What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s, and how did Ronald Reagan

turn the conflict with the Soviet Union to American advantage?

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Amiah Marsh

16 July, 15:26

What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s, and how did Ronald Reagan

turn the conflict with the Soviet Union to American advantage?

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Two contributing factors were the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 ... Changes of leadership elsewhere - such as Margaret Thatcher's election in Britain and Brezhnev's decline in the USSR - also contributed to this revival of Cold War tensions.

What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s, and how did Ronald Reaganturn the conflict with the Soviet Union to American advantage?

What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s, and how did Ronald Reagan

turn the conflict with the Soviet Union to American advantage?