RONALD REAGAN CONSERVATIONALISM
What caused the energy crisis?
Middle Eastern oil exporters cutting off supply to the US.
Regardless of previous shortcomings, which political party won the presidency in 1988?
Republican party
Americans elected George H.W. Bush in 1988
What was the new technological advancement that came
Computers and phones
After World War 2 what region did majority of people migrate to?
The Sunbelt States
Which terrorist group was responsible for the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001?
Al-Qaeda
What did the economic recovery act do?
Cut income tax by 25% over three years.
Who was the leader of the Russian Federation during the end of the cold War?
Boris Yeltsin
What was Reagan's goal with Supply-Side Economics?
He believed that tax cuts and less federal spending would increase more jobs and productivity.
What was Latin immigrants preferred occupation?
Agricultural jobs
The first major event of the 21st century was the disputed election of 2000's between which two canidates?
George W. Bush and Al Gore
What did Ronald Regan do to deregulate?
Reducing regulations on auto industry by lowering standards of car emissions as well as opened federal lands for coal mines and lumber extraction.
Which treaties agreed to reduce the number of nuclear warheads in both Russia and the Union States and by how much.
START 1 - Less than 10,000 warheads
START 2 - Less than 3,000 warheads
What was the act that cut income tax by 25%?
Economic Recovery Tax
What effect did the Immigration and Nationality act have on the US demographic
Prior to 1965 immigration contributed to 10% of population growth. Since then immigration has contributed to 35%.
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Which number president was George W. Bush?
43rd
Name a judge that Ronald Reagan appointed to the Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O'Conner, William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy.
What happened in Tiananmen Square Massacre?
In 1989, Chinese students organized A pro democracy protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. During the night the communist Chinese government crushed the protesters using tanks, killing hundreds of people.
Who benefitted the most from Reagan's tax cuts?
The wealthy did
What was the Immigration and Nationality Act?
Allowed immigrants to come in much larger proportion than ever before.
Which country was a very big source of oil for the United States during the beginning of 21st century?
Kuwait
Name one objective of Ronald Reagan and the New Right.
Resist the spread of communism, Roll back regulations of big businesses and create and environment where big business can flourish, Protect the traditional religious values of the conservatives.
What was Solidarity Movement?
A Polish trade union created in 1980 to protest working conditions and political repression. using methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers' rights and social change.
What did Reagan spend the most money on as president?
The military
What political effect did migration to the sunbelt states have on the U.S
It added seats to the South House of Representatives where it decreased seats for the North and Midwest
President Bush launched operation Iraqi freedom for what reason?
Topple Saddam Hussein's regime and restore a more U.S. friendly democratic government