Question

What led to the revival of the Cold War in the early 1980s, and how did Ronald Reagan

turn the conflict with the Soviet Union to American advantage?

Answer 1

Two contributing factors were the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. ... Changes of leadership elsewhere – such as Margaret Thatcher's election in Britain and Brezhnev's decline in the USSR – also contributed to this revival of Cold War tensions.

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