What was the Problem confronting Pres. Carter as the 1980 election approached? |
The Iran hostage crisis. |
What was a unique thing about Pres. Regan |
Was an Actor |
What nickname was given to Pres. Regan as a result of his skill |
The Great Communicator |
What Group helped elect Pres. Reagan? |
The New Right |
Key issues that united Pres. Reagan’s supporters (neoconservatives) during 1980 election? |
Lower Taxes, Strong Military, tough foreign policy, small federal government, little government regulation |
What is the key premise of supply side economics? |
Taking measures to encourage growth in the production of goods and services will result in more jobs and tax revenue |
What was a reason some people opposed supply side economics ? |
large tax cuts for wealthy |
Why were many conservative in favor of government regulation ? |
They thought the regulation had become excessive and hurt business |
In which area did government regulation befits both business and consumers? |
Airlines (more people could afford to fly due to completion) |
What was a result of deregulation during the Reagan years that led to controversy/opposition? |
Millions of acres of public land were opened to private milling etc. |
Who was the 1st woman to become a Supreme Court justice |
O’Conner |
Who were players in the fall of the Soviet Union? |
Sakharov, Gorbachev and Solzhenitsyn |
Which foreign leader supported Pres. Regan’s plan against communism |
Thatcher-Britain |
In what country did labor leader, Walesa and Pope Juan Paul II play a role in ending communism? |
Poland |
How did Glasnost and perestroika contribute to the fall of the Soviet union? |
They brought the outside world and different political and economic options to people |
In which area was Pres. Reagan strongest in legacy? |
Confronting the cold war |
Who was president during the fall of the Berlin wall/soviet union? |
Bush |
What decisions did Pres. Bush make about the gulf war in Iraq? |
avoid long time involvement with Iraq |
Why did Bush not won’t long time involvement with Iraq? |
Accomplished them withdrawing from Kuwait, there’s did the same with the U.S, power vacuum |
What were key elements in making computers wildly used for the public? |
reducing size and cost |
What did Gates, Jobs, Allen and Wozniak make to computer usage? |
Their systems made personal computer usage possible |
With what country did the US fight an extended war? |
: Iraq |
Where is Dafur region located? |
Sudan |
Which country had been encouraged by the us to become energy-independent from Russia ? |
Georgia |
U.S History Review Unit 5 (K12)
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