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

A
political changes caused by religious differences.
B
a ban on nuclear weapons.
C
the location of US missiles in Europe.
D
the spread of leftist movements.
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Which best describes the connection between Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?

A
US hostages taken by Nicaragua were set free after Iran funded their release.
B
The US government sent money to both countries to support radical regimes.
C
Profits from arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
D
Iran and Nicaragua fought against the USSR with weapons supplied by the US government.
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Which statement best describes how terrorism affects US foreign policy in the Middle East?

A
The United States no longer supports Israel because of terrorist attacks.
B
The United States supports Iran’s shah in spite of terrorist attacks.
C
The United States no longer supports Iran’s shah because of terrorist attacks.
D
The United States supports Israel in spite of terrorist attacks.
4

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

A
Israel
B
Lebanon
C
Libya
D
Iraq
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Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East

A
affect American foreign policy today.
B
had been resolved by the end of the 1980s.
C
no longer affect American foreign policy.
D
were ended by multiple terrorist attacks.
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President Reagan’s plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative

A
pressured the USSR into building a similar system.
B
decreased the number of US nuclear weapons.
C
ended the Cold War.
D
provided an opportunity for peace talks.
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Which led to an increase in Cold War tensions between the US and the USSR in 1983?

A
a Soviet boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles
B
a breakdown in arms-control negotiations
C
the signing of the INF Treaty
D
a new chairman of the Communist Party in the USSR
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Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because

A
the United States had signed the INF Treaty.
B
the terrorists opposed US actions in Latin America.
C
the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.
D
the terrorists had been referred to as an “evil empire.”
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President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

A
Iran
B
Iraq
C
Nicaragua
D
Grenada

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