Modern Era Review

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What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

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Conservative

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Rebel forces in Nicaragua supported by Ronald Reagan's administration to overthrow the Sandinista Gov.

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Contras

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The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

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large tax cuts, less government spending and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

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What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

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Star Wars

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This was a conservative movement that promoted traditional family and "moral" values, lower taxes & deregulation of business.

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The New Right

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Proposed system to defend the United States against missile attacks

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Strategic Defense Initiative

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Which action did President Ronald Reagan support to achieve economic growth? Options: lowering taxes on corporations and individuals, increasing spending on social welfare programs, cutting defense budgets, increasing the regulation of industry

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lowering taxes on corporations and individuals

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In the Iran-Contra affair, the Reagan administration
 

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used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to fund the Contras

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This was the name given to religious leaders who would use T.V. to spread their message.

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Televangelists

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What was President Reagan referring to when he stated "tear down this wall"?

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Berlin Wall