Question 1

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Question 2
A)
What was the impact of Reagan’s firing the air traffic controllers?
(1 point)
Air safety improved significantly after the controllers were replaced.
Flight disasters increased, frightening people away from air travel.
Labor unions deteriorated as employers fired striking workers and replaced them.
The Air Traffic Controllers Organization regrouped and became stronger.
A)
Why were the American troops killed in the Beirut bombing stationed in Lebanon?
(1 point)
to squelch a fast-rising communist takeover
to assist following a dramatic revolution in Iran
to give humanitarian relief following an earthquake
to restore order after an Israeli invasion the year before

Question 3
Question 4
A)
How did President Reagan’s belief in “peace through strength” impact the final years of the
Cold War?
(1 point)
It prolonged the end of the Cold War by as many years as Reagan was in office.
The United States was forced into a risky standoff with the Soviet Union.
It had no impact on the Cold War delegating the results to leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Reagan’s assertive stance may have influenced Gorbachev to meet halfway.
A)
How did the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev affect NATO?
(1 point)
It eased fears of a nuclear weapons being used on European soil.
It escalated fears of a nuclear weapons being used on European soil.
NATO offered the Warsaw Pact countries an invitation to join NATO.
NATO mobilized ground forces that were superior to the Warsaw Pact.

Answer 1

Question 1: Impact of Reagan’s firing the air traffic controllers

Answer: Labor unions deteriorated as employers fired striking workers and replaced them.

Question 2: American troops in Lebanon

Answer: to restore order after an Israeli invasion the year before

Question 3: Reagan’s "peace through strength" and the Cold War

Answer: Reagan’s assertive stance may have influenced Gorbachev to meet halfway.

Question 4: Emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev and NATO

Answer: It eased fears of nuclear weapons being used on European soil.