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Ronald Reagan ​

Reagan and Soviet General Mikhail Gorbachev

Presidency . Basic Info ​ The Cold War
 * 40th president of the US.(1981-1989)
 * As president he focused on the economy and money.
 * His first term he survied an assassination attempt.
 * President during the cold war.
 * Born: February 6, 1911 in Tampico Illnois
 * Died: June 5, 2004 @ age 93
 * Moved to California and became an actor in the 1930's
 * 33rd governor of California (1967-1975)
 * During the cold war Reagan had troops invade Grenada to take it over from its marxist dicatator.
 * Reagan plan was to "rollback" the soviet empire, and it did indeed soon collapsed from economic problems.
 * He ordered a massive military buildup in an arms race with USSR as well during the cold war because he was very anti-communist.
 * Reagan negotiated with Soviet General Mikhail Gorbachev making the INF treaty and decreasing both countries' nuclear arsenals.

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