Unit 6: Toward a New Millennium

Which was part of Reagan's political agenda as he campaigned for the presidency in 1980?

• reducing the population

• increasing spending on social programs

• decreasing the size of the federal government

• increasing the size of the federal government

During his campaign, Ronald Reagan called for a constitutional amendment to reverse Roe v. Wade. What group of voters responded most positively to Reagan's position on this issue?

• liberal Republicans

• conservative Christians

• African Americans

• unions

Which of the following were items of Reagan's plan for pulling the United States out of its economic slump?

• lowering income taxes

• increasing spending on jobs programs

• decreasing spending on military and defense

• raising income taxes

What were some of the outcomes of the deregulation of private enterprise?

• It became more expensive for airlines to operate.

• The price of oil went up.

• Savings and loan institutions made risky loans and many borrowers defaulted.

• American automobile manufacturers could afford to make better and safer cars.

To which Central American and Caribbean countries did Reagan send weapons, troops, money, or advisers to support anti-communist activities?

• Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela

• El Salvador, Nicaragua, Grenada

• Bahamas, Mexico, Dominican Republic

• Belize, Panama, Colombia

How did Gorbachev and Reagan dramatically change the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The two leaders agreed to tear down the wall between East and West Berlin.

• The two leaders agreed on a program of philosophical reform for the Soviet Union's government.

• The two leaders agreed that they would increase military spending and become allies in the war on drugs.

• The two leaders met face to face for serious arms-reduction talks.