USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Reagan administration rapidly increased spending on
A
social programs.
B
the American military.
C
support of the Soviet Union.
D
enlargement of the federal government.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Military service He was assigned as a private in Des Moines’ 322nd Cavalry Regiment and reassigned to second lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps. He later became a part of the 323rd Cavalry Regiment in California.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1980 campaign, Reagan had proposed to cut taxes and domestic spending but increase military spending.

Detailed explanation-3: -Domestically, the Reagan administration enacted a major tax cut, sought to cut non-military spending, and eliminated federal regulations. The administration’s economic policies, known as “Reaganomics", were inspired by supply-side economics.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the Reagan Doctrine, the United States provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist guerrillas and resistance movements in an effort to “roll back” Soviet-backed pro-communist governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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