End of the Cold War

These demonstrations led to —

• A global energy crisis brought on by an OPEC oil embargo.

• The bombing of a Marine barracks, followed by retaliatory U.S. air strikes.

• A U.S. boycott of the Olympics in protest of events in Central Asia.

• Hostage crisis that severely damaged confidence in the Carter administration.

Broad tax cuts, cuts to the federal budget, and increased military spending, Reagan believed all of these would promote economic expansion, these are examples of what policy:

• Reaganomics

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• Containment

• Fiscal Responsibility

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 

• Sonia Sontamayor
• Ruth Bader Ginsberg
• Elana Kagen
• Sandra Day O'Connor

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 

What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians?

• Great Society
• New Right
• Moral Majority
• Social Gospel

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

Controls supply and price of oil  

• OPEC
• NATO
• UNITED NATIONS
• Iran

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

• to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

• to maintain good relations with the Shah

• to end the Iranian hostage crisis

• to find a way to end the economic recession

In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the US for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran which resulted in which of the following?

• Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Asia

• Soviet forced began an occupation of Iran

• Israel demanded U.S. support for the strategic bombing of cities in Iran

• Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran

President Reagan hoped to spur economic growth by --

• Creating federal programs to ease unemployment

• Cutting taxes to encourage business development

• Boosting government spending on anti-poverty programs

• Encouraging individuals to invest in new technology companies