Answer:
because he wanted the rest of the world to join in a war against communism
Explanation:
The use of Evil Empire by President Ronald Reagan to describe the Soviet Union was delivered to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida 1983 during the Cold War. In his speech, he pray for the salvation of people of Soviet Union and emphasised that they all live in totalitarian darkness. He stood for what he believed and wanted the rest of the world to join him in a war against communism.
