Mikhail Gorbachev

battled to show the world who’s the dominating world power. Both of them fight for the spread of their idea, and a lot of moves with countries using them as puppets to show how complete their belief of perfect Government is. Ronald Reagan and Mikhil Gorbachev both were trying to contain the others belief spread, Their race in a lot of major global investments. Has caused the Soviet Union to run out of money and collapse and start losing the war. “(According to American History.edu)” The…

conclusion on nuclear conflict, the Soviets welcomed a novel leader, Gorbachev, into office in 1985. Gorbachev’s policies were innovative and centered on openness (glasnost), restructuring of the Soviet Union, and restoration of U.S. relations. Given the new foreign atmosphere and awareness of the expense of nuclear fallout, Reagan took a previously uncharacteristic diplomatic attitude toward the Soviets, proclaiming an invitation for Gorbachev to enter peace talks and a reciprocal pursuit of…

How did the Cold War affect the breakup of Yugoslavia? After the end of the Cold War, Yugoslavia lost its strategic importance it once had when it was a neutral territory lying in between the two blocs. The collapse was caused by the diminishing support from both the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) who no longer competed to strengthen their influence over Yugoslavia and the ongoing downfall of their economy and socio-political stability. Yugoslavia was created after the First…

Thatcher’s Lasso Words ring in the air, statements pound like the hoofs of a racing horse, and passion possess the audience's soul throughout Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy for president Ronald Reagan. The former prime minister of Great Britain (and close friend of Ronald Reagan), reflects on the memories left behind by a great man. Margaret Thatcher wrote an awe-inspiring eulogy while effectively using pathos, ethos, and diction. Initially, Thatcher uses excellent pathos to create an emotional…

President Ronald Reagan’s anti-liberal stance sparked a “conservative realignment” led by the “religious Right.” (pg. 1173-1174) More religious conservatives advanced their political agenda based off of faith and religion, taking over radio and television stations, organizing anti-liberal “mega churches,” and operating entire schools and universities. (pg. 1174) In 1979, religious conservative Reverend Jerry Falwell created a group titled the “Moral Majority,” a campaign that reflected the…

Ronald Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States in the year of 1981, amid one the greatest discordances in American history, The Cold War. The Cold War was a warring period between US-led western powers and the communist, Soviet Union. Throughout the Cold War, The Soviet Union was rapidly gaining european territories and increasing the power of communism throughout the eastern hemisphere. As tensions between the nations grew to an all time high, an arms race begun. The United…

beginning of the end of the Cold War. In 1980 s series of strikes were staged by shipworkers in Poland. These strikes led to the first independent labor union in a communist country. During Reagan’s second term a new Soviet premier, Gorbachev, took office. Gorbachev wanted to fix the Soviet Union’s financial problems, therefore slowed down production of nuclear weapons and removed…

In Edward Chancellor’s Devil Take the Hindmost (Chapter 8), the Author briefly highlights the era in our history known as the “Reagan Revolution”. Events that Chancellor defines as significant are the weak enforcement of Glass-Steagall, reduced funding for the SEC, and the strike of air traffic controllers. More broadly, Reagan centered his policies around tax cuts, deregulation, and “free-trade” initiatives. Chancellor concludes his overview of the time period by noting that although Reagan…

The former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, delivered a thoughtful eulogy to honor her close friend and former United States President, Ronald Reagan, to the American people on June 11, 2004. She honors Ronald Reagan’s legacy in her speech by attesting to his character as a leader, friend, and an American. Thatcher accomplishes this through parallelism, anaphora and juxtaposition. She also creates a fluctuating tone through her contrasting diction of playfulness and…

negotiate with them. He had a plan for peace by being stronger then them in every way possible he called it his “Peace through Strength” plan. While speaking to a crowd of thousands, Reagan said to the General Secretary of the Soviet Union, “Mr. Gorbachev,…