Chapter 26 Worksheet - Dr. Larson - Summer School

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Chapter 26 Worksheet - Dr. Larson - Summer School

Matching

____ IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
____ Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
____ a. entitlement
____ b. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
____ c. supply-side economics
____ d. AIDS
____ e. Persian Gulf War
f. Iran-Contra affair
____ g. New Right
____ h. televangelism
____ i. INF Treaty
j. downsizing

1. coalition of conservative groups in the 1980s

2. plan to build a massive satellite shield to protect the United States from incoming missiles

3. 1987 agreement calling for the destruction of 2,500 Soviet and American missiles in Europe

4. secret operation to arm rebels in Nicaragua

5. conflict in which Iraq was driven out of Kuwait

6. To focus the efforts of religious conservatives, Jerry Falwell and others used ____ to raise funds.

7. According to the theory of ____, a cut in taxes would make the economy grow faster by putting more
money into the hands of businesses.

8. In 1981, a highly threatening disease of the immune system called ____ was discovered.

9. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are known as ____ programs.

10. In the early 1990s, unemployment rose when companies engaged in ____ to cut costs.

____ IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
____ Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
a. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
b. Iran-Contra affair
c. New Federalism
d. Persian Gulf War
e. New Right
f. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
g. coalition
h. AIDS
i. supply-side economics
j. Contra
k. entitlements
l. downsizing
m. televangelism

11. Reagan called his plan for giving more responsibility to state and local governments the ____.

12. The ____ was a plan for building a satellite shield in outer space.

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____ 13. The ____ called for the reduction of strategic, long-range nuclear weapons.
____ 14. The ____ caused the most serious criticism that the Reagan administration ever faced.
____ 15. UN forces liberated Kuwait during the ____.
____ 16. Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter
____ 17. theory that supporting business with tax breaks will help the economy grow faster
____ 18. a disease of the immune system
____ 19. guaranteed payments from the government like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
____ 20. laying off workers to cut costs

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

____ 21. Conservatives criticized the New Deal and the Great Society for having
____ a. succeeded in ending poverty in the United States.
____ b. expanded the size of the federal government.
____ c. put too much power into the hands of state governments.
____ d. encouraged the growth of big business.
____
22. One major factor contributing to Ronald Reagan’s defeat of President Carter in 1980 was
a. the Persian Gulf War.
b. the Camp David Accords.
c. the hostage crisis in Iran.
d. the decline of the New Right.

23. One of President Reagan’s main goals was to
a. keep tax hikes to a minimum.
b. cut back on government regulation of business and industry.
c. accelerate the growth of the federal government.
d. increase federal government spending for welfare.

24. The Reagan administration rapidly increased spending on
a. social programs.
b. support of the Soviet Union.
c. the American military.
d. enlargement of the federal government.

25. Critics charged that President Reagan’s conservative policies led to
a. a larger gap between rich and poor.
b. the advancement of homosexual rights.
c. an expansion of government regulations.
d. a liberal Supreme Court.

26. The savings and loan (S & L) scandal
a. cost American taxpayers billions of dollars.
b. cost Reagan his popularity with the American people.
c. grew out of an attempt to undermine the Sandinista government.
d. showed that federal regulation of banks is unnecessary.

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____ 27. During Reagan’s second term, United States relations with the Soviet Union
____ a. broke down completely.
____ b. improved.
____ c. grew increasingly cold.
____ d. did not change.
____
____ 28. To deal with the recession of the early 1990s, President Bush agreed to
____ a. increase vastly the federal bureaucracy.
____ b. raise new taxes as part of a deficit-reduction plan.
c. increase spending for social programs.
d. nominate Clarence Thomas to head the Department of the Treasury.

29. Which aspect of the New Deal angered conservatives?
a. It aimed to end the Great Depression.
b. It expanded the size of the federal government.
c. It lowered taxes for the wealthy.
d. It was based on social Darwinism.

30. What cause was promoted by some groups within the New Right?
a. women’s rights
b. homosexual rights
c. Christian values
d. federal regulation

31. What were two major components of Ronald Reagan’s economic plan?
a. expanding the government and reducing competition
b. increasing the demand for goods and cutting the supply of goods
c. encouraging business growth and discouraging investment
d. cutting taxes and cutting government regulations

32. Which best describes President Reagan’s policy on military spending?
a. In order to balance the budget, spending must remain level.
b. In order to bring peace, spending must not increase.
c. In order to protect American interests, spending must increase.
d. In order to lower taxes, spending must decrease.

33. What distinction did Sandra Day O’Connor achieve in 1981?
a. She became the first female American astronaut.
b. She became the first female Republican candidate for vice president.
c. She became the first female Speaker of the House.
d. She became the first female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

34. What was the goal of Reagan’s policy toward Nicaragua?
a. to prevent the government from being defeated by revolutionaries
b. to overthrow the Marxist government
c. to build a large military base in Nicaragua
d. to remain neutral

35. How did the Soviet policies of perestroika and glasnost help bring an end to the Cold War?
a. They strengthened Eastern European support for the Communist system.
b. They convinced the United States to end its military buildup.
c. They helped cause the fall of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
d. They banned the demonstrations of Polish workers in the Gdansk shipyard.

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____ 36. What was a major reason that President George Bush responded forcefully to Iraq’s invasion of
____ Kuwait?
____ a. He wanted to protect the flow of oil to the West.
____ b. He wanted to keep the United Nations out of any conflict.
____ c. He feared that Iraq would invade the United States next.
____ d. He feared the spread of communism in the Middle East.
____
____ 37. Conservatives joined the American Liberty League in the 1930s to oppose
____ a. “modern Republicanism.”
b. the Great Society.
c. the New Deal.
d. the Environmental Protection Agency.

