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Reagan and the Evil Empire

Question 16 • U.S. History 2026 - 3311 B

In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which

Answer
A
improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.
B
increased Cold War tensions between the United States and the USSR.
C
declared the United States the winner of the Cold War.
D
angered many Americans who did not favor compromise.

Explanation

The 1987 INF Treaty required the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate an entire class of ground-launched intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Reducing these weapons helped ease tensions and improve US-Soviet relations. The treaty did not declare a winner in the Cold War or increase tensions.

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