During World War l the Fear of Communism skyrocketed, but as the war was ending the Red Scare began to spread across the United States. Once the United States …show more content…
Communism ended because of the presidency of Ronald Reagan from 1981-1989. By defending communism Ronald Reagan ended one of history's most violent centuries. In his foreign policy, at any rate, he turned out to be one of the two or three most effective American presidents of the 20th century. It was hard to imagine that this would happen when he was elected in 1980. He accomplished a lot of hills during his life. Ronald Reagan was re-elected as President with the largest electoral college victory in US history and he changed the course of the Cold War through the Reagan doctrine. In December of 1991, two years after President Reagan left office, the Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was dissolved. President Reagan's prediction of the collapse of Soviet communism had come true. America and its allies had prevailed in the Cold War. President Reagan's policies of preserving peace through strength and promoting the advancement of democracy around the world significantly contributed to this …show more content…
To this day people now are thanking our 40th president named Ronald Reagan for ending the Cold War and the Fear of Communism in the United States. Reagan died in 2004 when he was ninety-three, but he left and huge legacy behind him and has played a very huge role in the people's lives in the United States. Thanks to him people today have long lasting jobs, money, and careers being