... change from past presidents. As Crockatt states, "For several months following Reagan's inauguration, there was little inclination within the administration to undertake new initiatives with the Soviet Union-(316). Reagan wanted to test out the waters, get the hang of everything and win over the public before ... Soviet Union. Reagan's first four years in office included taking care of issues at home and "increasing pressure on the Soviet leadership and encouraging new approaches beyond détente- (Apel). He put much pressure on the Soviets by building up the military and weapons stockpi...

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... speak of world peace or world law or world disarmament - and that it will be useless until the leaders of the Soviet Union adopt a more enlightened attitude. I hope they do. I believe we can help them to do it. But I also believe that we must reexamine our own attitude - as individuals and as a Nation ... was a young nation and it was just beginning to develop into a dominant country. It first really just established itself as a world power during the two world wars. Therefore, the cold war was a time in which Americans were trying to get a name for themselves by showing how great, life i...

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