Ronald Reagan believed he had life figured out when he signed a contract with Warner
Brothers in August of 1945. However, in October of the same year, the Warner Brothers studio front gate hosted the Battle of Hollywood: a strike called by the Conference of Studio Unions. The strikers clogged the building’s entrance for weeks, causing the actors to sneak into the studio through the storm drain in order to continue production despite the protests. Reagan chose to enter the front of the building on his own accord, even ignoring the studio’s security chief’s order to lie flat on the floor of the bus. He sat upright, allowing himself to be seen by any protestor or bullet.
Ronald Reagan took action against communism and the Cold War long before his two presidential terms. Before his election, The United States leaders believed the best strategy to bring about the conclusion of the Cold War was containment and détente. Containment was used as an attempt to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism beyond their own territories and lands, while détente was an attempt of the United States’ peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan, detesting détente, said in a 1981 news conference, …show more content…
As the citizens of West Berlin awoke on the morning of August 13, 1961, they discovered a huge wall had been constructed throughout the city, encircled with barbed wire. This “surprise” wall was built to divide East Germany and West Germany due to the consistent stream of East Germans escaping to West Germany. East Germany was decidedly Communistic, a sharp contract from West Germany’s democracy. Kennedy was furious over the wall’s construction, but was not prepared to counter it with any action or idea. He was very concerned about the possibility of war that would be caused by any drastic or irrational actions. Therefore, he only sent troops to Europe and simply proposed an increase in military
Brothers in August of 1945. However, in October of the same year, the Warner Brothers studio front gate hosted the Battle of Hollywood: a strike called by the Conference of Studio Unions. The strikers clogged the building’s entrance for weeks, causing the actors to sneak into the studio through the storm drain in order to continue production despite the protests. Reagan chose to enter the front of the building on his own accord, even ignoring the studio’s security chief’s order to lie flat on the floor of the bus. He sat upright, allowing himself to be seen by any protestor or bullet.
Ronald Reagan took action against communism and the Cold War long before his two presidential terms. Before his election, The United States leaders believed the best strategy to bring about the conclusion of the Cold War was containment and détente. Containment was used as an attempt to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism beyond their own territories and lands, while détente was an attempt of the United States’ peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan, detesting détente, said in a 1981 news conference, …show more content…
As the citizens of West Berlin awoke on the morning of August 13, 1961, they discovered a huge wall had been constructed throughout the city, encircled with barbed wire. This “surprise” wall was built to divide East Germany and West Germany due to the consistent stream of East Germans escaping to West Germany. East Germany was decidedly Communistic, a sharp contract from West Germany’s democracy. Kennedy was furious over the wall’s construction, but was not prepared to counter it with any action or idea. He was very concerned about the possibility of war that would be caused by any drastic or irrational actions. Therefore, he only sent troops to Europe and simply proposed an increase in military