Question 1

Mikhail Gorbachev's changes within the Soviet Union, coupled with a failed coup to reverse those changes, effectively brought about the end of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist leanings. 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal. 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors. 
D)  involvement in the drug trade. 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States. 
A)  Communist leanings. 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal. 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors. 
D)  involvement in the drug trade. 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States.

Question 3

American involvement in Lebanon during Reagan's presidency was a major success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Journalists nicknamed Reagan's economic plan "Reaganomics." What technical term, however, did economists use for it?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism 
B)  stagflation 
C)  voodoo economics 
D)  Keynesian economics 
E)  supply-side economics 
A)  socialism 
B)  stagflation 
C)  voodoo economics 
D)  Keynesian economics 
E)  supply-side economics

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Mikhail Gorbachev

Accepted Answer

A) was Ronald Reagan's budget director who proposed major reductions in federal spending 
B) was the youngest combat pilot to have flown in the U.S. military and was an oil executive in Texas 
C) was a televangelist and founder of the Moral Majority 
D) worked to fend off communism in the Screen Actor's Guild and was governor of California 
E) met with Ronald Reagan to discuss ways to reduce the threat of nuclear war
F)was a National Security Council aide and the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a landmark appointee to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
H)was a Texas billionaire who appealed to Americans who were fed up with the two major parties
I)made history as a vice-presidential candidate chosen by Walter Mondale
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." 
A) was Ronald Reagan's budget director who proposed major reductions in federal spending 
B) was the youngest combat pilot to have flown in the U.S. military and was an oil executive in Texas 
C) was a televangelist and founder of the Moral Majority 
D) worked to fend off communism in the Screen Actor's Guild and was governor of California 
E) met with Ronald Reagan to discuss ways to reduce the threat of nuclear war
F)was a National Security Council aide and the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a landmark appointee to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
H)was a Texas billionaire who appealed to Americans who were fed up with the two major parties
I)made history as a vice-presidential candidate chosen by Walter Mondale
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 6

Why was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (1987) significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first time that United States and Soviet leaders agreed to destroy a whole class of weapons systems. 
B)  It recognized that the cold war was becoming direr and that Western countries would need to come together to produce more weapons. 
C)  It was considered the biggest diplomatic failure of Ronald Reagan's presidency and prevented his reelection. 
D)  It was a formal acknowledgment of an agreement that had already been followed by the Soviets and United States for decades. 
E)  It was created largely in response to the Soviet Union's booming economy and triumphs in a war against Afghanistan. 
A)  It was the first time that United States and Soviet leaders agreed to destroy a whole class of weapons systems. 
B)  It recognized that the cold war was becoming direr and that Western countries would need to come together to produce more weapons. 
C)  It was considered the biggest diplomatic failure of Ronald Reagan's presidency and prevented his reelection. 
D)  It was a formal acknowledgment of an agreement that had already been followed by the Soviets and United States for decades. 
E)  It was created largely in response to the Soviet Union's booming economy and triumphs in a war against Afghanistan.

Question 7

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of the Hispanic population. 
B)  the baby boomers reaching retirement age. 
C)  the declining percentage of Americans who went to church. 
D)  population growth in the South and the West. 
E)  the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees. 
A)  the growth of the Hispanic population. 
B)  the baby boomers reaching retirement age. 
C)  the declining percentage of Americans who went to church. 
D)  population growth in the South and the West. 
E)  the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees.

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes Lebanon by the early 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had become a model of Middle East stability and democracy. 
B)  It expelled Palestinian radicals and recognized Israel. 
C)  It became an anarchic battleground for warring factions. 
D)  It cut off oil sales to the United States to protest Reagan's pro-Israel policies. 
E)  It was regularly sending troops into northern Israel. 
A)  It had become a model of Middle East stability and democracy. 
B)  It expelled Palestinian radicals and recognized Israel. 
C)  It became an anarchic battleground for warring factions. 
D)  It cut off oil sales to the United States to protest Reagan's pro-Israel policies. 
E)  It was regularly sending troops into northern Israel.

Question 9

How did unions tend to fare during the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They became a vital part of Reagan's political coalition. 
B)  They managed to dramatically elevate wages. 
C)  They finally began to gain strength in the South. 
D)  They suffered steady declines in membership. 
E)  They remained generally popular with the public. 
A)  They became a vital part of Reagan's political coalition. 
B)  They managed to dramatically elevate wages. 
C)  They finally began to gain strength in the South. 
D)  They suffered steady declines in membership. 
E)  They remained generally popular with the public.

Question 10

What contributed to the end of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American economy grew exponentially during the early Bush administration, leading to close ties in trade to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. 
B)  Gorbachev rejected calls to democratize Soviet life and turned his attention to domestic policy to preserve communism at home instead of investing in Eastern Europe. 
C)  Bush's close working relationship with most congressional Republicans enabled him to pass sweeping legislation that made the end of the cold war inevitable. 
D)  Bush's lack of foreign policy experience led him to focus on domestic issues, which gave the Soviets space to topple the Eastern European governments themselves. 
E)  With his eyes on the future, Gorbachev sought harmony and trade with the West and renounced the history of Soviet intervention in other Communist countries. 
A)  The American economy grew exponentially during the early Bush administration, leading to close ties in trade to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. 
B)  Gorbachev rejected calls to democratize Soviet life and turned his attention to domestic policy to preserve communism at home instead of investing in Eastern Europe. 
C)  Bush's close working relationship with most congressional Republicans enabled him to pass sweeping legislation that made the end of the cold war inevitable. 
D)  Bush's lack of foreign policy experience led him to focus on domestic issues, which gave the Soviets space to topple the Eastern European governments themselves. 
E)  With his eyes on the future, Gorbachev sought harmony and trade with the West and renounced the history of Soviet intervention in other Communist countries.

