Why do some historians credit President Reagan with ending the Cold War?

A. His support of the nuclear freeze movement encouraged negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
B. His arms buildup strategy forced the Soviet Union to abandon its military competition with the United States.
C. His policy of détente ended hostile relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
D. His military initiative against the Contras significantly weakened the Soviet Union’s presence in the West.