UNIT 5 REVIEW – Flashcards

What was the main problem comfronting President Carter as the 1980 election approached?

Which was a unique qualification about Ronald Reagan's presidential candidacy compared to others who preceded him? (Hint: what was his profession in his younger years?)

What was the nickname given to Ronald Reagan during his campaign identified one of his skills?

What group helped elect Ronald Reagan?

What were some key issues that United Reagan supporters (newpconservatives) during the election of 1980?

What was a benefit of Reaganomics?

Who argued against part of the program called for large tax cuts for the wealthy?

-Reduced the growth of government spending -reduce the income tax and the capital gains tax -reduce government regulation -control the money supply in order to reduce inflation

Taking measures to encourage growth in the production of goods and services will result in more jobs and tax revenue?

Smaller government

Environment (deregulation)?

-many in favor because they thought the number of regulations had become excessive and hurt businesses -also had negative effects like allowing savings and loans to make risky loans and borrowers defaulted

Why were many conservatives in favor of government deregulation?

Reagan doctrine?

Which president wanted to rebuild American confidence after Vietnam and have the US continue to act as the worlds defender of freedom and democracy?

What was the event where Reagan administration sold weapons to Iran to gain the release of American hostages, and profits were then given to Nicaraguan Contras, who were fighting communism in Nicaragua?

What was a result of deregulation during Reagan years that led to controversy and opposition?

Who was Andrei Sakharov?

Who was Alexander Solzhenitsyn ?

Who was John Paul II?

Who was Lech Walesa?

Who was Margaret Thatcher?

Who was Ronald Reagan?

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

What happened 2 years after Reagan left office?

When was the end of the USSR?

Who prevailed in the Cold War?

What helped win the Cold War?

Who led the 1917 October Revolution, formed the Soviet Communist Party and founded the USSR, which he ruled until 1924. Ran a campaign of mass arrest and executions known as Red Terror?

Who led the USSR from 1929 to 1953? Policies included five year plans, collectivization and massive purges and deportations?

How did glasnost and perestroika contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union?

Which decision did president George H.W. Bush make about the Gulf War in Iraq?

Who contributed to making personal computers possible?

What were 2 key elements in making computers widely accessible to the public?

With which country has the United States fought an extended war?

Which country had been encouraged by the United States to become energy independent from Russia?

In which area did government deregulation benefit both businesses and consumers?

Who did not play a part in the fall of the Soviet Union?

In which area is Ronald Reagan's legacy usually considered strongest?

Which foreign leader supported Ronald Reagan's plan to hold firm against communism?

In which area did government deregulation benefit both businesses and consumers?

Who did not play a part in the fall of the Soviet Union?

In which area is Ronald Reagan's legacy usually considered strongest?

Which foreign leader supported Ronald Reagan's plan to hold firm against communism?