Final EOC Review

“Reaganomics,” or “supplyside” economics, operated from the assumption that the woes of the American economy were largely the result of

• interest rates 
• inadequate government spending 
• lack of corporate regulation
• excessive taxation

The Iran-contra scandal seriously damaged the Reagan administration’s reputation when it revealed that the United States        

• sent funds to Iranian terrorists to finance their attacks on the Muslim government
• sent funds to Iraq to support the country in its war with Iran  used the money from the sale of arms to Iran to aid the contras in Nicaragua
• used government funds to purchase arms for Iran and violated congressional law
• was involved in supporting the communist revolution in Nicaragua 

The NAFTA treaty and US participation in World Bank, IMF and WTO showed political support for which of the following in the 1990s and 2000s  

• the reduction of nuclear arms
• promoting free trade and open markets 
• environmental regulations across the globe like Kyoto protocols 
• blue collar workers who demanded the passage of NAFTA

President Carter's greatest accomplishment was...

• ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
• the Iranian hostage crisis.
• Camp David Peace Accords.
• solving the nation's energy crisis.

At the Camp David Accords, Carter negotiated a peace treaty between...

• the Soviet Union & the USA.
• Israel & Egypt.
• North Vietnam & South Vietnam.
• the USSR & Afghanistan.

The most damaging failure of Jimmy Carter's presidency was his inability to free 52 Americans being held hostage in _________. 

• the Soviet Union
• North Vietnam
• Iran
• Afghanistan

To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?

• Watergate
• Whitewater
• Iran-Contra
• Benghazi 

SELLING WEAPONS TO IRAN TO FREE HOSTAGES. USING MONEY TO FUND WAR IN S. AMERICA

• IRAN CONTRA SCANDAL
• IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
• REAGANOMICS
• CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Cuba

The USA Patriot Act:

• overhauled airport security measures.
  
• expanded the rights of law enforcement agencies to conduct secret searches and detain suspect aliens.
  
• required every American to swear a loyalty oath.
  
• ceased all Islamic immigration into the United States.