Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Union

!Learn about the people, places, and events surrounding the life of Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Union!

Reagan said, "Those young Americans will find a city of hope in a land that is free. We can be proud that for them and for us, those lights along the Potomac are still seen this night, signaling as they have for nearly two centuries, and as we pray God they always will, that another generation of Americans has protected and passed on lovingly this place called America, this shining city on a hill. This government of, by, and for the people. Thank you, and God bless you."

If there ever were two more polar opposite views on the world, this is it. On one side, Ronald Reagan, a poor Midwestern boy who became an actor, then became the 40th President of the United States.

Versus the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics led by Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, and Gorbachev. Freedom versus despotism. Capitalism versus Communism and Socialism.