Ronald Reagan
- 40th U.S. President
- A former Hollywood actor - Elected for a second term in 1984 - Saw the USSR as the "evil empire" and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency - Was much more hardline than the detente presidents - Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR - Reganomics - Policy to outspend Soviets in arms race "When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."
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Hardline president, essentially ended detente. Introduced regonomics, plan to outspend soviets.
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