Unit 11: Reagan to Obama (USH 23)

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Who was elected president in 1980 and developed the trickle-down economic effect of government incentives?

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Ronald Reagan

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Reaganomics involved which of the following economic policies? Deregulation, tax cuts, and reduced government spending, Increased government spending on social programs, Nationalization of major industries, Implementation of trade barriers and tariffs

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Deregulation, tax cuts, and reduced government spending

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Deregulation refers to the removal of what in the context of government restrictions?

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Government regulations

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US would support freedom fighters trying to overthrow Communist regimes; applied in Nicaragua, Angola, Cambodia and Afghanistan; an added attempt to end the Cold War

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Reagan Doctrine

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The Strategic Defense Initiative was criticized for which of the following reasons? Options: It was too expensive and technologically unfeasible., It was a successful defense strategy., It was widely supported by all political parties., It was implemented without any international opposition.

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It was too expensive and technologically unfeasible.

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Who was the head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and what were his contributions?

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Mikhail Gorbachev, known for his policies of Glasnost and Perestroika.

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Who was the president during the Gulf War and what was his achievement?

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George H. W. Bush; led a successful military operation to liberate Kuwait

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What was the Berlin Wall?

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It separated the East and West Berlin in Germany to keep citizens from escaping to the West.

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Who was Bill Clinton?

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42nd President who advocated economic and healthcare reform; NAFTA agreement (Canada, Mexico, US); second president to be impeached; Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy

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Who was George W. Bush?

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43rd president of the US who began a campaign toward energy self-sufficiency and the War on Terrorism after 9/11 in 2001; Patriot Act