USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is one MAIN idea from the section “Freedom Helps Countries”?
A
Reagan does not know if he can trust the Soviet leaders.
B
The Soviet leaders are lying to their people.
C
The Soviet Union will never become a rich country again.
D
Reagan wants the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Reagan Doctrine, the United States provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist guerrillas and resistance movements in an effort to “roll back” Soviet-backed pro-communist governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the speech, Reagan revealed his ideological motivation: “The Founding Fathers knew a government can’t control the economy without controlling people. And they knew when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not our by inheritance, it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.

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