Unit 6 – Flashcards
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Reagan's landslide victory in the presidential election of 1980 proved that
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Americans were ready for a change in leadership.
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President Reagan believed that more jobs would be created through deregulation, which meant
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removing rules and laws that govern businesses.
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A change brought about by the economic growth of the 1980s was
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the development of large discount retail chains with many stores
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Which statement best summarizes how President Reagan's economic policies affected the US economy
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There was a significant rise in prosperity, but federal spending and the national debt increased.
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How did the strong economy that emerged during the Reagan years affect social change in the 1980s?
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New technology created a demand for new products.
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The conservative movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s called for
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lowering taxes.
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A criticism of President Reagan's economic policies during the 1980s was that his policies
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helped only the wealthy.
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Reagan based his reelection campaign in 1984 on
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a booming economy.
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Ronald Reagan's first priority following his election in 1980 was
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fixing the economy.
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Ronald Reagan's conservative message
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made him popular with many Americans.
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When Jimmy Carter was president in the late 1970s,
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the country experienced high inflation.
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President Reagan's involvement in the strike by federal air traffic controllers in 1981
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prompted the firing of controllers who refused to return to work.
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Which best describes Reagan's beliefs about economic growth?
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He believed that making government smaller would lead to growth.
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What did US involvement in Nicaragua reveal about the Reagan administration?
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It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals
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After his election in 1980, which action did President Reagan take in regard to the USSR?
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He increased defense spending.
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Which best describes the connection between Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?
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Profits from arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
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Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because
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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.
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Many people in the Middle East were angered because the United States refused to sanction Israel for its invasion of
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Lebanon.
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In response to a terrorist attack in West Germany in 1986, the United States bombed targets in which country?
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Libya
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President Reagan's use of the term evil empire referred to
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the USSR.
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Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East
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affect American foreign policy today.
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President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?
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Nicaragua
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A reason for conflict in the Middle East during President Reagan's administration was
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political changes caused by religious differences.
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In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which
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improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.
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President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to
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leftists.
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Which led to an increase in Cold War tensions between the US and the USSR in 1983?
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a breakdown in arms-control negotiations
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Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because
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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.
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President Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative
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pressured the USSR into building a similar system.
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Which statement best describes how terrorism affects US foreign policy in the Middle East?
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The United States supports Israel in spite of terrorist attacks.
