How Did the Reagan Administration Respond to the Growing AIDS

question 69

Multiple Choice

How did the Reagan administration respond to the growing AIDS crisis that struck the nation in the 1980s?

• A) Reagan largely ignored the epidemic to keep the support of antigay conservatives.
• B) Reagan supported congressional legislation to fund AIDS research and education.
• C) Reagan had his surgeon general immediately commence an AIDS education campaign after the disease was first identified in 1981.
• D) First Lady Nancy Reagan launched a "safe sex" advertising campaign to support the gay community.

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