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A 22 page research paper dealing with the Cold War decisions which lead to the buildup of the military under President Ronald Reagan. This paper also deals with the differing opinions as to whether or not this buildup helped or hindered the ending of the Cold War. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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in social programs, and a major defense buildup. (World Almanac, 1996) Despite cuts in social spending, which Reagan assured the country were from "excess, there was a corresponding dramatic increase
in the national deficit which reached $2.3 trillion by 1988. (Countries, 1991) The Cold War was ongoing so, it would be logical to presume the necessity for this increased
spending resulted from threats to national security from abroad. Overview of foreign policy The Reagan presidency began with the release of hostages which had been held by the Iranian
government. Although this was primarily a result of effort by the Carter administration, Reagan took much of the credit. Perhaps as a result of this early success, Reagan sought a
more assertive role for the nation in foreign policy. Central America soon provided the stage for an early test. A guerrilla insurgency in El Salvador threatened to topple that government.
The U.S. government instituted a program of economic and military training to enable the government to halt guerrilla attacks. The U.S. also backed democratic forces in an effort to reduce
killings and other human rights violations carried out by the governments right-wing death squads. Despite efforts to stabilize the government guerrilla forces launched massive attacks in the capital
of San Salvador in November 1989 and the government continued to be responsible for murders carried out by right-wing death squads. In Nicaragua, the U.S. believed a Sandinista regime
was intent on establishing a Marxist dictatorship to replace the right-wing Somoza dictatorship. It was demanded that Nicaragua cut its military ties to Cuba and the Soviet Union and open
up its political system to democratic reforms. This was rejected. Under the auspices of other Latin American national (the "Contradora process), regional peace efforts also failed. (Countries, 1991) It
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