WorksheetsUSHC Unit 8 Section 1 - Wilson HS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the name of the political movement of the late 20th century that emerged out of the reinvigorated conservative ideology?
New Right
New Left
Tea Party
Counterculture
Which group in the United States in the late 20th century wanted to restore what they considered to be Christian values back into American society?
New Thought
American Rosicrucianism
Moral Majority
Scientology
Which president was elected through the efforts of the New Right in the 1980 election?
Jimmy Carter
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Gush
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s?
Tax cuts
Deregulation
Greater support and funding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Reducing the size of the government and cutting spending
What is the economic goal of Reaganomics, also known as supply-side economics?
Reduce taxation to stimulate economic growth
Increase tariffs to limit imports in order to develop American manufacturing
Increase taxes to provide greater assistance programs to the people to contribute to economic success
Eliminate all trade barriers to stimulate overseas American trande
What is the concept used to describe the decentralization of power from the federal government to state and local governments, which was heavily embraced by President Ronald Reagan?
New Nationalism
New Federalism
Social Darwinism
Globalization
Which country did President Ronald Reagan refer to as the "Evil Empire" during his presidency?
China
North Korea
Cuba
Soviet Union
Even though he had promised to reduce government spending, why did the national debt increase dramatically during the presidency of Ronald Reagan?
Increased spending on social welfare programs
Continued stagflation from the 1970s
Numerous labor strikes that occurred during the 1980s
Increased spending military spending
What is the name of the proposed, and extremely expensive, satellite shield in space to intercept Soviet missiles?
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Death Star
Skynet
Skyborg
During the Reagan presidency, the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union decreased, entering into the period known as detente.
True
False
