Foreign+Policy


 * Foreign Policy **


 * In 1980 50 nations boycotted the olympics. The 1980’s was the official raise of terrorism. The first war in Afghanistan was during the 1980’s. American troops also were sent to ** Grenada and El Salvador. ** Regan built up military forces in the 1980’s and cut off grain supply to the Soviet Union due to its support of the middle-east. Regan strongly opposed the spread of communism and terrorism. Regan created a self defense system that would shoot down enemy missiles before they reached the U.S. Unfortunately it failed miserably. George H. Bush was elected in 1989 and fought a short war in Panama. The cold war also ended during Bush’s term and the USSR became a non-communist country.  ** [[image:479px-Official_Portrait_of_President_Reagan_1981.jpg width="195" height="233"]] [[image:519px-George_H__W__Bush%2C_President_of_the_United_States%2C_1989_official_portrait.jpg width="222" height="240"]] [[image:logo_communism.jpg]] [[image:untitled.jpg width="236" height="309"]]