The Reagan Revolution

Question 1

Before running for president, Reagan was a

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B: governor.

Question 2

This quote is from Reagan’s announcement that he’d be running for president. It shows that Reagan believed

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C: leaders such as President Carter were wrong about the nation’s future.

Question 3

According to Reagan, what is the step that sets this process in motion?

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A: Taxes are cut.

Question 4

The name for the theory illustrated in this diagram is

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B: supply-side economics.

Question 5

A primary contributor to government spending under President Reagan was

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B: high defense spending.

Question 6

What do the graphs show?

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A: Federal spending and the federal debt increased in the 1980s.

Question 7

Who is Reagan referring to when he says those who “live in . . . totalitarian darkness”?

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C: people who do not enjoy the freedom of a democratic society

Question 8

What did Reagan think would help the United States gain the advantage in the Cold War?

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D: increasing defense spending

Question 9

What impact did the Strategic Defense Initiative, or “Star Wars,” have on the Cold War?

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A: pressured the Soviets to invest in similar technology

Question 10

One of Reagan’s more complex defense plans, the Strategic Defense Initiative, was nicknamed .

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