1983 ⟶ Reagan Labels Soviet Union 'Evil Empire'

In speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, Reaga...
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🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch

Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch (1947)
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics

🏝️ Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative

President Ronald Reagan announces the "Caribbean Basin Initiative" to prevent the overthrow of governments in the region by the forces of communism.⟶
Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative (1982)
CaribbeanUS Foreign PolicyReaganCold WarEconomicsAidCentral AmericaPolitics

📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses

President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses (1982)
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.⟶
Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader (1982)
AndropovSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR

👿 Reagan Labels Soviet Union 'Evil Empire'

In speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".⟶
Reagan Labels Soviet Union 'Evil Empire' (1983)
ReaganSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign PolicyEvil EmpireRhetoric

🚀 Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or "Star Wars").⟶
Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (1983)
Cold WarUS Foreign PolicyArms RaceSpaceDefenseReaganTechnologyNuclear