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Understanding Political Ideologies: Liberals, Conservatives, and Historical Events

A comprehensive study guide on the beliefs of liberals and conservatives, key political figures like Ronald Reagan, and significant events such as the Iran-Contra scandal and the end of the Cold War. Explore ideologies, economic theories, and global impacts.

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Understanding Political Ideologies: Liberals, Conservatives, and Historical Events

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  1. Prattville High School Chapter 33 Study Guide

  2. What do liberals generally believe in? • Free speech and privacy. 1

  3. How do many conservative believe that most social problems can be solved? • Religious faith and private efforts. 2

  4. How did conservatives build a coalition that could elect a president? • When Southerners began shifting their votes to the Republican Party. 3

  5. What did Ronald Reagan do before he became governor of California? • He was an actor. 4

  6. What did supply-side economists believe that tax cuts would result in? • Business expansion and new jobs. 5

  7. What was the result of Reagan’s policy of deregulation? • Increased use of public lands for oil drilling • Relaxed fuel efficiency requirements • Fewer safety checks on pesticides 6

  8. How can Reagan’s foreign policy be described? • Peace through strength. 7

  9. What did Reagan believe massive Soviet defense spending would result in? • Collapse of the Communist system 8

  10. In the Iran-Contra scandal, why did officials sell weapons to Iran? • To gain freedom for the American hostages in Iran. 9

  11. What did Boris Yeltsin do as opposition to reforms mounted in the Soviet Union? • Denounced a coup 10

  12. What is supply-side economics? • The belief that high taxes take too much money away from investors, weakening the economy. 11

  13. What was the movement founded by Jerry Falwell? • Moral Majority 12

  14. What was the Stonewall riot? • Beginning of the Gay Liberation movement 13

  15. What is perestroika? • Restructuring of the Soviet economy to allow some private enterprise and profit-making 14

  16. What is monetarism? • The belief that raising interest rates will fight inflation. 15

  17. What are yuppies? • Young urban professionals 16

  18. Where was the pro-democracy demonstration violently crushed by Chinese government forces? • Tiananmen Square 17

  19. Who were the Sandinistas? • Rebels who overthrew the pro-American dictator in Nicaragua in 1979 and set up a socialist government. 18

  20. What marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War? • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty 19

  21. What was the Strategic Defense Initiative called? • Star Wars 20

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