Reagan And The Cold War

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When Reagan first entered the office, he took a hard line with the Soviet Union, portraying it as an evil empire. His efforts help to end the Cold War. He tried by increasing American weapons, reignited the arms race, revived the military programs, dismissed overtures from the Soviet Union leader Yuri Andropov to cut back missiles. The relation between Reagan and the Soviet Union was better his second term. There were killings, kidnappings, and bombings. The United States won the war against the Soviet Union. There is still a debate over the role of the United States in the demise of the USSR. Some say America's sometimes hard-line approach actually prolonged the Cold War by giving political cover to the Soviet leaders who'd rather talk about