US-Soviet Relations (Help/hurt)

Signing of INF Treaty

Helped; both agreed to limit INFs

Summit meetings in Geneva and Reykjavik

Helped; built relationship between US and Soviets

KAL 007 shot down

Hurt, Soviets killed civilians

Soviet boycott of LA Olympics

Hurt; Insult to not show up to Olympics

"Tear down this wall" speech

Hurt; Reagan tried to tell Soviets what to do

Increased defense and SDI spending

Hurt; Shows US is willing to attack Soviets

Supporting Contras in Nicaragua

Hurt; Supported capitalists over communists

Invasion of Grenada

Hurt; US attacked communist ally of Russia

Reagan Doctrine

Hurt; US supported anti communist freedom fighters

Sending nuclear weapons to West Germany and England

Hurt; put missiles at borders

Reagan called the Soviet Union the Evil Empire

Hurt; strained relations, nations don't like being demonized