USH Module 8 Introduction #2 Bellwork

What were the three core principles of Ronald Reagan’s domestic policy?

• Tax increases, government expansion, and business regulation

• Tax cuts, small government, and deregulation of business

• Increased social spending, environmental protections, and union power

• State control, social security reform, and educational mandates

Match the term to its definition or outcome.

• Trickle-down theory

• Reagan’s overall economic agenda

• Supply-side economics

• Wealth would flow from investors to workers

• Reaganomics

• Belief that tax cuts lead to economic growth

• 1980s Recession

• Result of tax cuts combined with increased military spending

President Reagan referred to the ​ (a)   as the “Evil Empire,” while later signing the ​ (b)   , which reduced nuclear arsenals between the U.S. and the USSR.

• Soviet Union
• INF Treaty
• START Treaty
• SALT I
• Cuba
• China
• Warsaw Pact
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Categorize each as a Cold War or Post-Cold War foreign policy goal.

Groups:

(a) Cold War

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(b) Post-Cold War

• Build up of nuclear arms

• Expand free trade and globalization

• Combat terrorism

• Containment of communism

Put these events in chronological order.

• Operation Desert Storm

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• 9/11 Attacks

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Ronald Reagan

What was Reagan urging with this statement?

• Removal of Soviet troops from Vietnam

• An end to arms talks between NATO and Warsaw Pact

• Cooperation on the Strategic Defense Initiative

• The destruction of the Berlin Wall as a symbol of Cold War division

What was the Iran-Contra Affair?

• An arms deal with Israel that led to conflict in Lebanon

• The illegal sale of weapons to Iran to fund Nicaraguan rebels

• A treaty signed to end the Cold War

• A trade agreement between the U.S. and Iran

Match each foreign policy action to its purpose or impact.

• Operation Desert Storm

• Remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Proposed space-based missile defense

• START Treaty

• Oust Saddam Hussein and alleged WMD threat

• Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

• Reduce nuclear weapons

What was the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

• Create a military alliance with the nations of the Southeast Pacific

• End trade with Asia and begin trade with Europe

• Strengthen labor unions in America

• Encourage free trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

Match the economic trend to its description or effect.

• Migration to Sunbelt

• Focus on standardized testing in education

• Retirement of Baby Boomers

• Strain on Social Security system

• Decline of labor unions

• Shift to service economy, weaker bargaining

• No Child Left Behind

• Economic growth in southern states