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USH Unit 8 Vocabulary 2022

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
AIDS
a)
A disease spread by contact with bodily fluids that spread in the 1980s. Many mistakenly blamed gay men and drug users for the epidemic.
b)
Supporters of conservative policies, usually blue collar workers, in the 1980s that used to support progressives.
c)

An agreement by the United States and Soviet Union to gradually reduce their number of nuclear arms

d)

A trade agreement between the United States and neighboring countries

2.
Apartheid
a)
A system of legal segregation in South Africa.
b)
The belief that by cutting taxes on businesses would help the economy and create jobs.
c)

A series of illegal deals made by the Reagan administration

d)

The scandal that ended Nixon's presidency

3.
Contract with America
a)
A pledge by Republicans in the 1990s to scale back the role of the federal government by eliminating some regulations, cutting taxes, and balancing the budget.
b)
The practice by the federal government of allowing the states to implement federal programs as the states saw fit.
c)

The strategy used by Republicans post-1960s to win over white, southern voters

d)

A document most American men are required to sign at 18 agreeing to go to war if called upon

4.
Downsizing
a)
The practice in which a company lays off workers to lower its operating costs.
b)
A proposed defensive system designed to protect Americans from incoming nuclear missiles.
c)

Reducing the number of nuclear weapons held in a country

d)

The practice of breaking larger companies up into smaller ones

5.
Economic Sanctions
a)
Restrictions in trade or business activity with another country that will punish them for behavior in which the US does not approve.
b)
A disease spread by contact with bodily fluids that spread in the 1980s. Many mistakenly blamed gay men and drug users for the epidemic.
c)

A line of ships designed to prevent rivals and enemies from trading

d)

Money given to foreign countries in order to win their approval

6.
Electoral College
a)

The system of electing the President of the United States favors smaller, lower populated states.

b)
A scandal in the Reagan administration where the US illegally sold weapons to the Iranians and used the money to fund anti-communist forces in Latin America.
c)

A prestigious university attended by Ronald Reagan

d)

The combined leadership of the US military

7.

Entitlements/Welfare

a)

Federal programs which guarantee payments to its participants - Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

b)

Cash payments made by the government to encourage settling new land

c)

The right of the government to seize private property with just compensation

d)

Jobs provided by the government to citizens

8.
Glasnost
a)
A policy of the Soviet government that allowed a freer discussion of social and political problems.
b)
An agreement between the US and the Soviets that limited the buildup of nuclear and chemical weapons.
c)

Tightening of the Soviet government on social freedoms and liberties

d)

The location where the famous Berlin Airlifts landed

9.
Iran-Contra Affair
a)
A scandal in the Reagan administration where the US illegally sold weapons to the Iranians and used the money to fund anti-communist forces in Latin America.
b)
The practice in which a company lays off workers to lower its operating costs.
10.
New Federalism
a)
The practice by the federal government of allowing the states to implement federal programs as the states saw fit.
b)
A pledge by Republicans in the 1990s to scale back the role of the federal government by eliminating some regulations, cutting taxes, and balancing the budget.
c)

Policy of the Reagan administration advocating for tighter government control over the economy

d)

A proposed secession by Southern states after the passage of the Civil Rights Act

11.
Perestroika
a)
A policy initiated in the Soviet Union that involved restructuring of the economy in Russia moving towards a market based economy and society.
b)
The use of television by evangelists to reach millions of people, especially for political fund-raising.
c)

A period of intense restrictions of civil liberties in the Soviet Union

d)

The migration of many Eastern Europeans to Western Europe following WWII

12.
Proliferation
a)
The spread of nuclear weapons.
b)
The system of electing the President of the United States that favors smaller, lower populated states.
c)

The division of the government into local and federal branches

d)

Policy of reducing tensions with the Soviet Union

13.
Reagan Democrat
a)

Supporters of conservative policies, usually White, blue collar workers, in the 1980s,that used to support the Democratic Party.

b)
The spread of nuclear weapons.
c)

Voters who pushed for Reagan to switch to the Democratic Party during his reelection

d)

Voters who advocated for a third term for Ronald Reagan

14.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
a)
An agreement between the US and the Soviets that limited the buildup of nuclear and chemical weapons.
b)
A system of legal segregation in South Africa.
c)

An agreement between several oil-producing Middle Eastern countries

15.
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
a)
A proposed defensive system designed to protect Americans from incoming nuclear missiles.
b)
Restrictions in trade or business activity with another country that will punish them for behavior in which the US does not approve.
16.
Supply-Side Economics
a)
The belief that by cutting taxes on businesses would help the economy and create jobs.
b)
A policy initiated in the Soviet Union that involved restructuring of the economy in Russia moving towards a market based economy and society.
c)

The structure of the Soviet economy during the Stalin era

d)

The strategy used by Japan for economic recovery following WWII

17.
Televangelism
a)

The use of television by evangelists (radical Christians) to reach millions of people, especially for political fund-raising.

b)
A policy of the Soviet government that allowed a freer discussion of social and political problems.
c)

The first full-length film to be shown in the White House

d)

The strategy of the Reagan administration to win over Democratic voters