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Why did Arab nations cut of oil shipments to western nations?

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To try to force Israel to return captured land.

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Who called Reagan’s economics “voodoo economics”?

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George H.W. Bush.

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What caused American strategy to shift from Israel To the Arab Nations?

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The OPEC Boycott.

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What two things symbolized American powerlessness in Carter’s term?

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The Iran Hostage Crisis,the disastrous rescues mission.

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name two pro-business policies that fueled the economy.

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deregulating industry and ignoring antitrust laws.

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what caused Israel’s Invisibility cloak to be torn?

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The Yom Kippur War.

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What three fuel saving measures were instituted in the U.S. in 1973?

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Sunday closings of gas stations, license plate based rationing,lower speed limits.

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Who were the Contras?

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A Nicaraguan rebel group fighting the Marxist Sandinistas.

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Four problems that hit the Reagan administration.

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I Don’t Know

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Who was Paul Volker?

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The Fed chairman.

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Who was David Stockman

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I Don’t Know

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Whats is OPEC and who’s in it?

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

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What does superpower mean?

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An Internationally dominant nation.

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who lead the “Moral Majority”? what were their three policy planks?

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Jerry Falwell. Return prayer to public schools, outlawing abortion, and reducing The governments role in social policy.

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Who was William Buckley?

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A CIA agent who was killed while held hostage.

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What was Three Mile Island and what impact did it have?

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an Island on which a a nuclear power plant resides. That power plant had an accident which slowed the nuclear power industry in the U.S. Poorly timed as it coincided with the oil crisis.

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6 factors that killed the soviet system.

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Inefficient industrial system, official corruption, political and social problems, competitive pressure from other countries, Independence movements, a war with Afghanistan.

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what caused the Challenger Explosion?

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A defective O-ring. it had been frozen and was brittle.

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how did AIDS change American vocab?

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sexual terms became commonplace.

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Who was Ryan White?

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A hemophiliac AIDS victim.

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What does “Flash Point” mean?

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An Issue over which there is great controversy.

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what was Hoover’s supply-side economics called?

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Trickle down economics.

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what happened in the political realm because of AIDS?

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The homosexual community became more vocal.

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What four emotional ties did the Israelis have with us.

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A home for the weary, pioneer like tenacity, western Ideals, an ally.

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How had Carter proposed to keep inflation down?

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I Don’t Know.

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what did JFK say to promote a tax cut?

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“A rissing tide lifts all boats”.

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who was the Shah?

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the King of Iran

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why did an oil shortage become a glut?

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International Recession, competition from non OPEC nations.

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what caused the deficit to inflate during Reagan’s presidency?

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expansion of defense budget.

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what caused inflation in the 70’s and 80’s?

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Oil

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who was Casper Weinberger?

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Reagan’s sec. of defense.

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how much of our GDP is spent on defense?

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about 5%

33
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what did the tax cuts of 1981 do?

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gave the rich a good time, the poor, a bad one.

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who was John Tower?

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An investigator of Iran-Contra.

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why wasn’t the challenger launch delayed?

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self Image of agency, teacher’s plans, Pres. plans.

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what kills AIDS sufferers most often?

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Pneumonia, cancer.

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What were the two major diseases that affected those infected with AIDS?

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Cancer and Pneumonia

38
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What was President Carter’s historic achievement?

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The Treaty between Israel and Egypt

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What were four results of Paul Volcker’s monetary policy?

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Unbuilt houses and unsold cars, credit hard to get, businesses in trouble

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What two things was the “bedrock” that the pre-1973 American economy was built on?

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Who was Donald Regan?

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Reagan’s chief of staff

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What premise caused Reagan to launch a military buildup?

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USSR was too vulnerable economically to compete with the US

43
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Name two reasons why the books says that Reagan was so popular?

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He was able to keep controversies from reflecting on him

He was seen as an honest man

44
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Who was Oliver North?

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Lieutenant colonel in charge of Iran-Contra

45
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What were “neo-conservatives”? and what did they do?

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Political theorists who put a new face on old-line anti-Communism

46
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What was “WIN” and which President used it?

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Whip Inflation Now - Gerald Ford

47
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What will Reagan perhaps ultimately go down in history for?

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Ending the Evil Empire

48
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What did Ronald Reagan know instinctively that Jimmy Carter didn’t?

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Americans want to be told that they’re the best

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Who was Edmund Muskie?

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Member of the Tower commission

50
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How much of the Soviet GDP was spent on the military?

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As much as 25%

51
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What does the phrase “Caught between a rock and a hard place” mean?

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One is caught between two equally bad decisions

52
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What was the economic impact of HIV?

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Large amounts of money went toward medical care for HIV victims

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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?

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The leader of the USSR

54
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How did Volcker commit to purge inflation and put the brakes on the economy?

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A policy of high interest rates

55
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Name four things that Ronald Reagan promised to do as President when he was campaigning.

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Cut taxes
Reduce gov. deficits
Reduce inflation
Rebuild America’s defenses

56
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Who was George Shultz?

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Reagan’s Sec. of State.

57
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What areas of budget cutting did Reagan implement?

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Domestic spending on the poor

58
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What two groups were initially infected with the AIDS virus?

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Homosexuals and intravenous drug users

59
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What two things caused Gerald Ford to lose the election to Jimmy Carter?

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Pardoning Nixon and his inability to WIN

60
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According to the author, name five reasons why Israel occupied a singular, untouchable position in American foreign policy.

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61
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What was the lowest point for NASA in its history?

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The Challenger explosion

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What ended President Carter’s hopes of governing effectively and being reelected?

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The Iran hostage crisis

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What is “stagflation” and what caused it?

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Synthetic inflation. The OPEC price raise

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Who was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini?

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A dictator who overthrew the shah and set up a religious government

65
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What does HIV stand for?

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

66
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What does AIDS stand for?

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

67
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What was the deal with Iran/Contra?

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Sell arms to Iran to get hostages released and use the money earned to fund the contras.

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What was the theoretical underpinning of Reagan’s economic theory?

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Supply side economics also known as trickle down economics

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How much did oil prices rise (in percent) after the oil boycott?

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400%

70
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How did the Shah of Iran come to power?

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A CIA backed coup.

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