AnswersNY-US History and Government Term 2 HillcrestThe Reagan Revolution

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According to Reagan’s model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?

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Tax increases for business owners would reduce the income of the wealthy, so the average person would have more.
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Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
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Tax increases would mean that businesses would have less wealth and would produce less for consumers.
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Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.
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What did President Reagan’s new approach to the Cold War reveal about his foreign-policy strategy?

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He thought that aggressive military action would lead to peace.
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He favored peace talks, trade agreements, and negotiation.
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He wanted to work for peace from a position of military strength.
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He believed that cutting defense spending would improve US foreign relations.
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Coming into the 1980 election, one reason many Americans were frustrated with President Carter’s administration was

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the government’s handling of the Iranian hostage crisis.
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he was seen as spending too much on military and defense.
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concern that he would weaken America’s strong economy.
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he was seen as too confident and combative.
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Why did President Reagan order the CIA to recruit the Contras?

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He wanted to use the Contras to help free US hostages being held by terrorists.
B
He thought they could help the United States sell arms to countries fighting Communism.
C
He thought they were necessary to oust a Communist-leaning government in Nicaragua.
D
He felt that it would prompt Congress to change its stand on US involvement in Latin America.
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In 1987, Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. What did the INF Treaty do?

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improved US-Soviet relations through reduction of arms
B
increased Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
C
ended the Cold War and made the United States the world’s only superpower
D
angered many Americans, who did not favor compromise
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

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could be virtually eliminated by raising taxes.
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were the result of excessive government spending.
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had been caused by too little government intervention.
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had developed because there were too few social services.
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The economic situation at the beginning of Ronald Reagan’s first term in which unemployment and inflation were both high was referred to as

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Reaganomics.
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trickle-down economics.
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the Strategic Initiative.
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stagflation.
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Primarily as a result of the United States’ support of Israel, attacks on American targets, such as the Marine barracks in Lebanon, increased in the 1980s. Who was responsible for these attacks?

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Islamic fundamentalists
B
the Soviet Union
C
Nicaragua’s Sandinistas
D
the Contras
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Which statement best summarizes how Reagan’s economic policies affected the US economy?

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There was a decline in unemployment, but people made less money and paid higher taxes.
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There was a significant rise in prosperity triggered by a reduction in federal spending and the national debt.
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There was an increase in defense spending because of tax increases and the elimination of the national debt.
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There was overall prosperity, but federal spending and the national debt also increased.

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