How Did Ronald Reagan Punish The Soviet Union

During Ronald Reagan’s, the 40th president of the United States, presidential term, the tensions between the United States and Soviet Union intensified in the midst of the Cold War. When Reagan first entered office, he had already loathed the Soviet Union, even describing them as “an evil empire”. His stand against the Soviet Union was strong, and did whatever it took to weaken them. The Soviet Union had attempted to take over Grenada, a small Caribbean country on an island, and established communistic rule. Cuban troops had arrived in Grenada, along with money from the Soviets, and began building an airfield, capable of landing large military aircrafts. Reagan would not tolerate communism in the Western Hemisphere, so he deployed US troops