Chapter 28
They wanted to stabilize the pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan
Why did the Soviets occupy Afghanistan?
In 1980,_______ percent of Americans considered themselves fundamental Christians.
20
Which of the following best explains the increase in immigration to the United States after 1965?
A change in the U.S immigration law
Which of the following goals helped unify the Republican party in 1980?
An unhindered private sector
The _______ Amendments restricted U.S trade to the Contras.
Boland
90
By 1989, the top 1% of American Families possessed more assets than the bottom _______ percent.
Latin America and the Carribean
Fifty percent of the new immigrants came from _______.
A Defensive Operation
From the perspective of the Soviet leaders l, the occupation of Afghanistan was ____________.
Nostalgia
In 1980 campaign, Ronald Regan's strategy included appeals to _________.
The Senate
In 1980, the Republicans won _______ for the first time since 1952
Egyptian
In 1981, Islamist revolutionaries assassinated _________ president Anwar Sadat.
Lower federal income tax rate by 25 percent
In 1981, Regan proposed a new tax law to __________ over three years.
Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1983, Congress agreed to make ___________ birthday a national holiday.
Walter Mondale
In 1984, Ronald Regan won a resounding victory over __________.
Iranian
In January 1979, the ________ people overthrew the government of Shah Reza Pahlavi
Nicaragua
In __________, the Sandinista rebels managed to overthrow the pro- American dictatorship of Antonio Samoza in 1979
Afghanistan
In response to the invasion of __________ President Carter halted most trade with the Soviet Union.
Why was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 109 Over Scotland carried out?
In retaliation for the shooting down of an Iranian civilian jetliner
Why did George W. Bush go to war with Iraq in 1991?
Iraq had occupied Kuwait
Introducing greater political liberty
Mikhail Gorbachev tried to preserve the Soviet system by _________.
Jerry Falwell founded _____ in 1979
Moral Majority
Had no significant effect on the decisions that employers made
Regan argued that racial prejudice _________.
Preserving wilderness for its own sake
Regan ridiculed the idea of ___________.
The Soviet Union
Regan saw ________ as the source of most of the world's problems.
In black and white terms
Regan tended to see world events _________.
James Watt
Regan's Security of the Interior, __________ , claimed that there was no need to preserve and manage resources
Strengthen cultural traditions
Religious fundamentalists around the world sought to ________.
Look to the past for models of an ideal America
Ronald Regan asked voters to
Most came with few financial resources
Which of the following was true of the new immigrants of the 1970's and 1980's
The women's movement
Susan Faludi explored opposition to _________ in her book Backlash.
Weapons
The Iran-Contra scandal involved the sale of ________ to Iran.
Embarking on an expensive military buildup
The Regan administration reduced domestic spending, while __________.
Free Marketeers
The religious right highlighted tensions in the Republican party between social conservatives and _________.
U.S involvement in Vietnam
The soviet occupation of Afghanistan most resembled ___________.
Pat Robertson
Who was the director for the Christian Broadcasting Network and an influential conservative leader?
The importance of maintaining absolute control of the media
What lesson did U.S officials learn from the Vietnam War?
Manuel Noriega's links to drug trafficking
Which of the following helped to justify the 1989 I.S invasion of Panama?
They encouraged millions of African Americans to vote
Which of the following was true of Jessie Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaign.
It cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans
Which of the following was true of the Regan tax plan?
The poorest Americans
__________ did not fare well in the 1980s