Question 1

Reagan's landslide victory in the presidential election of 1980 proved that

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Americans were ready for a change in leadership.

Question 2

President Reagan believed that more jobs would be created through deregulation, which meant

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removing rules and laws that govern businesses.

Question 3

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

Question 4

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.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

The conservative movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s called for

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lowering taxes.

Question 7

A criticism of President Reagan's economic policies during the 1980s was that his policies

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helped only the wealthy.

Question 8

Reagan based his reelection campaign in 1984 on

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a booming economy.

Question 9

Ronald Reagan's first priority following his election in 1980 was

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fixing the economy.

Question 10

Ronald Reagan's conservative message

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made him popular with many Americans.

Question 11

When Jimmy Carter was president in the late 1970s,

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the country experienced high inflation.

Question 12

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.

Question 13

Which best describes Reagan's beliefs about economic growth?

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He believed that making government smaller would lead to growth.

Question 14

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

Question 15

After his election in 1980, which action did President Reagan take in regard to the USSR?

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He increased defense spending.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because

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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

In response to a terrorist attack in West Germany in 1986, the United States bombed targets in which country?

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Libya

Question 20

President Reagan's use of the term evil empire referred to

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the USSR.

Question 21

Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East

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affect American foreign policy today.

Question 22

President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

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Nicaragua

Question 23

A reason for conflict in the Middle East during President Reagan's administration was

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political changes caused by religious differences.

Question 24

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.

Question 25

President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to

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leftists.

Question 26

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

Question 27

Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because

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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.

Question 28

President Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative

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pressured the USSR into building a similar system.

Question 29

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.

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