Unit 7
chief figure in the Iran-Contra scandal who admitted to covering up illegal actions
Oliver North
During the 1980s, ___________________ citizens became vocal in the political arena, especially about issues such as Social Security and Medicare.
senior
The portion of the nation's wealth earned by the ___________________ fi ve percent of Americans began to rise in the late 1980s.
wealthiest
Southern and Western regions of the United States
Sunbelt
___________________, a disease that weakens the immune system and lowers resistance to illnesses, became an epidemic during the 1980s.
AIDS
Members of the new conservative coalition that had come together by the late 1970s were united by a common belief that
American society had lost its way.
conservative Republican nominee for president in 1964
Barry Goldwater
Protestant minister who built a national following
Billy Graham
Believers in supply-side economics supported higher taxes, allowing businesses and investors to use extra capital on new investments.
False
President Reagan believed the United States should oppose guerrilla groups fighting to overthrow Communist or pro-Soviet governments, an approach that came to be known as the Reagan Doctrine.
False
In January 1991, the United Nations went to war in the Persian Gulf for what reason?
Iraq had invaded Kuwait.
first African American to make a serious run for a presidential nomination
Jesse Jackson
policy of supporting guerrilla groups fighting Communist or pro-Soviet governments
Reagan Doctrine
President Reagan encouraged the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and asked Congress to pass a massive tax cut, in what critics called
Reaganomics.
Who sent his army to invade oil-rich Kuwait in August 1990?
Saddam Hussein
first woman on the Supreme Court, appointed by President Reagan
Sandra Day O'Connor
Which of the following statements about discount retailers is accurate?
They sell large quantities of goods at low prices.
location of pro-democracy demonstrations violently crushed by the Chinese government in 1989
Tiananmen Square
President Reagan believed cutting taxes and building up the military were more important than balancing the budget.
True
The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed by President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
True
The economic expansion the nation experienced during Reagan's first term as president made him very popular, contributing to his reelection in 1984.
True
In 1975 entrepreneur Ted Turner launched the television station ___________________.
WTBS
worked to spread conservative ideas to a wider audience by founding the magazine National Review
William F. Buckley
In an approach to economic policy that came to be called "Reaganomics," President Ronald Reagan sought to keep interest rates high while
asking Congress to pass a huge tax cut.
The rapid economic growth of the 1980s and the cultural emphasis on accumulating wealth was partly caused by
baby boomers entering the workforce
The recession that began in 1990 was caused in part by the end of the Cold War, because the United States
began reducing its armed forces and canceling orders for military equipment.
paid by businesses and investors when they sell stocks or real estate for a profit
capital gains tax
The tax cut President Reagan won from Congress would increase the budget deficit, so Reagan proposed ___________________ to keep the defi cit under control.
cutting social programs
Reagan's first act as president was to sign an executive order eliminating price controls on oil and gasoline, a step towards
deregulation.
The central message of H. Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign was the need to
end deficit spending.
The largest religious group within the social conservative movement that formed by the late 1970s was
evangelical Protestants.
President Reagan encouraged and promoted deregulation because he believed
excessive government regulations hurt the economy.
As cable television spread across the country in the late 1970s and 1980s, many of the new networks that appeared specialized in one type of broadcasting or
focused on specific audiences.
"openness," allowing more freedom of religion and speech in the Soviet Union
glasnost
The collapse of the Soviet Unions economy that began in the late 1980s was caused by
inefficient central planning and huge expenditures in the arms race.
"restructuring," allowing some private enterprise and profit making in the Soviet Union
perestroika
term used by presidential candidate Jesse Jackson for a broad group of minorities and the poor
rainbow coalition
While liberals generally believe the government should help disadvantaged Americans through social programs, many conservatives believe social problems can be solved through
religious faith and private efforts.
Although liberals tend to favor government intervention in the economy, they are generally suspicious of attempts to use the government to regulate
social behavior.
idea that high taxes weaken the economy by taking money away from investors
supply-side economics
For many Americans, the conservative idea that the government had become too big meant simply that
taxes were too high.
In late December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev announced the end of
the Soviet Union.
Which of the following entertainment technologies changed television viewing habits as well as the movie industry in the 1980s?
videocassette recorders
In May 1989, students and workers held demonstrations calling for democracy in
China.
island nation invaded by the United States in 1983
Grenada
conservative movement founded by evangelical minister Jerry Falwell
Moral Majority
movement founded by Jerry Falwell that backed conservative candidates and issues
Moral Majority
Which of the following developments was necessary for conservatives to build a coalition that could elect a president?
Southerners began shifting their votes to the Republican Party.
a plan, nicknamed "Star Wars," to develop weapons that could destroy incoming missiles
Strategic Defense Initiative
laying off workers and managers to increase a company's efficiency
downsizing
President Reagan began a massive buildup of the U.S. military, in part because he believed
massive Soviet defense spending would cause the Communist system to collapse. C. massive defense spending would stimulate economic growth in the United States.
The strong economic growth of the 1980s mostly benefited
middle- and upper-class Americans.
The American economy grew rapidly in the 1980s for several reasons, including lower taxes that spurred investment and spending, new technology that created new business opportunities, and
new methods of retailing that lowered prices
During his presidency, Reagan launched the largest peacetime buildup of
the U.S. military.