Modern US History

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What effect did stagflation have on the US?

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Less jobs and higher inflation hurt the country.

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What was an effect of the oil crisis?

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increased economic concerns for US

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The OPEC oil embargo showed that the US......

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needed foreign oil

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Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring prompted the government to

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prohibit the use of certain insecticides

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Which was a result of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

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It was seen as a failure for President Carter

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What is this pamphlet asking for?

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Government funding for AIDS

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Which of the following had a significant effect on the Iran Contra affair?
Options:
the arrival of US troops in Iran,
the bombing of Iran,
the invasion of Iran,
the sale of weapons to Iran

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the sale of weapons to Iran

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Which step did President Reagan take in order to help the US economy? Options: increased unemployment assistance, increased personal income taxes, reduced government regulations on businesses, decreased defense spending

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reduced government regulations on businesses

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Which one can be seen as a failure of Reaganomics? Options: The trickle down theory did not help the working class., Laissez Faire increased wealth for lower class., Supply side economics failed to cut taxes for the rich., Free Market policy increased women in the workforce.

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The trickle down theory did not help the working class.

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The main goal of Reaganomics was to.....

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Tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy would help the lower class.