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What did President Reagan’s new approach to the Cold War reveal about his foreign-policy strategy?

A
He thought that aggressive military action would lead to peace.
B
He favored peace talks, trade agreements, and negotiation.
C
He wanted to work for peace from a position of military strength.
D
He believed that cutting defense spending would improve US foreign relations.
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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.
T
Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
T
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 was the link between the political situations in Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?

U
US hostages taken by Nicaragua were set free after Iran funded their release.
T
The US government sent money to both countries to support radical regimes.
P
Profits from the arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
B
Both countries fought the USSR with weapons supplied by the United States.
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What was Ronald Reagan’s basic belief about economic growth?

A
He thought greater government involvement in business would fix the nation’s economic problems.
B
He felt that more regulations would help to create more jobs.
C
He believed that decreasing government spending would eventually lead to economic growth.
D
He thought that higher taxes would provide incentives for growth.
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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?

A
Islamic fundamentalists
B
the Soviet Union
C
Nicaragua’s Sandinistas
D
the Contras
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
could be virtually eliminated by raising taxes.
B
were the result of excessive government spending.
C
had been caused by too little government intervention.
D
had developed because there were too few social services.
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Why did the United States sell arms to Iran in the 1980s?

A
to oust Iran’s Communist government from power
B
to prevent the Soviets from winning control of Iran
C
to obtain the release of the hostages
D
to get revenge for the bombing of American marine barracks
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Which statement best summarizes how Reagan’s economic policies affected the US economy?

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

C
Carter Republicans.
s
supporters of Carter’s US economic policies.
p
people opposed to increased military spending.
R
Reagan Democrats.
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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

A
Reaganomics.
B
trickle-down economics.
C
the Strategic Initiative.
D
stagflation.

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