Final

Question 1

President after Nixon
He was concerned with the economy since US was in the worst economic crisis

He wanted to curb the trend toward government intervention and spending to simulate economy

—– he got in trouble because he gave Nixon full pardon—-

Answer 1

Gerald Ford

Question 2

Aspired to make government compitent and compassionate

Era of rising energy costs

Answer 2

James Carter

Question 3

what were the 70s the era of

Answer 3

Era of Low Spirits

Question 4

What was the lack of convidence in the government caused by?

Answer 4

Turbulent 60s
Watergate
Long gas lines

Question 5

Talk about Reagan Dministration

Answer 5

He was simpler
Favored simpler times

Low taxes
Small government
strong military
conservative moral values

Question 6

What party was Reagan

Answer 6

Republican

Question 7

Who was Reagans VP

Answer 7

George W Bush

Question 8

What was Reagan before his term?

Answer 8

An actor

Question 9

What was Reagan considered a hero of?

Answer 9

The New Right

Question 10

Coalition of conservative media commentations

Answer 10

The New Right

Question 11

What did the New Right endorse

Answer 11

School prayer, deregulation, lower taxes, smaller government, strong military, teaching a Bible based account of human creation

Question 12

What did the New Right Oppose?

Answer 12

Gun Control, abortion, homosexual rights, the Equal Right Amendment, affirmative action, nuclear disarmament

Question 13

Why was Reagan a hero for the New Right

Answer 13

he gave the New Right an eloquent and presuasive voice, drew democrats/ americans to his side

Question 14

how did the New Right grow?

Answer 14

Televangelism

Question 15

A goal to politicize and unify fragment conservative/fundamentalist religious community: turn into political voting block: invite all “ morally conservative” tenets to join political ballets

Answer 15

What was the Moral Majority

Question 16

Moral Majority Agenda

Answer 16

Reduce the federal bureaucracy, deregulate certain industries, cut taxes, increase defense budget, take ahard line with soviets, appoint conservative judges

Question 17

The hardworking Americans who paid taxes, desired a restoration of “law and order”

Answer 17

Silent Majority

Question 18

What was Reagan’s plan for tax and spending cuts

and what were it’s goals

Answer 18

Reaganomics

goals:
reduce taxes to stimulate growth
cut the federal budget

Question 19

The theory that says breaks for buisnesses will increase goods and services, aiding the economy

-rich get richer-

Answer 19

Supply Side economics

Question 20

The term for despersal of wealth to lower class: reagonomics was suppose to do this

Answer 20

Trickle down

In reality the rich got richer and wealth did not trickle down

Question 21

Did Reaganomics work at the beginning?

Answer 21

no

Question 22

Can Reagonomics work for a long period of time?

Answer 22

no

Question 23

What were the effects of Reaganomics

Answer 23

Wealth did not trickle down

Recession: economic growth goes down less than 2 quarters. Federal deficit skyrocketed because military spending increases and taxes decrease,

After year and a half recession ends and economic boom sparks

Question 24

What did Bush call Reaganomics?

Answer 24

Voodoo economics

Question 25

What was Reagan's opinion on Containment?

Answer 25

He rejected it and wanted it destroyed completely along with communism

Question 26

What was Reagan's stance on SDI

Answer 26

Promoted SDI

Question 27

What is SDI

Answer 27

Strategic Defense Initiative: a ground and space based system to protect U.S. against incoming soviet missiles

Question 28

What is SDI known as?

Answer 28

Star Wars

Question 29

What was happening to the Soviet economy in the 70s?

Answer 29

it was shrinking

Question 30

Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 30

new Soviet leader, wanted to save country so he agreed with the intermediate-range nuclear force treaty

Question 31

What was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Answer 31

Treaty with Soviet to reduce nuclear arms

Question 32

What did the tarring down of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

Answer 32

end to cold war

Question 33

Describe the Iran Contra Affair

Answer 33

There was a Congressional ban in U.S. funds in the contras war in Nicaragua Reagan sells arms to Israel Israel gives arms to Iran U.S. goal: release hostages in Lebanon Reagan major political failure.Admitted to Arms-for-hostages but scapes off

Question 34

Draw the picture

Answer 34

-

Question 35

What were Bushes two methods for Arms control

Answer 35

Start 1 | Start 2

Question 36

Iran Iraq War

Answer 36

Iraq spends 500 billion Price of oil drops 21 dollars to 13 dollars per barrel Kuwait and Saudi Aradia hold oil price down which aids U.S.

