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Choose one (1) question.

1. What were the factors that led to the election of Ronald Reagan, the rise of the conservative movement, and the resurgence of the Republican party?

2. What is “Reaganomics”? What were its effects on American society and economy?

3. How did President Reagan’s Soviet strategy help end the cold war?

4. What were the social and economic issues and innovations that emerged during the 1980s?

5. What was the impact of the end of the cold war and the efforts of President George H.W. Bush to create a post-cold war foreign policy?