What assumptions guided Ronald Reagan's foreign policy?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should recognize that Reagan's commitment to the Cold War shaped his foreign policy. As the text points out, at the center of Reagan's view of the world was his belief that the Soviet Union was an "evil empire." To that end, Reagan favored dramatic increases in military spending, both conventional and nuclear. He supported high-tech systems like Star Wars. His support for the anti-Communist regime in El Salvador and for the Contra movement in Nicaragua are further indications of his acceptance of the Cold War paradigm.
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Which of the following reflects the premise of the neoliberal approach to the economy?
A) Expanding welfare services will stimulate the economy. B) The government should regulate the economy. C) High corporate taxes will draw foreign investment. D) Free markets will generate jobs and wealth.
The so-called Pentagon Papers
A. revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war. B. indicated President Nixon had used the IRS to harass leaders of the antiwar movement. C. revealed that the government had tried to cover up American involvement in the My Lai massacre. D. showed that American operatives in Vietnam had carried out political assassinations. E. were suppressed by the Nixon administration until after the Vietnam War.
In 1914, the general American reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe was
A) a strong desire to declare war against England. B) complete neutrality of mind and action as President Wilson requested. C) relief that the United States was uninvolved. D) a strong desire to fight Germany.
The Eighteenth Amendment
a. gave women the right to vote. b. was the most important reform of Woodrow Wilson's administration. c. was partially an expression of anti-immigrant feelings stimulated by the war. d. was the only amendment passed by the Progressives. e. was not ratified for more than decade after it was passed by Congress.