The Reagan Revolution By LegitSwag69

3 September 2022
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Ronald Reagan's conservative message
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made him popular with many Americans.
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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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Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative
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pressured the Soviets to build similar technologies.
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Which statement best summarizes how Reagan's economic policies affected the US economy?
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There was overall prosperity, but federal spending and the national debt also increased.
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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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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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What was the link between the political situations in Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?
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Profits from the arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
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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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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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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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the wealthy to the poor.
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The economic situation at the beginning of Ronald Reagan's first term in which unemployment and inflation were both high was referred to as
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stagflation.
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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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Primarily as a result of the United States' support of Israel, attacks on American targets increased in the 1980s. Who was responsible for these attacks?
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Islamic fundamentalists
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Overall, the US economy prior to the 1980 presidential election can best be described as
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weak.