The Reagan Administration's Initial Response to AIDS Was to

question 71

Multiple Choice

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to

• A) pour money into medical research.
• B) give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles.
• C) urge all Americans to get vaccinations.
• D) crack down on people having sex outside of marriage.
• E) largely ignore it as a "gay" disease.

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