Reagan

Question 1

Who did Reagan defeat in the 1980 Presidential election?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 2

Supply-side economics rests on the theory that if taxes are reduced,

Accepted Answer

People will put money back into the economy by spending

Question 3

In the Iran-contra affair, the Reagan administration

Accepted Answer

used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to fund the contras

Question 4

Who was Ronald Reagan's vice president?

Accepted Answer

George H.W. Bush

Question 5

What was the official name for Reagan's $1 trillion "Star Wars" program?

Accepted Answer

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

Question 6

Of which state was Ronald Reagan Governor?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 7

In 1989, thousands of students gathered in Tiananmen Square

Accepted Answer

protest the lack of democracy in China

Question 8

What wall did Reagan help tear down?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 9

What major war took place during George H.W. Bush's presidency?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf War

Question 10

What is the proposed Star Wars program?

Accepted Answer

putting weapons in space.

Question 11

Which world leader came to power in 1985 with the intention of easing tensions of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 12

President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor as the first female

Accepted Answer

Justice of the Supreme Court.

Question 13

Who became president after George H.W. Bush?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton

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