Reagan and Evil Empire

In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which

improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.

President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

Nicaragua

After his election in 1980, which action did President Reagan take in regard to the USSR?

He increased defense spending.

A reason for conflict in the Middle East during President Reagan's administration was

political changes caused by religious differences.

President Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative

pressured the USSR into building a similar system.

The nickname for President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was

"Star Wars."

President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to

leftists.

What did US involvement in Nicaragua reveal about the Reagan administration?

It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.

Which statement best describes how terrorism affects US foreign policy in the Middle East?

The United States supports Israel in spite of terrorist attacks.

Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East

affect American foreign policy today.