Question 11

Which of the following had Reagan done by the end of his presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had dramatically shrunk the federal government's size. 
B)  He had abolished the Department of Education as he had promised. 
C)  He had privatized Social Security and Medicare. 
D)  He had restored American confidence and set in motion the "Great Expansion." 
E)  He had cut the federal deficit in half over the course of two terms. 
A)  He had dramatically shrunk the federal government's size. 
B)  He had abolished the Department of Education as he had promised. 
C)  He had privatized Social Security and Medicare. 
D)  He had restored American confidence and set in motion the "Great Expansion." 
E)  He had cut the federal deficit in half over the course of two terms.

Question 12

What were some ways in which Reagan's presidency was transformational?

Accepted Answer

A)  He decreased the stature of the presidency and placed most responsibility on Congress. 
B)  He enacted measures that effectively ended deindustrialization. 
C)  He accelerated the nation's shift toward conservatism and helped diffuse the cold war. 
D)  He helped increase the longevity of the Soviet Union for many decades to come. 
E)  He initiated the reputation of the United States as an official nuclear power. 
A)  He decreased the stature of the presidency and placed most responsibility on Congress. 
B)  He enacted measures that effectively ended deindustrialization. 
C)  He accelerated the nation's shift toward conservatism and helped diffuse the cold war. 
D)  He helped increase the longevity of the Soviet Union for many decades to come. 
E)  He initiated the reputation of the United States as an official nuclear power.

Question 13

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would

Accepted Answer

A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic. 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America. 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases. 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras. 
A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic. 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America. 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases. 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras.

Question 14

What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?

Accepted Answer

During the Reagan and Bush years, Americ

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Geraldine Ferraro

Accepted Answer

A) was Ronald Reagan's budget director who proposed major reductions in federal spending 
B) was the youngest combat pilot to have flown in the U.S. military and was an oil executive in Texas 
C) was a televangelist and founder of the Moral Majority 
D) worked to fend off communism in the Screen Actor's Guild and was governor of California 
E) met with Ronald Reagan to discuss ways to reduce the threat of nuclear war
F)was a National Security Council aide and the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a landmark appointee to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
H)was a Texas billionaire who appealed to Americans who were fed up with the two major parties
I)made history as a vice-presidential candidate chosen by Walter Mondale
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." 
A) was Ronald Reagan's budget director who proposed major reductions in federal spending 
B) was the youngest combat pilot to have flown in the U.S. military and was an oil executive in Texas 
C) was a televangelist and founder of the Moral Majority 
D) worked to fend off communism in the Screen Actor's Guild and was governor of California 
E) met with Ronald Reagan to discuss ways to reduce the threat of nuclear war
F)was a National Security Council aide and the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a landmark appointee to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
H)was a Texas billionaire who appealed to Americans who were fed up with the two major parties
I)made history as a vice-presidential candidate chosen by Walter Mondale
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 16

What was the state of the American economy leading into "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income inequality significantly narrowed, which created the veneer across classes that the economy was thriving. 
B)  Most Americans were leading simpler lives, reducing energy use, and investing more time in faith and family. 
C)  The number of multimillionaires working on Wall Street and the financial industry had plummeted, as small businesses flourished. 
D)  So many Americans had continued to embrace Carter's focus on propriety that the economy was experiencing a downturn due to fewer purchases. 
E)  Many Americans were spending more than they earned as the public mood shifted back to carefree consumerism. 
A)  Income inequality significantly narrowed, which created the veneer across classes that the economy was thriving. 
B)  Most Americans were leading simpler lives, reducing energy use, and investing more time in faith and family. 
C)  The number of multimillionaires working on Wall Street and the financial industry had plummeted, as small businesses flourished. 
D)  So many Americans had continued to embrace Carter's focus on propriety that the economy was experiencing a downturn due to fewer purchases. 
E)  Many Americans were spending more than they earned as the public mood shifted back to carefree consumerism.

Question 17

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons. 
B)  Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament. 
C)  It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall. 
D)  Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights. 
E)  Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis. 
A)  Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons. 
B)  Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament. 
C)  It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall. 
D)  Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights. 
E)  Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis.

Question 18

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

Accepted Answer

The Iran-Contra affair was a political s

Question 19

What is "Reaganomics"? What were its effects on American society and the economy?

Accepted Answer

"Reaganomics" refers to the economic pol

Question 20

Which of the following was a result of Carter's management of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  a deepening recession and rising unemployment 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget 
A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  a deepening recession and rising unemployment 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget

Exam 31: Conservative Revival

Mikhail Gorbachev's changes within the Soviet Union, coupled with a failed coup to reverse those changes, effectively brought about the end of the Soviet Union.

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its

American involvement in Lebanon during Reagan's presidency was a major success.

Journalists nicknamed Reagan's economic plan "Reaganomics." What technical term, however, did economists use for it?

Match each description with the item below. -Mikhail Gorbachev

Why was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (1987) significant?

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was

Which of the following statements accurately describes Lebanon by the early 1980s?

How did unions tend to fare during the 1980s?

What contributed to the end of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe?

Which of the following had Reagan done by the end of his presidency?

What were some ways in which Reagan's presidency was transformational?

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would

What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?

Match each description with the item below. -Geraldine Ferraro

What was the state of the American economy leading into "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987)?

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

What is "Reaganomics"? What were its effects on American society and the economy?

Which of the following was a result of Carter's management of the economy?

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