Reagan
What did Reagan suggest be done to large businesses under Supply Side Economics?
Deregulate & Lower taxes
What scandal involved selling missiles to Iran and using that money to aid rebels in Nicaragua?
Iran-Contra Affair
The fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the Soviet Union ended what period of conflict?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Which of the following factors had the most significant impact on the initial spread of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s?
Public shame, misinformation, and government inaction
What to was Reagan's policy that required the U.S. build military strength to challenge and intimidate communist power?
Peace through Strength
Why did U.S. participation in the Iran-Contra affair become a scandal?
It went against government policy and involved negotiating with terrorists
The end of the Cold War was largely due to which man who brought glasnost and perestroika to the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Why did the population decline in the Rustbelt during the second half of the 20th century?
Birth rates declined and death rates increased in the Rustbelt as a result of air pollution connected to manufacturing industries
What event increased the amount of conservative voters in the South, helping Reagan get elected?
The Migration from the Rust belt to the Sun belt
The United States, along with 65 other countries, boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow in response to...
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The perceived decline of what many considered traditional family values led to the popularity of what group?
The Moral Majority
What are some things Reagan did during his presidency that he could be criticized for?
Iran-Contra, lack of attention to AIDS, increasing national debt with military spending, economic policy hurt the lower class, etc
What was the goal of the Strategic Defense Iniative (SDI)?
To develop a missile defense system to protect against nuclear attacks.
What were the 3 major "health" problems of the 80s?
1. AIDS/HIV
2. Gun Violence
3. Drug Epidemic
Why might some historians credit President Reagan with ending the Cold War?
His arms buildup strategy (SDI) forced the Soviet Union to abandon its military competition with the United States
What event is this quote referring to?
"For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, ‘give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy.' They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us."—Ronald Reagan, January 28, 1986
The Challenger explosion