Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
Leadership changes in both Britain and the US brought a new dimension to the Cold War in the 1980s. The Republican Ronald Reagan was a staunch anti-Communist who referred to the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire'. His introduction brought nuclear war a possibility again. Margaret Thatcher was also willing to allow the American aggressive policies, in exchange for extradition of suspected IRA terrorists. In Europe, the introduction of Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II, invigorated Solidarity and pushed Europe closer to peace.
Leadership changes in both Britain and the US brought a new dimension to the Cold War in the 1980s. The Republican Ronald Reagan was a staunch anti-Communist who referred to the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire'. His introduction brought nuclear war a possibility again. Margaret Thatcher was also willing to allow the American aggressive policies, in exchange for extradition of suspected IRA terrorists. In Europe, the introduction of Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II, invigorated Solidarity and pushed Europe closer to peace.
