Unit #11 Resurgence of Conservatism

Question 1

Reagan followed the foreign policy of

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peace through strength

Question 2

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was nicknamed

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Star Wars

Question 3

During the Reagan presidency, illegal payments were made to the

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Contras

Question 4

Supply side economists believed that tax cuts would result in

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business expansion and new jobs

Question 5

Many conservatives believe that most social problems can be solved through

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religious faith and private efforts

Question 6

Which of the following resulted from Reagan's policy of deregulation

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relaxed fuel efficiency requirements on cars

Question 7

Investigations into the Iran-Contra affair Scandal revealed that Reagan had

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approved the sale of arms to Iran, not money to Contra's

Question 8

Nickname for the Northeast, where industry was in decline and unemployment high

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Rust Belt

Question 9

To keep the deficit under control, Reagan proposed

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cutting social programs

Question 10

Music was a new sound of the 1980's, with artists speaking rather than singing

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Rap

Question 11

_____argued that inflation was caused by too much money in circulation

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Monetarists

Question 12

Supporters of deregulation believed that

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government regulations hurt the economy

Question 13

The United Nation's action to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait was called Operation

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Desert Storm

Question 14

California's Proposition 13 was an conservative effort to

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reduce taxes

Question 15

Reagan wanted to appoint Supreme Court justices who would

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follow the original intent of the Constitution

Question 16

Ambitious hardworking young professionals of the 1980s, focused on accumulating wealth

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yuppies

Question 17

Conservative ideas revived during Cold War because liberal economic ideas lead slowly to

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Communism

Question 18

In the Iran-Contra scandal, officials sold weapons to Iran to

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gain freedom for American hostages in Middle East

Question 19

Which of President Reagan's nominations to the Supreme Court was not confirmed by the Senate

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Robert Bork

Question 20

The collapse of the Soviet economy was due to

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inefficient central planning huge expenditures on arms race

Question 21

A "superstation" was an innovation in

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television

Question 22

The United Nations went to war in the Persian Gulf because

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Iraq invaded Kuwait

Question 23

Often support high taxes on wealthy partly because taxes weaken the power of the rich

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Liberals

Question 24

Many Americans resented high__ they had to pay for New Deal and Great Society programs

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taxes

Question 25

"Televangelists" were Christian evangelical ministers who used____ to reach nationwide audience

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television

Unit #11 Resurgence of Conservatism

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Unit #11 Resurgence of Conservatism

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