The Reagan Revolution Test Questions – Flashcards
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What was Ronald Reagan's basic belief about economic growth?
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He believed that decreasing government spending would eventually lead to economic growth.
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What foreign-policy approach did Ronald Reagan promise to take if he was elected in 1980?
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He promised to build a strong military.
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Why did President Reagan order the CIA to recruit the Contras?
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He thought they were necessary to oust a Communist-leaning government in Nicaragua.
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Critics called President Reagan's economic plan "trickle-down economics." The term described his plan to cut taxes, allowing money to trickle down from
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NOT the wealthy to the government.
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Of the following groups, the one that contributed most to the conservative victory in the 1980 election was
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Reagan Democrats.
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Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative
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pressured the Soviets to build similar technologies.
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing
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were the result of excessive government spending.
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In 1987, Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. What did the INF Treaty do?
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improved US-Soviet relations through reduction of arms
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According to Reagan's model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?
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Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.
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Why did the United States sell arms to Iran in the 1980s?
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NOT to oust Iran's Communist government from power
