The Cold War can be considered one of the harshest times in American history; tensions between the people were high and everyone was out to get the soviets. In Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy honoring Ronald Reagan she describes how Reagan’s great leadership unites the nation and gets everyone out of the Cold War. Thatcher employs juxtaposition between those who doubted Reagan and his actual actions and a negative connotation on the soviets as rhetorical techniques to convey the strong alliance and similar mindset between Britain and The United States. Thatcher illustrates that Reagan was a substantial leader and was able to unite the United States and ultimately unite other countries against the soviet also. Although he was a significant leader
