What assumptions guided Ronald Reagan's foreign policy?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should recognize that Reagan's commitment to the Cold War shaped his foreign policy. As the text points out, at the center of Reagan's view of the world was his belief that the Soviet Union was an "evil empire." To that end, Reagan favored dramatic increases in military spending, both conventional and nuclear. He supported high-tech systems like Star Wars. His support for the anti-Communist regime in El Salvador and for the Contra movement in Nicaragua are further indications of his acceptance of the Cold War paradigm.
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A. affordability. B. efficiency. C. consistency. D. consumer choice.
Guglielmo Marconi
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