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STAAR Review: Conservative Resurgence
STAAR Review: Conservative Resurgence
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1970's to the end of the Cold War
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What event in November 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Hungarian Revolt
Fall of the Berlin Wall
death of Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev named Premier of USSR
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A group of militarized college students took over the U.S. Embassy and seized American hostages in what country?
Israel
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
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Group politically active to protect 2nd Amendment Rights; endorsed Reagan for president in 1980
NRA
NAFTA
WTO
NATO
4
What agency was created to protect the environment & limit pollution?
Central Intelligence Agency
Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Environmental Protection Agency
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Nixon Cold War foreign policy; relaxing of tensions between the U.S. & Soviet Union
flexible response
rollback
detente
brinkmanship
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Reagan's economic plan to create jobs and stimulate economic growth was known as
Reaganomics
Reagan Doctrine
deficit spending
Stagflation
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Reagan's foreign policy; military power can preserve peace during the Cold War
Reagan Doctrine
Detente
Mutually Assured Destruction
Peace Through Strength
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Help low-income minorities obtain loans & credit; banned redlining
Community Reinvestment Act
Housing and Urban Development Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Fair Housing Act
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What Reagan scandal involved selling weapons to fund rebels in Nicaragua?
Iran-Nicaragua Affair
Whitewater
Iran-Contra Affair
Iran-Iraq War
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Nixon became the 1st U.S. President to visit what communist country in 1972
China
Korea
Vietnam
Japan
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What scandal involved President Nixon covering up a crime?
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
Teapot Dome Scandal
Whiskey Ring Scandal
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How did OPEC respond to U.S. actions in the Middle East?
oil embargo
increased oil production
drop in oil prices
naval blockade
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Peace agreement between Israel & Egypt; negotiated by President Carter
Oslo Accords
Dayton Plan
Camp David Accords
Paris Peace Accords
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This conservative group influenced Reagan's policies on limited government
NAACP
NOW
SNCC
Heritage Foundation
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1st female Supreme Court justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Elena Kagen
Sonia Sotomayor
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Student protesters pushed for economic & political reform; attacked by the military
Moscow Square, Soviet Union
Warsaw, Poland
Berlin Wall, East Germany
Tiananmen Square, China
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What was the impact of the Watergate Scandal?
The Silent Majority supported Nixon
Nixon was cleared of all charges following the Senate investigation
Nixon was impeached & removed from office
Americans felt cynicism and distrust about the federal government
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Proposed by Reagan to protect the US from nuclear ballistic missiles.
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
Bush Doctrine
Space Race
Iran-Contra Affair
