APUSH Period 9: 1980-2008

3) Reagan's plan to build up the military to make enemies believe the U.S. was prepared to retaliate at any time.

• Reagan Doctrine

• Peace Through Strength

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

3) What scandal was discovered that would later be known as the Iran-Contra Affair?

• The U.S. was supplying drugs to minority communities in its borders

• The Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran and gave profits to anti-Communist "Contras" in Nicaragua

• The U.S. fought Soviet soldiers in secret on the island of Grenada

• The President was having an affair with a White House intern

3) Which describes Reaganomics/Supply-Side/Trickle Down Economics?

• The government increasing taxes on the wealthy

• The decrease in sales of weapons to other countries

• The technology growing out of NASA into public markets

• Tax cuts focused on the rich hoping they will spend which grows the economy and creates jobs for poorer Americans

3) The first female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Ronald Reagan.

• Ruther Bader Ginsberg

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Elena Kagan

4) What happened in 1991 which marks the end of the Cold War?

• The Soviet Union was invaded by the U.S.

• The Soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan

• The Soviet Union was removed from the United Nations Security Council

• The Soviet Union collapsed when major nations declared independence.

4) Bill Clinton had his wife, Hillary Clinton, take charge of what policy issue in the United States?

• Federal Budget gaps

• Increased participation of females in Congress

• increased civil rights for minority citizens

• Health insurance for uninsured Americans

4) The list of conservative promises that Republicans would work for in government if they won elections was called the-

• The Grand Old Plan

• The Contract With America

• The Conservative Manifesto

• The Reagan Doctrine

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

• It created a new intercontinental defense system using radar and aerospace technology

• It created a new trade association which phased out tariffs between member countries to stimulate their economies.

• It created a free trade zone with China and other Asian countries

• It created a new trade pact between Mexico, Japan, and the United States

4) Why did the US participate in Desert Shield/Desert storm in the Persian Gulf War?

• To liberate Israel from Iran's cotrol

• To liberate Kuwait from Iraq's control and protect Saudi Arabia

• To increase U.S. bases in the Middle East

• To show off strength and military force after the Cold War ended

4) Why was Bill Clinton impeached?

• He tried to spy for Russia

• He was sabotaging Congress's election efforts

• He lied under oath about having an affair

• He used taxpayer money to fund his own businesses