38. One effect of Goldwater’s campaign for the presidency was to
a. eliminate many New Deal programs.
b. make conservatism popular with voters.
c. silence conservatives for a time.
d. fill Congress with conservative politicians.

39. The federal government continued to grow under the leadership of
a. Lyndon Johnson.
b. Dwight Eisenhower.
c. Richard Nixon.
d. all of the above.

40. Many conservatives were deeply troubled by all of the following except
a. televangelism.
b. rock music.
c. affirmative action.
d. the women’s movement.

41. The Moral Majority wanted to restore to society what they saw as
a. blue-collar customs.
b. vital social programs.
c. Christian values.
d. traditional property rights.

42. The election of 1980 was especially significant because it showed that
a. the New Right was in decline.
b. conservatism controlled the nation’s agenda.
c. Republicans could win the presidency.
d. the Equal Rights Amendment was doomed to failure.

43. President Reagan’s economic program was based on the theory of
a. tax and spend.
b. consumer economics.
c. Keynesian economics.
d. supply-side economics.

44. Reagan aimed to reduce government regulations because they
a. stifled competition.
b. created unsafe working conditions.
c. led to lower income taxes.
d. led to lower property taxes.

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____ 45. Under Reagan, programs created by Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society were
____ a. funded mainly by higher taxes.
____ b. cut back.
____ c. expanded slightly.
____ d. eliminated entirely.
____
____ 46. To defend American interests in the Cold War, Reagan
____ a. ordered a huge military buildup.
____ b. streamlined the armed forces by pulling missiles out of Europe.
c. gave more responsibility to local and state governments.
d. withdrew American troops from Lebanon.

47. Reagan’s foreign policy called for
a. making an alliance with the Soviet Union.
b. limiting American intervention in the affairs of other nations.
c. taking an active role against communism.
d. protecting the island of Cuba from invasion.

48. The recession of 1981–1982
a. boosted employment figures.
b. drove interest rates down.
c. lowered the federal deficit.
d. reduced the inflation rate.

49. During the Reagan administration, the federal deficit
a. seesawed up and down.
b. was somewhat reduced by new taxes.
c. rose dramatically.
d. decreased significantly.

50. Americans celebrated patriotic renewal through all of the following except the
a. centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
b. 200th anniversary of the Constitution.
c. defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment.
d. 1984 Olympic Games.

51. In the 1980s, the gap between rich and poor Americans
a. widened considerably.
b. remained about the same.
c. closed somewhat.
d. disappeared.

52. In the area of civil rights, President Reagan worked to
a. establish a civil rights commission.
b. appoint federal judges sympathetic to civil rights goals.
c. extend the Voting Rights Act.
d. end some affirmative action programs.

53. In the 1980s, the campaign for homosexual rights
a. finally triumphed.
b. made steady progress.
c. faced growing resistance.
d. received government support.

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____ 54. Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor were two of Reagan’s
____ a. closest personal friends.
____ b. most outspoken Cabinet members.
____ c. advisors on civil rights.
____ d. conservative Supreme Court appointments.
____
____ 55. Reagan’s approach to governing the country involved
____ a. delegating authority.
____ b. handling all decisions personally.
c. forcing Congress to create laws.
d. relying on the Supreme Court to make policy.

56. During Reagan’s second term, American relations with the Soviet Union
a. continued to be chilly.
b. led to conflict in Europe.
c. broke down completely.
d. improved greatly.

57. During the campaign for President in 1988, George Bush promised that he would
a. not limit the role of government.
b. not raise taxes.
c. employ “voodoo economics.”
d. end the Reagan Revolution.

58. Bush won the presidency in part by
a. addressing only major issues.
b. attacking Michael Dukakis’s record on crime.
c. appealing to African Americans.
d. promising to support Poland’s Solidarity.

59. In the late 1980s, a series of anti-Communist revolts broke out in
a. Eastern Europe.
b. West Germany.
c. the Persian Gulf.
d. the Commonwealth of Independent States.

60. The signing of arms-control treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union signaled the end
of
a. Russia.
b. the Bush presidency.
c. the Cold War.
d. German reunification.

61. The Persian Gulf War began when Saddam Hussein
a. launched a nuclear warhead.
b. invaded Iraq.
c. invaded Kuwait.
d. was assassinated.

62. Bush’s nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court
a. was criticized by conservatives.
b. angered many moderates and liberals.
c. ended in failure.
d. led to public debate about the Supreme Court.

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____ 63. To deal with the recession of the early 1990s, Bush
____ a. increased spending for social programs.
____ b. nearly doubled the size of the federal government.
c. signed a bill to increase the unemployment rate.
d. agreed to a deficit-reduction plan that included new taxes.

64. Reagan began his political career by winning election as
a. governor of California.
b. spokesman for General Electric.
c. President of the United States.
d. a Justice of the Supreme Court.

65. In 1932, Ronald Reagan voted for Franklin Roosevelt, but by the 1950s he was
a. supporting communism.
b. leading a New Deal agency.
c. attacking government regulations.
d. calling for more social programs.

Essay

CRITICAL THINKING

66. Recognizing Ideologies Identify two of the main policies that made up President Reagan’s
domestic program.

67. Making Comparisons How did Reagan’s attitude toward the Soviet Union change during his eight
years as President?

68. Testing Conclusions Your text states that Reagan’s “hands-off” approach to running government
led to several notable problems. Explain one of these problems.

69. Demonstrating Reasoned Judgement What do you think was President Bush’s greatest foreign
policy success? Explain.

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