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The person who deserves the most credit for ending the Cold War is Ronald Reagan.’ Discuss
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... 1. 'The person who deserves the most credit for ending the Cold War is Ronald Reagan.' Discuss. "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" exclaimed President Reagan in 1987. The speech Reagan made at the Brandenburg Gate was as symbolically significant as Churchill's Iron Curtain speech in 1946; one marked the advent of the Cold War, the other its conclusion. While this quote is symbolic of the end of the Cold War, this is just what it is: a symbol. In reality, the end of the Cold War constitutes the conclusion of many aspects, namely the Nuclear Arms race, military build up, ideological conflict, economic competition, the political stalemate in Europe, proxy wars fought around the world and the thaw in mutual relations. While Reagan did have his role to play in ending the Cold War, particularly in aspects like the Nuclear Arms race and the end of the military build up,














