History Homework Packet
Chapter 40 Homework Packet
Putting Things in Order
Put the following events in correct order by numbering them from 1 to 6.
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10. __________ Reagan easily wins reelection by overwhelming divided Democrats.
20. __________ The United States and its allies defeat Iraq in the Persian Gulf War.
30. __________ President Jimmy Carter loses in a landslide to former actor and California governor Ronald Reagan.
40. __________ Reagan’s “supply-side” economic programs pass through Congress, cutting taxes and federal spending.
50. __________ George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Michael Dukakis in a “referendum on Reaganism.”
60. __________ The Soviet Union dissolves into Russia and other new nations, many plagued by fierce ethnic conflicts
0Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line.
Cause
Effect
10. ___ The intellectual movement called neoconservatism
20. ___ Reagan’s crusade against big government and social spending
30. ___ By 1983, Reagan’s “supply-side” economic policies
40. ___ The revival of the Cold War in the early eighties
50. ___ Continued political turmoil and war in Lebanon
60. ___ Reagan’s hostility to leftist governments in Central America and the Caribbean
70. ___ Reagan’s personal popularity and Democratic divisions
80. ___ Reagan’s “Star Wars” plan for defensive missile systems in space
90. ___ The huge federal budget deficits of the 1980s
100. ___ Reagan’s and Bush’s appointments of conservative justices to the Supreme Court
110. ___ The Reagan administration’s frustration with hostages and bans on aid to Nicaraguan rebels
120. ___ Dissident movements like that of Solidarity in Poland
130. ___ The widespread student protests in China’s Tiananmen Square in 1989
140. ___ Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait
150. ___ Anita Hill’s charges of sexual harassment against
Putting Things in Order
Put the following events in correct order by numbering them from 1 to 6.
0
10. __________ Reagan easily wins reelection by overwhelming divided Democrats.
20. __________ The United States and its allies defeat Iraq in the Persian Gulf War.
30. __________ President Jimmy Carter loses in a landslide to former actor and California governor Ronald Reagan.
40. __________ Reagan’s “supply-side” economic programs pass through Congress, cutting taxes and federal spending.
50. __________ George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Michael Dukakis in a “referendum on Reaganism.”
60. __________ The Soviet Union dissolves into Russia and other new nations, many plagued by fierce ethnic conflicts
0Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line.
Cause
Effect
10. ___ The intellectual movement called neoconservatism
20. ___ Reagan’s crusade against big government and social spending
30. ___ By 1983, Reagan’s “supply-side” economic policies
40. ___ The revival of the Cold War in the early eighties
50. ___ Continued political turmoil and war in Lebanon
60. ___ Reagan’s hostility to leftist governments in Central America and the Caribbean
70. ___ Reagan’s personal popularity and Democratic divisions
80. ___ Reagan’s “Star Wars” plan for defensive missile systems in space
90. ___ The huge federal budget deficits of the 1980s
100. ___ Reagan’s and Bush’s appointments of conservative justices to the Supreme Court
110. ___ The Reagan administration’s frustration with hostages and bans on aid to Nicaraguan rebels
120. ___ Dissident movements like that of Solidarity in Poland
130. ___ The widespread student protests in China’s Tiananmen Square in 1989
140. ___ Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait
150. ___ Anita Hill’s charges of sexual harassment against