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Reagan Years test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 2 things that Pres. Reagan felt were more important than balancing the budget: | 1. Cutting taxes, 2. Building up the military |
| Reagan doctrine | Policy of supporting guerilla groups that were fighting to overthrow communist or pro-soviet govt. |
| Significance of INF Treaty | Called for destruction of nuclear weapons and marked the beginning of the end of the cold war |
| Iran-contra scandal | The scandal that tainted Reagan's second term as President. Involved sale of weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages held in Middle East/involved Marine corporal Oliver North. |
| 3 appointments to supreme court by President Ronald Reagan; and what was significant about one of these? | 1. Sandra Day 0' Conner-first woman on the U.S. Supreme court, 2. William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia |
| Reagan was the first president to call the Soviet Union? | He was the first to call them and "evil empire" |