THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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imposing economic sanctions on the Soviet Union
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mobilizing NATO airstrikes
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cutting off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
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convincing most of its Western European allies to boycott the 1980 summer Olympic Games
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withdrawing the SALT I treaty from Senate consideration
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Detailed explanation-1: -In response, Carter wrote a sharply-worded letter to Brezhnev denouncing Soviet aggression, and during his State of the Union address he announced his own doctrine vowing to protect Middle Eastern oil supplies from encroaching Soviet power.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a very strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet military intervention into Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter requests that the Senate postpone action on the SALT-II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ultimately, the Soviet-Afghan War launched a cascade of devastating long-term and large-scale consequences, including the solidification of the concept of global violent jihad, the formation of al-Qaeda, and the rise of the Taliban regime.