U.S. History Unit 6 – Flashcards
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Which was not a reason for carters low approval ratings in 1980?
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Camp David Accords
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Besides lower taxes and smaller government what did ronald reagans political agenda include
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A strong military
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By 1980 many americans wanted a smaller federal government, lower taxes, and a strong military. How did those issues influence politics im 1980?
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There was a shift to the right to more conservative views
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Which was not an issue in the 1980 election?
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Social programs
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What was a key element of reagans plan to meet the economic crisis in 1981?
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Raising interest rates to curb inflation
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What was one benefit some economists believed would result from supply side economics?
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More jobs as individuals and businesses spent their tax savings
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Which was not an economic issue associated with reaganomics?
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Increased inflation
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What happened after the reagan administration loosened regulations on savings and loan institutions?
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Many S&Ls made bad loans and went bankrupt
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What was one result of environmental deregulation during the Reagan years?
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Millions of acres of public land were opened to private drilling, mining, and logging
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Why were many conservatives in favor of government deregulation?
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They thought the number of regulations had become excessive and hurt businesses
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Who is Sandra Day O' Connor?
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The first woman supreme court justice
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What was the difference between traditional views of the cold war and reagans view of it?
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Reagan wanted to eliminate communism, nog merely contain it
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Who did not protest communism?
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Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
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What was the Reagan Doctrine?
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A program to oppose communism in all circumstances
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What was Ronald Reagans weapons strategy?
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A conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford
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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
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The Soviet leader who wanted to restructure the Soviet economy
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What did the Reagan aides do with the money from the arms sale?
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In violation of U.S. Law, they secretly used it to aid rebels in Nicaragua
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Which group was not part of the Iran-Contra scandal?
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Hamas in Israel
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Which area is generally considered Ronald Reagans most positive legacy?
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The Cold War
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Which event did not occur during George H.W. Bush's presidency?
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The Iran-Contra scandal
