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US History Ch 25
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republican candidate for president in 1976 | Gerald Ford |
| Democratic candidate for president in 1976 | Jimmy Carter |
| What qualities made Carter unique to Washington DC? | he was an outsider with no federal government experience |
| According to Carter, what was America's most serious domestic problem? | dependence on oil as energy source |
| Why did Carter have difficulty dealing with Congress? | He would not play politics |
| Which president is known for giving the Panama Canal back to Panama by 2000? | Jimmy Carter |
| Which US president cut off aid to countries he deemed repressive and un-protective of human rights? | Jimmy Carter |
| What two things did Carter so to the Soviets when they invaded Afghanistan? | imposed a grain embargo and refused to participate in the 1980 Olympics |
| What was Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement? | Camp David Accords the peace between Egypt and Israel |
| What was Carter's foreign policy flop? | Iran Hostage Crisis |
| Who was elected president in 1980? | Ronald Reagan |
| What event coincided with Reagan's inauguration? | Iran released the American Hostages |
| Name the oil cartel to which most oil rich countries belong. | OPEC |
| What department did Carter create to deal with the energy crisis? | Department of Energy |
| What did Carter do to balance the budget? | Vetoed expensive pork-barrel legislation for local dams, canals and water projects. |
| President of Egypt during Carter's presidency | Anwar el-Sadat |
| Israeli Prime Minister during Carter's presidency | Menachem Begin |
| Leader of the militants who overran the US Embassy in Iran. | Ayatollah Khomeini |
| Reaganomics was based on which two concepts? | cut federal taxes and reduce government spending |
| In what four areas did Reagan cut government spending? | education, job training, Medicare and food stamps |
| What was Reagan's priority during his second term? | appoint conservative judges |
| What was the purpose of Strategic Defense Initiative? | a huge military build up costing $1 trillion |
| What act passed in 1985 put pressure on Congress and the President to reduce the deficit and balance the budget? | Gramm-Rudman Act |
| Why did Reagan want a strong defense system? | he felt the Soviets were still a threat |
| What was the big scandal that took place during Reagan's presidency? | Iran-Contra Affair--selling weapons to Iran and then using the profit to fund rebels in Nicaragua which was against a Congressional ban on such funding. |
| Name three groups who were part of the Reagan coalition. | blue-collar workers, fundamentalist Christians and ethnic voters |
| What three issues attracted voters to Reagan? | strong military to deter communism, dissatisfaction with liberal social programs, and concern over the size of government |
| What Reagan policy contributed to the increased federal deficit? | increased defense spending |
| What projects did Reagan endorse to strengthen the US's defensive position? | reusable space vehicles, Strategic Defense Initiative, and new bombers, submarines, and training |
| What events of the Reagan years signaled improved relations with the Soviet Union? | nuclear arms treaty, freer emigration of Soviet Jews and withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan |
| How were funds from the sale of weapons to Iran used? | to fund guerrilla movements in Latin America |
| What two issues made George H. Bush popular in the 1988? | tough on criminals and not to raise taxes |
| Whose Soviet policies made the Soviet Union more open to democracy? | Gorbachev |
| Who was president of Iraq in 1990? | Saddam Hussein |
| What country did Iraq invade which caused the Persian Gulf War in 1990. | Kuwait |
| What was the effect of the Persian Gulf War? | Americans began to rethink the military role of the United States |
| What three items did the government become gridlocked over as of Reagan's policies? | reforming campaign funding, improving public education, and balancing the budget |
| Why did President Bush have to break his promise of no new taxes? | because the federal deficit rose to $300 billion |
| Who did conservatives blame the rioting on in the early 1990s? | welfare programs that weakened family and individual initiative |
| Who did liberals blame the rioting on in the early 1990s? | government's neglect of inner cities during the Reagan-Bush years |
| coalition military action in Kuwait to end Iraq's occupation of the area | Operation Desert Storm |
| bringing US troops home from overseas bases in Europe and Asia | drawdown |
| difference between the amount of money a government spends and what it takes in | federal deficit |
| sudden revolt or overthrow of legitimate government | coup d'etat |
| loose coalition of former Soviet states | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| theory that relies on stimulating the economy by increasing supply of goods rather than demand | supply-side economics |
| physical symbol in Europe of iron curtain and the failure of communism | Berlin Wall |
| taxes on products used by consumers | user taxes |
| location of political crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in China | Tienanmen Square |
| minority and reform-minded supporters of Jesse Jackson's election campaign | rainbow coalition |
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