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Lesson Plan: Ronald Reagan’s Strategy to End the Cold War

Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, was nicknamed the Great Communicator. A staunch opponent of communism, Reagan viewed the Cold War as a moral struggle between democracy and communism. He pursued a policy of confronting the Soviet Union from a position of military and economic strength while remaining willing to negotiate with its leaders.

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