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1
Q

When did Ronal Reagan become president?

A

1981

2
Q

Reagan believed he had mission from..?

A

God to win the Cold War.

3
Q

What is meant by Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?

A

It was too risky for the USA or USSR to start a war as they would both destroy each other in nuclear war.

4
Q

Because Reagan wanted to win the Cold War, he..?

A

launched SDI (Star Wars).

5
Q

SDI was a plan to have satellites in space that would..?

A

destroy Soviet intercontinental nuclear missiles before they reached the USA.

6
Q

President Reagan made no efforts to get _______ up and running again.

A

détente

7
Q

Reagan described the USSR as an ____ ______ which was not diplomatic.

A

Evil Empire

8
Q

As well as SDI, which was never built, he kick-started..?

A

the arms race again.

9
Q

The USA poured money into developing..?

A

new missile technology.

10
Q

The USSR could not keep up with the USA because its..?

A

economy was in poor shape, partly due to spending so much on weapons.

11
Q

The USSR couldn’t keep up with the USA as it was bogged down..?

A

in the Afghanistan war.

12
Q

The USSR tried everything to keep up with the USA in the arms race, but..?

A

SDI put things beyond them.