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Pros And Cons Of Ronald Reagan

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Reagan On East-West Relation and Clinton Ronald Reagan was surely one of America’s most influential presidents in the realm of international policy. President Reagan was now given the opportunity in the mid-80s when Mikhail Gorbachev was selected as the new Soviet Union leader. Gorbachev was looking to reform the Soviet Union and reduce military spending, this played out well for Ronald Reagan and his agenda of a free world. Ronald Reagan took center stage in 1987 on East-West relations at the Berlin wall, as he speaks of the hardships of the past, the current state of peace, and a future freedom for all people. Pres. Reagan’s speech encompassed all that was wrong in the world in his eyes to what could be the future for all humanity. He focused on the lack of amenities for individuals under a dominant communist leadership. He asserts the economic struggles of the people of Berlin since the spring of 1945, where “the people of Berlin emerge from their area shelters to find devastation”, as he spoke out “against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos”. His strong belief in a free world market was emphasized in the accomplishments of West Berlin, the Philippines, and …show more content…

Reagan understood the importance of a free world, for where there was liberty, there is a greater industrial power, which provided nice homes and proud people. Where culture is returned to the citizens, and “there’s an abundance food, clothing, automobiles the wonderful goods of the Ku’damm.” President Reagan continues later to speak of the prosperity that is been granted to the Philippines in South and Central America as a rebirth of democracy. He states that a free market is working miracles of economic growth providing for industrialized nation and technological revolutions instead of the chaos over a stifled economy from an oppressive rule. Eventually, this speech along with the continued encouragement, the Berlin wall in Germany and communism in the Soviet Union were

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