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| What did Reagan promise during his election campaign in 1980? | Lowering taxes, smaller government, strong military |
| Where was Reagan governor before he became a president? | California |
| What was a part of Reaganomics and an economic theory that says tax cuts for businesses will increase investments from business, and the supply of goods and services therefore encouraging growth aiding the economy? | Supply-side Economics |
| What was can be said about the economy of the 1980's? | Early Recession and then a Strong Recovery |
| What best describes Reagan's approach to communism where he obtained massive increases in military spending and want to destroy communism? | a rejection of detente |
| What happens between 1985-1988 as a result of the Soviet economy weakening, Soviets starting to import food, the satellite nations showing weakness, and the new Soviet leader Gorbechev stating that the only way to save the Soviet Union was to strike a deal with the U.S.? | The Cold War Thaws as the Soviets and U.S. agrees to the INF treaty |
| What describes the United States support for guerilla groups who were fighting to overthrow Communist or pro- soviet governments in the world during the 1980's? | Reagan Doctrine |
| What describes the event that involved these steps? Reagan supports an anti communist group in Nicaragua by training CIA agents to fight communism, then congress decides to cut off this group from all support from the U.S., then Reagan is persuaded to sell arms to Iran in hopes of releasing hostages in Lebanon, and then that money is secretly diverted to help the anti-communist group in Nicaragua, Reagan admits authorizing sale of arms, but denies knowing anything about aiding this anti-communist group in Nicaragua. | The Iran- Contra Scandal |
| Who wins the presidential race of 1988 on the promise of no new taxes? | George H.W. Bush |
| What event opened up the Soviet Union from communist repression that means "opening," lifting media censorship, and the Soviets speaking out against government that helped mark the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet Union? | Glasnost |
| What event opened up the Soviet Union from communist repression that means "restructuring" of a corrupt government bureaucracy and the withdrawal from Afghanistan? | Perestroika |
| What happens on November 9, 1989 that eventually unites the country of Germany under non- communist rule? | The Fall of The Berlin Wall |
| What happens to the Soviet Union in 1991? | It Collapses |
| What war describes when Saddam Husain invades the oil rich country of Kuwait, reports of atrocities by Iraqi troops surface, the UN imposes sanctions to get Iraq out of Kuwait, this does not work, and on January 16, 1991 U.S. led forces attack Iraq, 6 weeks in to the bombing the U.S. begins a massive ground attack, and 100 hours into to the ground attack Kuwait is liberated from Iraq and Operation Desert Storm was a success for the U.S.? | The Persian Gulf War |
| What were the two main goals of Reaganomics? | Reduce taxes, cut the federal budget |
