Classic Classic Quiz Unit vii by Ecalhoun Ecalhoun 4 played - 12 yrs ago Chapter review QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS hard 1 What was New Federalism? Nixon's plan to distribute a portion of federal power to state and local governmentsCarter's policy to restrict oil consumptionReagan's plan to shrink governmentNixon's policy to reduce stagflation 2 Why was the Strategic Defense Initiative significant in the Communist collapse? Calmed antinuclear rallies in New YorkProtected Americans from future hostagesConvinced Soviets that US held powerful weapons they couldn't compete withEliminated Soviet-influenced governments in Eastern Europe 3 SALT II failed because... Nixon resignedTensions grew after Carter's disapproval of the Invasion of AfghanistanSoviets refused to compromiseAll of the above 4 The economy boomed because of... Carter's raised interest rates, voluntary wage, spending cuts, and deregulationNixon's New FederalismCold War victoryReagan's conservative, supply-side economics 5 What were supply-side economics? Pro-businessSpreading wealthLarge tax cuts with increased private investmentsAll of the above 6 Why was Three Mile Island significant? Nuclear energy threatened the nationLed to new safety standardsQuick inspection led to doubt in Carter's judgment and the nation's safetyScared Soviets with US nuclear weapons 7 How were court rulings different under Reagan? New conservative judges ruled against abortion and similar topicsAfrican Americans and whites were treated equally in opportunistic situations in the work placeSupreme Court moved rightAll of the above 8 The Invasion of Grenada and Iran-Contra Affair... Was a US attempt to rid Communist sympathizersLed to the Iranian hostagesLed to Star WarsNone of the above 9 What was glasnost? Political opennessEconomic reformArms raceCoup against Gorbachev 10 What policy restored order for the "silent majority" and under which president? Law and Order Politics-ReaganLaffer Curve-ReaganLaffer Curve-CarterLaw and Order Politics-Nixon A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
