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1980s - 21st Century Vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American computer software designer who Co-founded Microsoft and built it into one of the Largest computer software manufacturers

a)

Sam Walton

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Bob Johnson

d)

Lionel Sosa

2.

Believe in personal responsibility, free markets, limited government, personal freedom, preserving tradition, and maintaining social hierarchy.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Communism

d)

Libertarianism

3.

An international trade treaty designed to encourage worldwide trade among its members

a)

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

b)

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

c)

WTO (World Trade Organization)

4.

Scandal including arms sales to the Middle East in order to send money to help the Contras in Nicaragua even though Congress had objected

a)

Watergate

b)

Teapot Dome Crisis

c)

Iran Contra Affair

d)

Whitewater

5.

Group that supported Reagan; returned to conservative, religious values

a)

Immoral Minority

b)

The Alt Left

c)

Moral Majority

d)

The Alt Right

6.

An agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico

a)

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

b)

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

c)

WTO (World Trade Organization)

7.

Reagan's policy of combating communism by building up the military, including aggressive development of new weapons systems.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

"Peace through strength"

d)

Gentleman's Agreement

8.

The economic policies of Ronald Reagan: reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity

a)

"Trickle down economics"/Reaganomics

b)

Tax and spend

c)

Reagan Doctrine

9.

The most successful discount retailer and the founder of Wal-Mart

a)

Bob Johnson

b)

Sam Walton

c)

Lionel Sosa

10.

First female to serve as a Supreme Court justice; Appointed by Reagan

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Elena Kagan

11.

First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Elena Kagan

12.

Plan also known as "Star Wars," this plan proposed creating a global umbrella in space to destroy invading missiles

a)

SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)

b)

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

c)

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

d)

WTO (World Trade Organization)