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AP U.S. History 1.3 Period 9: 1980-Present. Reagan's statement reflects what shift in American relations with regards to the Soviet Union?
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AP U.S. History 1.3 Period 9: 1980-Present. Reagan's statement reflects what shift in American relations with regards to the Soviet Union?
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by disarmament,
- 00:06
Doctor Frankenstein's favorite pasttime.
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Yeah, he disarmed... Get it? Or not.
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All right, check out this excerpt.
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[ in a whisper ] Well, since the days of my administration...
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[ mumbles ]
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All right, yeah, that's my Ronald Reagan. It's not very good, I know.
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All right. Reagan's statement reflects what shift in American relations
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with regards to the Soviet Union?
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It was called the Soviet Union back then. They were evil.
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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All right. What can we take from Reagan's statement?
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We see that he's been "working on an approach to the crucial issue
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of strategic arms and the control of negotiations for control
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of those arms with the Soviet Union."
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Ugh. It's a mouthful.
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So basically, there were a whole bunch of nuclear bombs
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in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. that were pointed at each other.
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And Reagan was gonna try and, well, defuse the situation. Yeah, that's a good thing.
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All right, well let's see which answer best explains Reagan's master plan.
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Does Reagan's statement reflect A -
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the continuation of hostile diplomatic relations?
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Well, actually, Reagan went out of his way to help
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thaw relations between the two countries.
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They didn't make it all the way to a full alliance, but the Cold War
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certainly became a little less... cold.
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That freezes out A and C.
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Could Reagan's statement have reflected B -
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the detente of relations but stockpiling of weapons?
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Well, ever hear of the S.T.A.R.T. Treaty? S-T-A-R-T, that thing?
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It was the successful proposal by Reagan to
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de-escalate the arms race,
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which led to a decline in the number of weapons on each side.
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That really helped everyone cool their jets.
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And nuclear warheads.
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Which means that Reagan's statement reflected D -
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the softening of relations and gradual disarmament.
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Ding ding ding. This speech marked the gradual relaxation of relations
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between the U.S. and the Soviet Union,
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as well as putting into motion agreements that would eliminate 80 percent
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of all strategic nuclear weapons.
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So D is the right answer. Michael Gorbachev's resignation would
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finally bring the Cold War to a close.
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If you can't stand the heat,
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get out of the potentially civilization-ending nuclear fire.
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Yeah. That's our motto, too.
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[ wow ]
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