WorksheetsUSH Unit 8 Vocabulary 2022
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
An agreement by the United States and Soviet Union to gradually reduce their number of nuclear arms
A trade agreement between the United States and neighboring countries
A series of illegal deals made by the Reagan administration
The scandal that ended Nixon's presidency
The strategy used by Republicans post-1960s to win over white, southern voters
A document most American men are required to sign at 18 agreeing to go to war if called upon
Reducing the number of nuclear weapons held in a country
The practice of breaking larger companies up into smaller ones
A line of ships designed to prevent rivals and enemies from trading
Money given to foreign countries in order to win their approval
The system of electing the President of the United States favors smaller, lower populated states.
A prestigious university attended by Ronald Reagan
The combined leadership of the US military
Entitlements/Welfare
Federal programs which guarantee payments to its participants - Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Cash payments made by the government to encourage settling new land
The right of the government to seize private property with just compensation
Jobs provided by the government to citizens
Tightening of the Soviet government on social freedoms and liberties
The location where the famous Berlin Airlifts landed
Policy of the Reagan administration advocating for tighter government control over the economy
A proposed secession by Southern states after the passage of the Civil Rights Act
A period of intense restrictions of civil liberties in the Soviet Union
The migration of many Eastern Europeans to Western Europe following WWII
The division of the government into local and federal branches
Policy of reducing tensions with the Soviet Union
Supporters of conservative policies, usually White, blue collar workers, in the 1980s,that used to support the Democratic Party.
Voters who pushed for Reagan to switch to the Democratic Party during his reelection
Voters who advocated for a third term for Ronald Reagan
An agreement between several oil-producing Middle Eastern countries
The structure of the Soviet economy during the Stalin era
The strategy used by Japan for economic recovery following WWII
The use of television by evangelists (radical Christians) to reach millions of people, especially for political fund-raising.
The first full-length film to be shown in the White House
The strategy of the Reagan administration to win over Democratic voters
