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Reagan and the Evil Empire Answers

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Which led to an increase in Cold War tensions between the US and the USSR in 1983?

A
a Soviet boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles
B
a breakdown in arms-control negotiations
C
the signing of the INF Treaty
D
a new chairman of the Communist Party in the USSR
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President Reagan’s plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative

A
pressured the USSR into building a similar system.
B
decreased the number of US nuclear weapons.
C
ended the Cold War.
D
provided an opportunity for peace talks.
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Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East

A
affect American foreign policy today.
B
had been resolved by the end of the 1980s.
C
no longer affect American foreign policy.
D
were ended by multiple terrorist attacks.
4

President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to

A
guerrilla fighters.
B
Contras.
C
terrorists.
D
leftists.
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The nickname for President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative was

A
the “evil empire.”
B
“Star Wars.”
C
glasnost.
D
perestroika.
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Which best describes the connection between Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?

A
US hostages taken by Nicaragua were set free after Iran funded their release.
B
The US government sent money to both countries to support radical regimes.
C
Profits from arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
D
Iran and Nicaragua fought against the USSR with weapons supplied by the US government.
7

In response to a terrorist attack in West Germany in 1986, the United States bombed targets in which country?

A
Israel
B
Lebanon
C
Libya
D
Iraq
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After his election in 1980, which action did President Reagan take in regard to the USSR?

A
He formed an alliance with Cuba.
B
He began peace talks with it.
C
He increased defense spending.
D
He attacked it.
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In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which

A
improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.
B
increased Cold War tensions between the United States and the USSR.
C
declared the United States the winner of the Cold War.
D
angered many Americans who did not favor compromise.
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What did US involvement in Nicaragua reveal about the Reagan administration?

A
It thought it had stopped the spread of Communism.
B
It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.
C
It was important to operate with the full support of the American people.
D
It believed that the threat posed by Communism was exaggerated.
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President Reagan’s use of the term evil empire referred to

A
Cuba.
B
China.
C
Korea.
D
the USSR.
12

President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

A
Iran
B
Iraq
C
Nicaragua
D
Grenada
13

Many people in the Middle East were angered because the United States refused to sanction Israel for its invasion of

A
Iraq.
B
Iran.
C
Libya.
D
Lebanon.
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What did US involvement in Nicaragua reveal about the Reagan administration?

A
It thought it had stopped the spread of Communism.
B
It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.
C
It was important to operate with the full support of the American people.
D
It believed that the threat posed by Communism was exaggerated.
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Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because

A
the United States had signed the INF Treaty.
B
the terrorists opposed US actions in Latin America.
C
the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.
D
the terrorists had been referred to as an “evil empire.”
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In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which

A
improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.
B
increased Cold War tensions between the United States and the USSR.
C
declared the United States the winner of the Cold War.
D
angered many Americans who did not favor compromise.
17

President Reagan ordered the CIA to recruit guerrilla fighters in which country?

A
Iran
B
Iraq
C
Nicaragua
D
Grenada
18

President Reagan’s use of the term evil empire referred to

A
Cuba.
B
China.
C
Korea.
D
the USSR.
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Which led to an increase in Cold War tensions between the US and the USSR in 1983?

A
a Soviet boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles
B
a breakdown in arms-control negotiations
C
the signing of the INF Treaty
D
a new chairman of the Communist Party in the USSR
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President Reagan believed the spread of Communism in Latin America was directly due to

A
guerrilla fighters.
B
Contras.
C
terrorists.
D
leftists.

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