THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The government denied AIDS existed
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The government shut down the economy until it was under control
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The government quickly created a vaccine
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The government largely ignored it and it took 10 years for there to be a decrease in cases
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Detailed explanation-1: -Though the US government at first did little to respond to the crisis, it eventually committed millions of dollars to research, care, and public education.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual contact with infected person.
Detailed explanation-3: -Approximately 84 million people have become infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic. Today, there are approximately 38 million people currently living with HIV, and tens of millions of people have died of AIDS-related causes since the beginning of the epidemic.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1987, CDC launched an unprecedented national campaign, America Responds to AIDS (ARTA). The goal of ARTA was to increase awareness and understanding of AIDS, to prevent HIV infection, and to encourage people to seek more information and counseling.