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-40th President
-Former Hollywood actor
-Saw the USSR as the evil empire and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his presidency
-Was more hardline than other detente Presidents
-Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race w/ USSR
-Reaganomics: outspending the soviets in an arms race
-Soviets had a 3:2 advantage in weapons
-Cruise Missiles placed in Europe by NATO
-Smart weapons (guided missiles)
-Former Hollywood actor
-Saw the USSR as the evil empire and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his presidency
-Was more hardline than other detente Presidents
-Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race w/ USSR
-Reaganomics: outspending the soviets in an arms race
-Soviets had a 3:2 advantage in weapons
-Cruise Missiles placed in Europe by NATO
-Smart weapons (guided missiles)
summary
Ronald Reagan, a former Hollywood actress was the 40th US President. He saw the USSR as the evil empire and wouldnt negotiate with them. He was much tougher than the other detente Presidents. During his Presidency, he increased military spending as a part of the renewed arms race with thr USSR. He also came up with Reaganomics. Throughout the 1980's the US and the USSR were in an arms race. The USSR had an advantage. The newest issue tha arised was how to deliever the missiles. "Smart Weapons" were weapons and tanks that could be controlled by a computer.