Carter and the Middle East

Question 1

What steps did Reagan take in the early 1980s to renew the Cold War with the USSR?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Increasing defense spending; Starting the Strategic Defense Initiative; Renewing the arms race

Question 2

How was Nicaragua involved in the Iran-Contra affair?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Contra forces received money from the sale of missiles to Iran.

Question 3

Why did Reagan call the Soviet Union “the focus of evil in the modern world”?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union had a totalitarian government.

Question 4

What led to the breakthrough at the INF negotiations?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Gorbachev and Reagan signed the INF Treaty.; Gorbachev was willing to negotiate.; Americans objected to nuclear weapons.

Question 5

How was the United States involved in the Middle East during the Cold War?Check any of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The United States supported Israel.; The United States was the target of terrorist attacks.

Question 6

Why did Reagan argue that the United States should invade Grenada in 1983?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to stop the spread of communism

Carter and the Middle East Answers