Worksheets1980s
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
He took a strong stand against communism and increased our military weapons.
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Reaganomics includes which of the following
less taxation on the wealthy
less government spending
less business regulations
larger military
What did Reagan do to taxes?
Increased Taxes
Lowered taxes
Left taxes the same
Only increased taxes on the rich
Broad tax cuts, cuts to the federal budget, and increased military spending, Reagan believed all of these would promote economic expansion, these are examples of what policy:
Reaganomics
Strategic Defense Initiative
Containment
Fiscal Responsibility
What word best describes Ronald Reagan?
Liberal
Conservative
Progressive
Socialist
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.
There were not enough military bases to support the programs.
The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.
The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.
Who proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative?
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Barack Obama
Vladimir Putin
After which event were East and West Germany reunited?
the collapse of the Berlin Wall
the formation of the CIS
the Berlin Airlift
the creation of the EU
Who was the last leader of the USSR?
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Soviet policy of openness
Glanost
Glassnost
Glasnost
Restructuring of Soviet Economy
Perestroika
Iron Curtain
Glasnost
Rebel forces in Nicaragua supported by Ronald Reagan's administration to overthrow the Sandinista Gov.
Contras
Anti-Sandista
Desert Strom League
Missile Crisis Oversion
What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?
Space Force
Star Wars
Star Trek
Ender's Game
This was a conservative movement that promoted traditional family and "moral" values, lower taxes & deregulation of business.
The New Left
The New Right
The Counter Culture
The Grand Old Party
