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Which was not a reason for carters low approval ratings in 1980? |
Camp David Accords |
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Besides lower taxes and smaller government what did ronald reagans political agenda include |
A strong military |
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By 1980 many americans wanted a smaller federal government, lower taxes, and a strong military. How did those issues influence politics im 1980? |
There was a shift to the right to more conservative views |
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Which was not an issue in the 1980 election? |
Social programs |
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What was a key element of reagans plan to meet the economic crisis in 1981? |
Raising interest rates to curb inflation |
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What was one benefit some economists believed would result from supply side economics? |
More jobs as individuals and businesses spent their tax savings |
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Which was not an economic issue associated with reaganomics? |
Increased inflation |
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What happened after the reagan administration loosened regulations on savings and loan institutions? |
Many S&Ls made bad loans and went bankrupt |
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What was one result of environmental deregulation during the Reagan years? |
Millions of acres of public land were opened to private drilling, mining, and logging |
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Why were many conservatives in favor of government deregulation? |
They thought the number of regulations had become excessive and hurt businesses |
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Who is Sandra Day O’ Connor? |
The first woman supreme court justice |
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What was the difference between traditional views of the cold war and reagans view of it? |
Reagan wanted to eliminate communism, nog merely contain it |
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Who did not protest communism? |
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev |
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What was the Reagan Doctrine? |
A program to oppose communism in all circumstances |
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What was Ronald Reagans weapons strategy? |
A conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford |
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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev? |
The Soviet leader who wanted to restructure the Soviet economy |
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What did the Reagan aides do with the money from the arms sale? |
In violation of U.S. Law, they secretly used it to aid rebels in Nicaragua |
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Which group was not part of the Iran-Contra scandal? |
Hamas in Israel |
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Which area is generally considered Ronald Reagans most positive legacy? |
The Cold War |
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Which event did not occur during George H.W. Bush’s presidency? |
The Iran-Contra scandal |
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