Chapter 26 Reading Questions

Which striking labor group did President Reagan have fired?

Air traffic controllers

Why did the fight over busing become so violent in Boston in the mid-1970s?

Boston's tightly knit Irish-American community in South Boston fought integration.

The 1980s could be called the second:

Gilded Age

Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai massacre?

One person was found guilty in the killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board were all established during the administration of which president?

Richard Nixon

Determined to overturn the Vietnam syndrome, President Reagan:

Sent troops to Grenada and Lebanon.

Three Mile Island nuclear plant:

brought a halt to the nuclear energy industry's expansion.

The Moral Majority:

feared family values were being undermined.

The election of 1980 reflected:

growing frustration over America's condition.

The handling of the Iranian hostage crisis:

made Jimmy Carter appear weak and inept.

The opponents of the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) defined freedom for women as:

residing in the roles of wife and mother.

The economic condition known as "Stagflation" was caused by:

stagnant economic growth and high inflation.

In order to protect US interests, the Carter Doctrine declared that the United States would:

use military force, particularly in the Middle East to protect US interests.

The Iran-Contra affair:

was the greatest scandal of the Reagan administration.