Us Soviet relations

Signing of INF treaty

help; agree to lessen nuclear weapons R1

Washington Summit

help; agreement that showed dente and lessened weapons B

CFE

help; made equal and limited conventional forces

Start I

help; reduced missiles and showed dente R2

START II

help; reduced warheads B

summit meetings in Geneva and Reykjavik

help; two enemies come together R1

Challenging the soviet coup

help; working with Gorbachev who is real leader of soviet union B

Increased defense and SDI spending

hurt; building up to fight a war, R

soviet boycott

hurt; insulting towards country R1

Invasion of Grenada

hurt; invaded a communist ally of russia B

Sending nuclear weapons to West Germany and England

hurt; our response time got quicker and increased threat R1

KAL 007 shot down

hurt; soviets shot down civilian plane R1

Reagan called Soviet Union the "Evil Epire"

hurt; strained relations because countries don't like to be called evil R1

Reagan Doctrine

hurt; supported anti communist mentality R1

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"

hurt; telling them how to run there country R2

Supporting the contras in Nicaragua

hurt; trying to take out a communist ally R2