Question 1

What key invention led to computers becoming smaller and more common in American households in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the keyboard 
B)  the microprocessor 
C)  the monitor 
D)  vacuum tubes 
E)  binary code 
A)  the keyboard 
B)  the microprocessor 
C)  the monitor 
D)  vacuum tubes 
E)  binary code

Question 2

Jimmy Carter took measures early in his presidency to demonstrate his frugality, such as selling the presidential yacht and installing solar panels on the White House roof.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was the state of the American economy after the Gulf War, and what was one way it was significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economy was booming due to subsequent decreases in military spending, causing public support for Bush to reach an all-time high. 
B)  The economy was stable due to Bush's adherence to his pledge to refrain from raising taxes throughout his presidency, resulting in a rise in consumerism. 
C)  The economy was depressed, creating anxiety among Americans and affecting the 1992 election results between Bush and Bill Clinton. 
D)  The economy was defined by low unemployment rates, allowing American productivity to continue to outpace the rest of the world. 
E)  The economy was better than it had been in decades, leading Bush to immediately invade other countries in the Middle East. 
A)  The economy was booming due to subsequent decreases in military spending, causing public support for Bush to reach an all-time high. 
B)  The economy was stable due to Bush's adherence to his pledge to refrain from raising taxes throughout his presidency, resulting in a rise in consumerism. 
C)  The economy was depressed, creating anxiety among Americans and affecting the 1992 election results between Bush and Bill Clinton. 
D)  The economy was defined by low unemployment rates, allowing American productivity to continue to outpace the rest of the world. 
E)  The economy was better than it had been in decades, leading Bush to immediately invade other countries in the Middle East.

Question 4

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to ensure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf War of 1991 was the result of a

Question 5

A high percentage of the homeless people of the 1980s were

Accepted Answer

A)  able to benefit from public housing. 
B)  formerly wealthy. 
C)  mentally ill without health services. 
D)  easy to lift out of homelessness. 
E)  likely to receive large welfare payments. 
A)  able to benefit from public housing. 
B)  formerly wealthy. 
C)  mentally ill without health services. 
D)  easy to lift out of homelessness. 
E)  likely to receive large welfare payments.

Question 6

Who was the reform-minded Soviet premier who emerged in the mid-1980s and sought to restructure the economy through perestroika?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev 
D)  Boris Yeltsin 
E)  Leonid Brezhnev 
A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev 
D)  Boris Yeltsin 
E)  Leonid Brezhnev

Question 7

The 1991 Gulf War was provoked by Iraq's invasion of Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed to be a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  decisive figure who would press his agenda forward by refusing to consider compromises. 
B)  upbeat personality who offered appealing, simple solutions to issues. 
C)  humorless leader who would refuse to interact with the business community. 
D)  longtime expert on the details of policy and a designer of complex solutions. 
E)  politician capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program. 
A)  decisive figure who would press his agenda forward by refusing to consider compromises. 
B)  upbeat personality who offered appealing, simple solutions to issues. 
C)  humorless leader who would refuse to interact with the business community. 
D)  longtime expert on the details of policy and a designer of complex solutions. 
E)  politician capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program.

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-H. Ross Perot

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 10

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by

Accepted Answer

A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries. 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects. 
C)  balancing the federal budget. 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard. 
E)  reducing taxes and government regulation of businesses. 
A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries. 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects. 
C)  balancing the federal budget. 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard. 
E)  reducing taxes and government regulation of businesses.

Question 11

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 12

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras. 
B)  Reagan's loose management style. 
C)  the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal. 
D)  Secretary of State George Shultz. 
E)  the psychiatric problems of Oliver North. 
A)  Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras. 
B)  Reagan's loose management style. 
C)  the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal. 
D)  Secretary of State George Shultz. 
E)  the psychiatric problems of Oliver North.

Question 14

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because his political stance upheld its conservative social values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from

Accepted Answer

A)  Ukraine. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Ukraine. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Afghanistan.

Question 16

President Carter's greatest foreign policy success was

Accepted Answer

A)  resolving the Iran hostage crisis. 
B)  initiating a successful military intervention into Grenada. 
C)  signing the SALT I treaty with the Soviet Union. 
D)  helping negotiate the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. 
E)  bringing a quick end to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. 
A)  resolving the Iran hostage crisis. 
B)  initiating a successful military intervention into Grenada. 
C)  signing the SALT I treaty with the Soviet Union. 
D)  helping negotiate the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. 
E)  bringing a quick end to the Soviet war in Afghanistan.

Question 17

Bill Clinton was a New Democrat, committed to winning back middle-class whites who had voted Republican in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What was glasnost?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Russian term for "the spread of communism," which was applied to Eastern Europe in the wake of Gorbachev's rise to power 
B)  the Russian term for "economic restructuring," which was applied to plans to move toward a mixed economy that would allow for capitalism 
C)  the Russian term for "anti-modernization," which summed up the turning away of the Soviet Union from the rest of the world during the 1980s 
D)  the Russian term for "openness," which was applied to the loosening of censorship in the Soviet Union 
E)  the Russian term for "tolerance," which was applied to the wide acceptance of all religions and ethnicities in the Soviet Union 
A)  the Russian term for "the spread of communism," which was applied to Eastern Europe in the wake of Gorbachev's rise to power 
B)  the Russian term for "economic restructuring," which was applied to plans to move toward a mixed economy that would allow for capitalism 
C)  the Russian term for "anti-modernization," which summed up the turning away of the Soviet Union from the rest of the world during the 1980s 
D)  the Russian term for "openness," which was applied to the loosening of censorship in the Soviet Union 
E)  the Russian term for "tolerance," which was applied to the wide acceptance of all religions and ethnicities in the Soviet Union

Question 19

What was one major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid?

Accepted Answer

A)  a robustly growing economy 
B)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
C)  deep divisions within the Democratic party 
D)  surpluses in the federal budget 
E)  the support he received from minorities and organized labor 
A)  a robustly growing economy 
B)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
C)  deep divisions within the Democratic party 
D)  surpluses in the federal budget 
E)  the support he received from minorities and organized labor

Question 20

In Germany, a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 31: Conservative Revival

What key invention led to computers becoming smaller and more common in American households in the 1980s?

Jimmy Carter took measures early in his presidency to demonstrate his frugality, such as selling the presidential yacht and installing solar panels on the White House roof.

What was the state of the American economy after the Gulf War, and what was one way it was significant?

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to ensure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

A high percentage of the homeless people of the 1980s were

Who was the reform-minded Soviet premier who emerged in the mid-1980s and sought to restructure the economy through perestroika?

The 1991 Gulf War was provoked by Iraq's invasion of Saudi Arabia.

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed to be a(n)

Match each description with the item below. -H. Ross Perot

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because his political stance upheld its conservative social values.

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from

President Carter's greatest foreign policy success was

Bill Clinton was a New Democrat, committed to winning back middle-class whites who had voted Republican in the 1980s.

What was glasnost?

What was one major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid?

In Germany, a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

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