Question 37

US on defense against Iraq mobilization in Kuwait Bush, with the help from UN, assembles 31 nations to oppose Iraq's invasion of Kuwait Middle East Oil was essential to Western Economy

Answer 37

What was the Gulf War

Question 38

What is the New World Order

Answer 38

Nation was in Vanguard of what Bush called

Question 39

Leader of Iraq who ordered invasion of small, oil rich Kuwiat

Answer 39

Saddam Hussien

Question 40

Kuwiat

Answer 40

A small town who was rich in oil, one of the main controversies in the Gulf War

Question 41

What is Operation Desert Shield

Answer 41

A massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East

Question 42

What is operation Desert Storm?

Answer 42

A massively coordinated campaign against Iraq from air, land, and sea 4 day war

Question 43

What were the 4 results/ impacts of the Gulf War

Answer 43

Liberation of Kuwait Sadam U.S. fails to remove Hussein from power Largest commitment sonce Vietnam After Gulf War Bush said U.S. was in the vanguard called:"New World Order"

Question 44

1968 Election

Answer 44

Nixon barely wins through electoral college

Question 45

What does Nixon run through?

Answer 45

Peace and Order

Question 46

Nixon does not like

Answer 46

hippies and young people voting

Question 47

pentagon Papers

Answer 47

exposed vietnam war: the newspaper wins

Question 48

Watergate

Answer 48

The name of the hotel that the burgalars went into

Question 49

Stopped Leaks, they trued to make Daniel Ellsburg a crazt person

Answer 49

The White House plumbers

Question 50

Who were the two people that uncovered the watergate scandal?

Answer 50

Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstien

Question 51

Who did Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstien work for?

Answer 51

The Washington Post

Question 52

A committee to re-elect the President : a spy fund to fund the plumbers

Answer 52

The Creep

Question 53

All the recorded audio from Nixon's office

Answer 53

The Smoking Gun Tapes

Question 54

anyone fired that can prove the Wategate took place

Answer 54

Saturday Night Massacre

Question 55

Why was Nixon significant

Answer 55

he was the only President to resign

Question 56

What was the lasting impact of the Watergate

Answer 56

American distrust in politics

Question 57

Who said "I Am Not A Crook"

Answer 57

Nixon

Question 58

Who said: "Read my lips, no new taxes"

Answer 58

George HW Bush

Question 59

Who was an actor/ humorous and believe gov. was the problem

Answer 59

Ronald Reagan

Question 60

Who was the rockstar president?

Answer 60

Bill Clinton

Question 61

Who said: "I feel your pain"?

Answer 61

Bill Clinton

Question 62

How did Bill Clinton't term end?

Answer 62

He was impeached

Question 63

Predient Bush

Answer 63

President After Reagan

Question 64

What was George HW Bush's stance on foriegn policy?

Answer 64

He ordered the Berlin Wall to be torn down | Less aggresive than Reagan

Question 65

What was the Watergate scandal over?

Answer 65

Noxon's presidential campaign

Question 66

What did Vice Predient Spero Agnue do?

Answer 66

Excepted Bribes

Question 67

Who said the Gulf Lesson is valie of error

Answer 67

George HW Bush

Question 68

Who said freedom Prospers

Answer 68

Reagan

Question 69

Who says I have never been a quitter

Answer 69

Nixon

Question 70

who says how can a president not be an actor

Answer 70

Reagan

Question 71

Noxon Chair Cartoon How is this a reference to Nixon Who are the guilty chair reffering to What is the event What is the attitude

Answer 71

It says Undecided Co Consperator This is a reference to Nixon because Nixon was never caught n the Watergate scandal. He was just part of the conspiracy The guilty chair are reffering to Nixons closest advisers who faced criminal indicaments for lying to investegators about what they knew and why they knew it The event is the watergate Scandal It is an attitude of distrust

Question 72

Reagan "Mistakes were made by somebody were made by somebody" What is this political cartoon about Explain it

Answer 72

Iran Contra Affair We give weapons to Israel for money. The weapons are smuggled to Iran to free prisoners in Lebanon. The money Iran owes goes through Nicaragua and the Contras get ahold of it The Congress said they didn't want to be involved with the Contras and this is considered one of Reagans biggest failures