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The Reagan Years Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Ronald Reagan?

a)

the 41st president of the United States, was known for his Liberal politics and his appealing personality

b)

the 40th president of the United States, was known for his conservative politics and his appealing personality

c)

the 40th president of the United States, was known for his conservative politics and his unappealing personality

d)

the 41st president of the United States, was known for his conservative politics and his appealing personality

2.

stagflation

a)

is the name economists use to describe a situation in which economic production slows but prices continue to rise

b)

The currency actually starts to rise once disinflation becomes deflation and policy interest rates reach zero, so that as deflation continues, real interest rates rise.

3.

culture wars

a)

beginning of the 1990's a clash of cultures arose in the United States between conservative and liberal Americans

b)

beginning of the 1980's a clash of cultures arose in the United States between different nationality groups

c)

beginning of the 1980's a clash of cultures arose in the United States between conservative and liberal Americans

d)

beginning of the 1980's a clash of cultures arose in Russia between conservative and liberal Americans

4.

national debt

a)

The national debt is the amount of money that a nation receives from its creditors, or individuals and institutions that purchased government bonds.

b)

The national debt is the amount of money that a nation owes to its people

c)

The national debt is the amount of gold that a nation owes to its creditors, or individuals and institutions that purchased government bonds.

d)

The national debt is the amount of money that a nation owes to its creditors, or individuals and institutions that purchased government bonds.

5.

Medicare

a)

A public health insurance program for some people or families with limited incomes and resources, including children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with disabilities.

b)

is a U.S. government program that guarantees health coverage to most people who are over 65 years old and some people with disabilities

6.

A Sandinista is a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a left-wing Nicaraguan revolutionary group. The Sandinistas were backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mikhail Gorbachev

a)

was the last president of Russia

b)

Soviet Union leader from 1970-1980

c)

was the first president of the Soviet Union

d)

was the last president of the Soviet Union. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his role in bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end.

8.

Russian word meaning “restructuring” was an attempt in the mid-1980s by then Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to reform social, political, and economic institutions in the Soviet Union. These systems were headed toward collapse.

a)

Perestroika

b)

Glasnost

9.

In Russian means “openness.” It referred to changes in the government that allowed people to criticize its officials for the first time.

a)

Perestroika

b)

Glasnost

c)

Stagflation

d)

Sandinista