The End of the Cold War

Question 1

Which statement best describes how terrorism affects US foreign policy in the Middle East?

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The United States supports Israel in spite of terrorist attacks.

Question 2

The nickname for President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative was

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“Star Wars.”

Question 3

Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because

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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.

Question 4

Which best describes the connection between Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?

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Profits from arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.

Question 5

President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

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Nicaragua

Question 6

What did US involvement in Nicaragua reveal about the Reagan administration?

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It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.

Question 7

President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to

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leftists.

Question 8

President Reagan’s plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative

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pressured the USSR into building a similar system.

Question 9

A reason for conflict in the Middle East during President Reagan’s administration was

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political changes caused by religious differences.

Question 10

In response to a terrorist attack in West Germany in 1986, the United States bombed targets in which country?

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Libya

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