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What is "Peace through Strength"? 

 a
Ensuring peace by breeding a legion of super soldiers like Captain America
 b
Ensuring peace by negotiating with communists
 c
Ensuring peace by being ready for war through military spending
 d
Ensuring peace by training Reagan to lift weights
Peace through Strength
In 1983, Reagan sent U.S. Marines to the small Caribbean island of Grenada after
Communists had taken control in order to protect Americans on the island and to
prevent Cuba from attempting to export Communism elsewhere. This
intervention showed Reagan's willingness to use force against Communism. In
1985, Reagan announced the Reagan Doctrine which stated the US would not "roll
back" against Communism.
Reagan believed in a policy of Peace through Strength – "let he who desires peace
prepare for war." Under this policy, Reagan felt the best way to prevent war was
to make America's enemies think that the US had the means and will to stop
aggression. He increased military spending and proposed research into a defense
system, the Strategic Defense Initiative (also known as Star Wars), using lasers to
shoot down missiles in order to stop a nuclear attack.
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Transcribed Image Text:Peace through Strength In 1983, Reagan sent U.S. Marines to the small Caribbean island of Grenada after Communists had taken control in order to protect Americans on the island and to prevent Cuba from attempting to export Communism elsewhere. This intervention showed Reagan's willingness to use force against Communism. In 1985, Reagan announced the Reagan Doctrine which stated the US would not "roll back" against Communism. Reagan believed in a policy of Peace through Strength – "let he who desires peace prepare for war." Under this policy, Reagan felt the best way to prevent war was to make America's enemies think that the US had the means and will to stop aggression. He increased military spending and proposed research into a defense system, the Strategic Defense Initiative (also known as Star Wars), using lasers to shoot down missiles in order to stop a nuclear attack.
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