President Ronald Reagan's cold war rhetoric and budgets challenged détente and the Soviet ability to match U.S.spending,but internal changes in the communist world worked most effectively to bring an end to the communist system and the cold war.

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While Reagan's actions did play a role in ending the cold war, internal changes within the Soviet Union and other communist countries, such as economic struggles and political reforms, were the primary factors in the collapse of the communist system.

President Ronald Reagan's Cold War Rhetoric and Budgets Challenged Détente