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U.S History Review Unit 5 (K12)

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What was the Problem confronting Pres. Carter as the 1980 election approached?
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The Iran hostage crisis.
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What was a unique thing about Pres. Regan
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Was an Actor
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What nickname was given to Pres. Regan as a result of his skill
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The Great Communicator
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What Group helped elect Pres. Reagan?
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The New Right
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Key issues that united Pres. Reagan's supporters (neoconservatives) during 1980 election?
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Lower Taxes, Strong Military, tough foreign policy, small federal government, little government regulation
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What is the key premise of supply side economics?
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Taking measures to encourage growth in the production of goods and services will result in more jobs and tax revenue
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What was a reason some people opposed supply side economics ?
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large tax cuts for wealthy
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Why were many conservative in favor of government regulation ?
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They thought the regulation had become excessive and hurt business
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In which area did government regulation befits both business and consumers?
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Airlines (more people could afford to fly due to completion)
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What was a result of deregulation during the Reagan years that led to controversy/opposition?
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Millions of acres of public land were opened to private milling etc.
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Who was the 1st woman to become a Supreme Court justice
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O'Conner
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Who were players in the fall of the Soviet Union?
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Sakharov, Gorbachev and Solzhenitsyn
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Which foreign leader supported Pres. Regan's plan against communism
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Thatcher-Britain
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In what country did labor leader, Walesa and Pope Juan Paul II play a role in ending communism?
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Poland
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How did Glasnost and perestroika contribute to the fall of the Soviet union?
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They brought the outside world and different political and economic options to people
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In which area was Pres. Reagan strongest in legacy?
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Confronting the cold war
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Who was president during the fall of the Berlin wall/soviet union?
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Bush
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What decisions did Pres. Bush make about the gulf war in Iraq?
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avoid long time involvement with Iraq
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Why did Bush not won't long time involvement with Iraq?
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Accomplished them withdrawing from Kuwait, there's did the same with the U.S, power vacuum
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What were key elements in making computers wildly used for the public?
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reducing size and cost
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What did Gates, Jobs, Allen and Wozniak make to computer usage?
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Their systems made personal computer usage possible
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With what country did the US fight an extended war?
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: Iraq
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Where is Dafur region located?
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Sudan
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Which country had been encouraged by the us to become energy-independent from Russia ?
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Georgia