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WorksheetsU.S. History Unit 11 Crisis and Resurgence part 2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 11mins
President Ronald Reagan heavily criticized for his initial inaction of the
Black Death
COVID-19
AIDS epidemic
Spanish Flu
Power of a government to take private property for public use
#Just Compensation
Jury Duty
Due Process
Right to remain silent
Eminent Domain
U.S. forces sent to Lebanon to help maintain peace between opposing groups
#Suicide Bombers
#241 Americans Killed
#Terrorist Attack
Multinational Force in Lebanon
eminent domain
Rust Belt
Peace Through Strength
The description for post-industrial region in the Northeastern and the East North Central States, referring to economic decline, population loss and urban decay
Sun Belt
Rust Belt
Black Belt
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
A strategy used by Ronald Reagan during the Cold War to deter aggression through the threat of force
Black Power
Big Stick Policy
Peace Through Strength
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Proposed by President Ronald Reagan to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the U.S. from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles
Manhattan Project
Globalization
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
He was the Pope of Peace and is recognized as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.
Saint Paul
Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI
Saint Peter
Also known as the Rodney King Riots; 4 police officers acquitted; led to violent protests and civil disturbances
The Heritage Foundation
George Floyd Riots
1992 LA Riots
Stonewall Riots
Signed in 1947 and lasted until 1994 when it was replaced by the World Trade Organization; main goals were to reduce trade barriers, lower tariffs and promote global trade,
Three Mile Island accident
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
Globalization
NAFTA
The interchange of world views, products, ideas; global trade, cultural exchange, the spread of music, food, fashion, lifestyle, the Internet makes this easier
World Trade Organization
The Space War
Globalization
The Heritage Foundation
This was a political think tank during Reagan's presidency that sought to promote conservative policies based on free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Billy Graham
Three Mile Island accident
The Heritage Foundation
Texas billionaire and third party candidate of the 1990s who effected two presidential elections
George Bush
Ross Perot
Pope John Paul II
Ronald Reagan
It was the worst nuclear accident in U.S. History
Fukushima nuclear disaster
Three Mile Island accident
SL-1 accident
Chernobyl
It was a prominent American political organization associated with the Christina right; founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell and Paul Weyrich
Reaganomics
Moral Majority
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran Contra Affair
Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms
Mikhail Gorbachev
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ronald Reagan
George H. Bush
Major political scandal where the United States secretly sold weapons to Iran; used the money to fund the Contras in Nicaragua
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The Camp David Accords
The Iran Contra Affair
Reaganomics
It refers to the economic policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s; tax cuts of wealthy corporations; trickle down economics
First Persian Gulf War
Peace Through Strength
Big Stick Policy
Reaganomics
One of the most influential Christian evangelists who was a spiritual advisor for many U.S. Presidents
Ross Perot
Billy Graham
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
First woman Supreme Court Justice; appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan; retired in 2006
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait
#Iraq occupies Kuwait
Iran-Contra Affair
First Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
After lying to Congress about the affair, he was impeached but was acquitted on all charges
Impeachment of Donald Trump
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Resignation of Richard Nixon
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
An organization that is intended to supervise and liberalize international trade; main goal was to facilitate global trade
NAFTA
globalization
WTO (World Trade Organization)
GAAT
#Line Item Veto
#Checks & Balances
#Supreme Court declares Clinton's actions unconstitutional
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
U.S. v Nixon
Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
Tariffs were eliminated by U.S., Canada, Mexico;
to encourage economic activity by the U.S., Canada, Mexico
NAFTA
GAAT
WTO
NAACP
First woman Supreme Court Justice; appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan; retired in 2006
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Considered the most influential martial artists of all time who changed the way Chinese were presented in American films
Bruce Lee
Chuck Norris
Jet Li
Rocky
