How Did Ronald Reagan Respond to the Air Traffic Controllers

question 57

Multiple Choice

How did Ronald Reagan respond to the air traffic controllers' strike that took place during the summer of 1981?

• A) He fired all the strikers and had the Federal Aviation Administration permanently replace them.
• B) He personally met with representatives of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) and agreed to sponsor legislation that gave them greater pay.
• C) He temporarily replaced striking air traffic controllers with unskilled laborers until the strikers agreed to return to work.
• D) He deregulated the airlines, which led to lower airfares for millions of passengers.

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