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U.S. Modern History (Legacies)

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Which was not an issue in the 1980 election?
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(B) Social programs.
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What was a key element of Reagan's plan to meet the economic crisis in 1981?
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(B) Raising interest rates to curb inflation.
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Which was not an economic issue associated with Reaganomics?
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(A) Increased Inflation.
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What happened after the Reagan administration loosened regulations on savings and loan institutions (S&Ls)?
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(D) Many S&Ls made bad loans and went bankrupt.
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Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
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(D) The first woman Supreme Court justice.
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What was the difference between traditional views of the Cold War and Reagan's view of it?
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(D) Reagan wanted to eliminate communism, not merely contain it.
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What was the Reagan Doctrine?
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(D) A program to oppose communism in all circumstances.
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Which was not a place where the United States took action to support the Reagan Doctrine?
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(A) Venezuela.
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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
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(A) A Soviet leader who wanted to restructure the Soviet economy.
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In the Iran-Contra scandal, Reagan administration officials secretly sold weapons to Iran in a failed attempt to gain the release of American hostages. That activity violated U.S. policy. What did the Reagan aides do with the money from the arms sale?
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(C) In violation of U.S. law, they secretly used it to aid rebels in Nicaragua.
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Which area is generally considered Ronald Reagan's most positive legacy?
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(C) The Cold War.
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Which group lists events in the fall of communism in Europe in the correct order?
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(Group A) Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union and introduces new policies; Eastern European nations began rewriting their constitutions; The Berlin Wall comes down; The Soviet Union dissolves.
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Which event did not occur during George H.W. Bush's presidency?
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(C) The Iran-Contra scandal.
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How did the work of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates change the world?
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(A) The two men made computers accessible to the general public.