PPT-End of the Cold War/Bush (the 1

st Administration Semester 2 Week 15 Reagan Playing Hardball Reagan admin persuaded the Saudi Arabian oil companies to increase oil production This led to a 3x drop in the prices of oil oil was the main source of Soviet export revenues.

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