Foreign Policy
Who was the US diverting funds to in the Iran-Contra affair? (do not just say their name, what kind of group were they?)
Contras, right-wing rebel groups in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista Government in Nicaragua
What did Reagan want to increase spending on?
Military
What was the popular name given to Reagan's economic policies?
Reaganomics
What was the nickname Reagan was given for being so good at public speaking?
The "Great Communicator"
What crisis among the LGBTQ+ community was Reagan criticized for his lack of handling?
The AIDS/HIV Crisis
What was Reagan’s career before he joined politics?
Hollywood
What did Reagan nickname the Soviet Union?
The Evil Empire
What did Reagan want to decrease spending on?
Social welfare programs/non-defense government programs
Did Reagan want tax cuts or tax increases?
Tax cuts
What made Reagan so good at giving speeches?
His clarity, conviction, optimism, inspiration, patriotism
Why was the Mexico City Policy of 1984 controversial?
Prohibited U.S. funding to non-governmental organizations that provided abortion services
What number president was Reagan?
40
What affair was credited to be Reagan’s biggest failure?
Iran-Contra Affair
What were Reagan’s Conservative Christian supporters called?
The Religious Right
What is the economic term used to describe the stage that the economy was in before Reagan’s presidency?
Stagflation
What was the speech called that discussed the explosion of a rocket ship?
"The Challenger"
Reagan’s foreign policy helped to end which war?
The Cold War
What state was Reagan born in?
Illinois
Which Soviet leader did Ronald Reagan famously urge to "tear down this wall"?
Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union
What act passed by Reagan deregulated oil and natural gas industries, reducing government control over them?
The Energy Policy Act of 1981
What act signed by Reagan reduced the top marginal tax rate from 70 to 50%?
The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
In his famous 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Ronald Reagan called on the Soviet leader to take action regarding which physical barrier?
The Berlin Wall
Reagan and the Religious Right’s support for censoring certain books/media was considered an infringement of what rights?
Freedom of Speech
What state was Reagan governor of?
California
What was the strategic initiative proposed by Ronald Reagan aimed at defending against potential Soviet missile attacks?
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as "Star Wars"
List 2 things that Reagan and his Conservative Christian supporters wanted/supported.
Abortion restrictions, restricting rights of the LGBTQ+ community, initiating voluntary school prayer, traditional family structures, and church + state working together
What experienced a significant increase during Reagan's presidency, leading to concerns about growing income inequality?
National Debt
What was the speech where Reagan labeled the Soviet Union as evil and stated that he was committed to defeating communism?
"The Evil Empire"
Reagan wanted to move towards what type of America? (Consider the Religious Right’s motives)
Traditional, gender norms, patriotic, religious
Reagan was always Republican (true or false)