The Reagan Years Review

Reaganomics was President Reagan's economic plan trying to address stagflation by

• Reducing taxes and federal regulations on businesses

• Producing government products to lower the prices

• Giving tax breaks to ALL Americans

• Raising the minimum wage

"Reaganomics" or Supply-side economics called for a tax cut for

• The poor

• Businesses and the wealthy

• The middle class

• All of the above

Reagan believed he could tackle stagflation by

• increasing public spending on education and infrastructure

• raising taxes on wealthy Americans

• reducing taxes and relaxing regulations to create a larger supply of goods

• increasing tariffs so consumers would buy American

This is an excerpt from a televised address given by President George H. Bush on January 16, 1991.

As I report to you, air attacks are underway against military targets in Iraq. We are determined to knock out Saddam Hussein’s nuclear bomb potential. We will also destroy his chemical weapons facilities. Much of Saddam’s artillery and tanks will be destroyed. Our operations are designed to best protect the lives of all the coalition forces by targeting Saddam’s vast military arsenal. Initial reports from General Schwarzkopf are that our operations are proceeding according to plan.

Why did the United States take the action President Bush mentioned in this address?

• to force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait

• to protect Israel from invasion by Palestinian forces

• to retaliate for a terrorist attack on the USS Cole

• to prevent the spread of communism in the Middle East

This is an image from Germany during the 1980s.

What structure is seen in this photo that had been a symbol of the divide between communism and the West since the 1960s?

• The Red Square

• The Reichstag Building

• The Berlin Wall

• The Great Wall

Why did President Ronald Reagan advocate for lower tax rates on businesses and wealthy individuals?

• to limit the amount of money in circulation

• to encourage new economic investment

• to promote funding for social programs

• to limit trade with foreign nations

Why were many new nations created in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s?

• The United Nations broke up.

• The United States invaded Europe.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis began.

• The Soviet Union collapsed.

Who did Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1980 Presidential Election?

• George H.W. Bush

• Richard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

• Bill Clinton

The invasion of Kuwait in 1990 led to this conflict in 1991, where U.N. and American forces defeated the forces of Iraq.

• Vietnam 

• Balkans Crisis

• Operation Iraqi Freedom 

• Persian Gulf War

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?

• China

• The Soviet Union

• Kuwait

• Cuba