Question

What was the difference between traditional views of the Cold War and Reagan's view of it?

Answer 1

Ronald Reagan said "Here's my vision of the Cold War- We win, they lose"

Explanation:

Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmiy Carter as President of the USA, less than two years after the Afghantistan invasion by the Soviet Union had started. He put an end to the "détente" which had brought an appeasement in the relationships between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War took a violent turn again until Mikhail Gorbatchev became Premier of the Soviet Union in 1985. Despite his opposition to government interference in the economy, Ronald Reagan increased the military budget to such an extent that it reached more than a third of the federal budget by the end of his first term.