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Conservative Era U.S. History

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
2.
Which group assisted the conservative resurgence during the 1980s through supporting candidates' election campaigns if they embraced their political and religious values and beliefs:
a)
Heritage Foundation
b)
Moral Majority
c)
National Rifle Association
d)
All of These
3.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
4.
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —
a)
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
b)
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
c)
broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
d)
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
5.
What did Reagan do to taxes?
a)
Raise them
b)
Cut them
6.
Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
7.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
8.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
9.
How many terms did Ronald Reagan Serve? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
10.
Ronald Reagan Survived a ? 
a)
Car Wreck
b)
Plane Crash 
c)
Assassination attempt 
d)
Terrible Disease 
11.

Reagan was an ________ before he became President.

a)

teacher

b)

actor

c)

football coach

12.

Rebel forces supported by Ronald Reagan to over throw the

Sandinistas

a)

Contras

b)

Anti-Sandista

c)

Desert Strom League

d)

Missile Crisis Oversion

13.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

14.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

15.

This was a conservative movement that promoted traditional family and "moral" values, lower taxes & deregulation of business.

a)

The New Left

b)

The New Right

c)

The Counter Culture

d)

The Grand Old Party

16.

Gorbachev‘s policy of reforming the economy in the Soviet

Union

a)

INF Treaty

b)

Glasnot

c)

Perestroika

d)

Tianamen Square

17.

Gorbachev‘s policy of openness in discussing problems in

the Soviet Union

a)

glasnot

b)

perestroika

c)

Tiananmen Square

d)

INF Treaty

18.
In the Iran-Contra affair, the Reagan administration
 
a)
used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to fund the Contras
b)
paid the Contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran
c)
secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the Contras
d)
hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the Contras.
19.

President Reagan began a massive buildup of the U.S. military, in part because he believed that

a)

with a stronger military, the United States could defeat the Soviets in a nuclear war

b)

massive Soviet defense spending would cause the Communist system to collapse

c)

an arms race with the Soviets would reduce the likelihood of nuclear war

d)

massive defense spending would stimulate economic growth in the United States

20.

Which country did the United States support after the Soviets had invaded them in 1979 and through the 1980's?

a)

Afganistan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Nicaragua

21.

Which of the following describes the events in Lebanon in 1983 during Reagan's first term?

a)

Invasion by communist regime, leading to US intervention and monitoring

b)

A military coup where the government requested American assistance.

c)

Suicide bombers attacked both US embassy and marine headquarters, killing several hundred.

22.

What was President Reagan referring to when he stated "tear down this wall"?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

German Border with Soviets

d)

Soviet Bloc Border

23.

What would be Gorbachev's main request that President Reagan do in their diplomatic meetings?

a)

Completely denuclearize the US

b)

Add satellites to orbit

c)

Stop funding anti-communist groups

d)

Stop SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)

24.

What event marked the end of the Cold War?

a)

A peace agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union

b)

Ronald Reagan's speech at the Berlin Wall

c)

The fall fo the Berlin Wall

d)

The United States was the first to put a man on the moon

25.

What was the United Nations response to Iraq refusing to leave Kuwait

a)

The implemented sanctions against Iraq for two years

b)

Put the leader Saddam Hussein on trail for the invasion of Kuwait

c)

Removed them from the United Nations Security council

d)

They authorized the use of “all necessary means” of force against Iraq if the did not withdraw from Kuwait

26.
What country did Bush go to war against in the Middle East?
a)
Iran
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
27.

A trade agreement that removed restrictions (tariffs) between the US, Canada, and Mexico.

a)

Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

28.
Under which leader did the Soviet Union dissolve?
a)
Joseph Stalin 
b)
Nikita Khrushchev 
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev 
d)
Vladimir Putin 
29.

Which of the following is a quote from presidential candidate George H. W. Bush during the 1988 election?

a)

"I will eliminate all taxes"

b)

"Read my lips, no new taxes"

c)

"I will lower taxes for every American"

d)

"Tax Reduction- Guaranteed, or you can impeach me"

30.

The United States mission in Operation Desert Storm was

a)

To overthrow Saddam Hussein

b)

To force the Iraqi army out of Kuwait

c)

To end the constant warfare in the Middle East

d)

To keep the Arab nations from attacking Israel

31.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
32.
NAFTA supports trade with which nations?
a)
Britain and France
b)
Germany and Bosnia
c)
Mexico and Canada
d)
China and Russia
33.
 The United States involvement in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have influenced economic policies and system by —
a)
engaging in more international trade.
b)
creating a uniform international currency
c)
accepting similar wage and price controls
d)
regulating multinational corporations from the Middle East
34.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
35.

President Bush worked in what industry before entering politics?

a)

advertising

b)

software

c)

oil

d)

jewelry

36.

Which of the following best describes AIDS?

a)

A virus that slowly destroys the immune system

b)

A disease that is due to a weakened immune system

c)

A bacterial infection that causes opportunistic infections

d)

A virus similar to HIV