followers not believe in Communism, therefore making it harder for communism to be allowed.

Ronald Reagan greatly despised communism, and when he met with Mikhail Gorbachev, this drive for anti-communism helped push Gorbachev to end the Cold War.

Ronald Reagan was highly against communism and supported countries with views such as his own. Together Reagan and supporters pushed towards the end of the communism in the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War.

Reagan wanted to cut down on communist governments in many places. This opened a door for capitalism in nations that were being governed by Soviet-supported socialist governments.

The **Reagan Doctrine** was a strategy orchestrated and implemented by the United States under the Reagan Administration to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War.

Reagan administration encouraged Saudi Arabia to lower the price of oil to the point where the Soviets could not make a profit from selling their oil, so that the USSR's hard currency reserves became depleted.

Reagan put pressure on the Soviet Union by building up a strong deffence system in the U.S. specifically protected from the Soviet Union.

Reagan absolutely hated the thoughts about Communism and even put out anti communist propaganda until he met with Gorbachev to discuss events and it was the Soviet Union that hit bankrupt as the Cold War ended. Reagan's two terms in office are sometimes known as the "Reagan Revolution." Some things that went on during the Reagan Revolution included low taxes, massive spending on defense, actively arming anticommunist insurgent movements in the third world, and cutting spending on other things.

Regan caused a end to the comunism by bombing Japan. ^Not even close

Reagan assumed power in America and his views on the evils of communism, and the Soviet threat led to the policy resting entirely on opposing the Soviet Union. This was achieved by the Regan doctrine and his 1983 proposal for SDI. He gave support to the anit-communists insurgencies.

The **Revolutions of 1989** was also known as the **Fall of Communism**, the **Collapse of Communism**, the **Revolutions of Eastern Europe** and the **Autumn of Nations**

Ronald reagan was strongly agaisnt communist governments and lead to capitalism.

Reagan supported anti-communist movements most of these anti-communists campaigns came in the Soviet controlled countries.

Ronald Reagan founded the Reagan Doctrine witch opposed the communist acts of the Soviet Union.

Ronald Reagan increased the fear of war in the Soviet Union so the Soviet Union was always on edge and spent most of their money defending against the U.S.

The **Reagan Doctrine** was a strategy orchestrated and implemented by the United States under the Reagan administration to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the cold war. While the doctrine lasted less than a decade, it was the centerpiece of United States foreign policy from the early 1980s until the end of the Cold War in 1989.

Reagan helped end communism in the soviet union because of his influential ideas.

United States also offered financial and logistics support to the anti-communist opposition in central Europe and took an increasingly hard line against socialist and communist governments in Afghanistan.

U.S. president Ronald Reagan's policies and tough stance were key factors in causing the Soviet Union—through its spending and adoption of glasnost—to hasten its own collapse.

Reagan aided anti communist rebels with his policies.

A critical change in U.S. foreign policy toward world communism has begun during the past year. In marked contrast to the established cold war doctrine of "containing" Soviet expansionism.

Reagan supported anti-communist parties and tried to have Gorbachev change the government froma communist party.

Reagan being such an important role in the world sided with many other anti-communist countries and almost any country matched against the United States is at a disadvantage which was, in one opinion one of the last reasons needed for the Soviet Union to callapse.

After Reagan left office Mikhail Gorbachev tore down the Berlin Wall, and the Cold War ended

President Reagan wanted Comunisum crushed and to do so he made it look bad and forced people of comunision to revolt against it.

President Reagan joked about bombing the USSR, but was serious about tearing down the Berlin Wall, which Mikhail Gorbachev did after Reagan had left office.

Ronald Reagan was focused on stopping the spread of communism.

United States also offered financial and logistics support to the anti-communist opposition in central Europe and took an increasingly hard line against socialist and communist governments in Afghanistan.