Has the fall of Communism in Europe been credited mostly to Reagan in american eyes by the american media?

Question

What about the work of american technological innovators such as Steve Jobs?

What about the support to Solidarity in Poland by Pope John Paul II?

To whom would you credit?

Answer 1

It has only been credited to him by Americans who follow the drivel they are fed by the media.

Anyone who knows what has been going on in the world for the past fifty years, knows he had very little to do with it.

Answer 2

Reagan certainly played a role. I think you could argue that the Soviet economy was damaged trying to keep up with American military spending.

However ... this victory has many authors. You can go back to the Marshall plan and Harry Truman in the 1940's, when we helped rebuild much of Europe. Every Western leader played a part after that, and George Bush did a good job of allowing the Soviet Union to break up relatively neatly (it could have been much more messy). And I don't want to overlook Solidarity, which was something of a spark for the endgame.

Answer 3

Yes, but not all of Americans see it that way. Its mostly just the right wingers and the media that is mostly owned by right leaning corporations.

I attribute it to the troubles that the USSR experienced in the Caucasus Region and in the money and troop lives lives lost in fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Answer 4

I would give RR and massive US spending and support of Afghanistan in the '80's a lot of the credit for it ending when it did. But the USSR was a corrupt and unsustainable totalitarian regime. Government monopolies don't really make what's needed for growth.

Answer 5

they still credit him for this to this day, and in most respects i would agree, from the standpoint that he was the only world leader at the time that had the balls to stand up to them and make something happen. the pope was niether a world leader or had the balls to make a stand to the communist machine as a whole and therefore can't be credited with making any changes at all other than the one country.....the real credit for this probably should be given to the people of these respective communist countries who capitalized on the pressure reagan was putting on gorby and the others to get with the program and try to make things better for themselves....and as with every major policy and social change, it takes time, and alot of it, but it had to start somewhere......too bad to see that putin is so revered while he is slowly and subtly, but surely, returning his country to communist ideology.....and too bad it's going to be too late before the rest of the world wakes up and see him for what he is. as for jobs? what the hell does he have to do with anything in reference to this question? other than giving some who can afford it the ability to communicate via email or text or IM with the rest of the world? he sure can't be creditied in any way with the fall of communism

Answer 6

Yeah Jobs is the innovative one... the only good thing he has going for himself is the IPOD.. the rest of the way Bill Gates kicks his lame a**.
I'm going to ignore the rest of your question!! :)