After World War II, the world order soon entered the Cold War period, and the United States-dominated West regarded the Soviet Union as its greatest threat and opponent, so much so that the Cold War for half a century was very tense. So the collapse of the Soviet Union, that is the victory of the United States, and the president of the disintegration of the Soviet Union should be the great president in the history of the United States, at least on a par with Lincoln, Roosevelt and so on. But this is very exceptional, many people do not understand that President Reagan disintegrated the Soviet Union, but why is it not highly evaluated in the United States? You may not think, the main reason is three points.
President Reagan reigned from 1981 to 1989 and was president for eight years. It is undeniable that the 8 years of President Reagan's reign were the most critical 8 years of the Cold War. Moreover, when President Reagan came to power, the Soviet Union's national strength reached its peak, and even in 1981, a European military exercise of 500,000 people was held, so the West was very afraid.
But by 1989, the Soviet Union was basically unable to hold on, and disintegration was just around the corner. So now, there is no doubt that during the Reagan presidency, many policies such as the arms race, Star Wars, etc., led to the continuous decline of the Soviet Union, and finally in 8 years, from prosperity to decline, rapid disintegration.
Even the color revolution in the Soviet Union was arranged and implemented by President Reagan. For this reason, if the United States won the victory at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Reagan, who disintegrated the Soviet Union, should have a very high status. But in fact, President Reagan is not highly regarded in the United States, why is this? In fact, there are three main reasons.
First, the collapse of the Soviet Union was the beginning of America's weakness.
Now Americans believe that with the presence of the Soviet Union, the United States can firmly control the world. Because of the existence of the Soviet Union, the entire West could only rely on the United States, and had no choice. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO's sense of existence decreased, Europe rose even more, and U.S. hegemony began to decline in the world. So the disintegration of the Soviet Union is now actually a mistake, and it has even been criticized by many people.
Second, the deindustrialization of the United States.
Before Reagan, in fact, the United States still adopted the policy of the Roosevelt era, that is, the combination of market and government control, which eventually made the United States not only have strong industries, but also the national strength is very strong. During President Reagan's presidency, he pushed for neoliberalism and left the economy alone, allowing capital to control the United States. Moreover, a large number of industries all flowed to the world, and the Hollowing out of the United States made the United States completely weak.
Third, Reagan's mistakes.
There is still a big controversy about Reagan, that is, Reagan's actions in the Middle East, especially the complete loss of Iran as an ally. Moreover, the status of the United States in the Middle East has declined, especially the petrodollar has begun to appear constantly challenged, so that the United States has suffered from it until now. So although Reagan disintegrated the Soviet Union, in fact, the Americans did not recognize it, and their evaluation was not high. What do you readers think about this? Welcome to leave a message and discuss with the editor!
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Reference: Modern and Contemporary World History.