Question

How did President Ronald Reagan's buildup of American arms contribute to the fall of communism?

Answer 1

Answer:  It weakened the Soviet economy and encouraged Mikhail Gorbachev to promote reform in the Soviet Union

Explanation:

How did President Ronald Reagan's buildup of American arms contribute to the fall of communism?

It weakened the Soviet economy and encouraged Mikhail Gorbachev to promote reform in the Soviet Union

• President Ronald Reagan's buildup of American arms increased its spending on arms

• Peace was established by President Ronald Reagan through strengthened  policy
• Soviet Union could not keep up with american  arm's race and became insolvent and  had economic problems
• Soviet Union collapsed

Answer 2

Answer:

It weakened the Soviet economy and encouraged Mikhail Gorbachev to promote reform in the Soviet Union

Explanation:

As the usa began expanding its military the soviets had to expand to using a larger percentage of there budget hurting an already weak economy