9.3 APUSH

Which of the following best describes Ronald Reagan’s initial approach to the Soviet Union during his first term?

• Pursuing immediate détente through arms reduction

• Expanding diplomatic ties while reducing defense spending

• Increasing military pressure and portraying the USSR as a major threat

• Supporting Soviet economic reforms

Reagan’s reference to the Soviet Union as the “evil empire” reflected which broader goal?

• Encouraging cooperation with Soviet allies

• Justifying increased Cold War tensions and military spending

• Promoting neutrality in global conflicts

• Supporting Soviet expansion

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was intended to:

• Expand NATO membership

• Create a space-based missile defense system

• Reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles

• Increase conventional ground forces

Critics of the Strategic Defense Initiative argued that it would:

• Reduce U.S. influence abroad

• Escalate the arms race and be ineffective

• Strengthen Soviet military power directly

• Violate international trade agreements

U.S. involvement in Nicaragua during the Reagan administration primarily involved:

• Supporting the Sandinistas

• Funding the Contras to oppose a Marxist government

• Direct military invasion

• Establishing diplomatic relations

The Boland Amendment was designed to:

• Increase military spending

• Limit presidential war powers

• Prohibit U.S. aid to the Contras in Nicaragua

• Expand CIA authority

Which of the following best describes the Iran-Contra Affair?

• A failed invasion of Iran

• Secret arms sales to Iran to fund Nicaraguan rebels

• A treaty with Soviet allies

• A peace agreement in the Middle East

A major consequence of the Iran-Contra Affair was that it:

• Led to Reagan’s resignation

• Severely damaged U.S.-Soviet relations

• Reduced Reagan’s popularity temporarily

• Ended U.S. involvement in Central America

The U.S. invasion of Grenada in 1983 was justified by the Reagan administration as:

• A humanitarian mission only

• A response to Soviet nuclear threats

• Preventing the establishment of a Communist base

• A NATO obligation

In El Salvador, U.S. policy during the Reagan years involved:

• Supporting leftist guerrillas

• Remaining neutral

• Supporting the government against leftist rebels

• Direct annexation