Review & Cold War Reagan

What was the Reagan Doctrine designed to do during the Cold War?

• Support anti-communist groups to push back against Soviet influence

• Maintain peaceful diplomatic relations with all foreign governments

• Avoid international involvement in civil and regional conflicts

• Encourage economic partnerships with communist-led countries

What foreign policy strategy did Reagan use instead of containment or détente?

• Rollback, or pushing back communism wherever possible

• Isolationism, avoiding involvement in foreign affairs

• Nonalignment, staying neutral in global conflicts

• Appeasement, giving in to demands to avoid war

What controversial defense project was part of Reagan’s Cold War strategy?

• Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), known as “Star Wars”

• War on Terror, focused on Middle Eastern regimes

• Manhattan Project, for nuclear weapon development

• Operation Desert Storm, a mission in the Persian Gulf

What was the goal of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative?

• Build space-based systems to shoot down enemy missiles

• Create a nuclear-free zone across the Western Hemisphere

• Increase naval presence in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

• Use drones and surveillance to reduce espionage threats

What effect did Reagan’s military spending have on the U.S. budget?

• It caused a major increase in the national debt and deficit

• It balanced the budget by cutting domestic spending

• It had no significant effect on overall federal spending

• It reduced defense costs through technological efficiency

What phrase did Reagan famously say at the Berlin Wall in 1987?

• A) “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

• B) “Peace is our profession, and freedom our cause!”

• C) “Let freedom ring from both sides of Europe!”

• D) “We seek peace through understanding and restraint!”

What agreement between Reagan and Gorbachev reduced nuclear arms?

• INF Treaty, which eliminated certain nuclear missiles

• SALT I Treaty, which froze long-range missile production

• NATO Pact, which pledged military support in Europe

• Warsaw Agreement, which restructured Eastern alliances

What was the Iran-Contra Affair?

• A) A secret plan to sell weapons to Iran and fund Nicaraguan rebels

• B) A diplomatic peace summit held between Iran and Nicaragua

• C) A United Nations investigation into Central American trade

• D) A hostage rescue mission led by U.S. Special Forces

What was one long-term effect of U.S. support for the Mujahideen in Afghanistan?

• Some fighters later formed the Taliban and promoted extremism

• Afghanistan became a stable U.S. ally in the Middle East

• U.S. troops occupied the country for the next 40 years

• The Soviet Union gained control over most of the region

What world leader introduced reforms in the Soviet Union during Reagan’s second term?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

• Leonid Brezhnev