Reagan

Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts

• REAGANOMICS
• PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
• BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
• INFLATION

Who ran as the Republican candidate in the election of 1980?

• Reagan
• Carter
• Ford
• Kennedy

Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America

• Iran-Contra Affair
• Watergate Affair
• Reagonomics
• Camp David Accords

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

• a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
• a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
• a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
• a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles

This space shuttle exploded on January 26, 1987 and President Reagan addressed the nation.

• Challenger
• Columbia
• Atlantis 
• Discovery

In the Iran-Contra Affair, __ sold weapons to __, then used the money from that sale to provide support for anti-Communist rebels fighting in __.

• Iran, Nicaragua, United States

• Nicaragua, United States, Iran

• United States, Iran, Nicaragua

What did Reagan do to taxes?

• Increased Taxes

• Lowered taxes

• Left taxes the same

• Only increased taxes on the rich

Which of these programs did Reagan NOT cut funding to

• School Lunches

• Medicaid

• Welfare

• Military

Which of the following is MOST CORRECT about Reagan's economic policies

• They were successful BUT they increased the national debt by 2 trillion dollars

• They were extremely successful.

• They were unsuccessful AND they increased the national debt by 2 trillion dollars

• They helped to end the disparity between rich and poor Americans

Economic policies of Ronald Reagan, consisted of budget cuts, tax cuts, and

• Increased spending on social programs

• Increased spending on the environmental programs

• Increased defense spending

• Decreased defense spending