Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

Accepted Answer

An agreement that banned the use of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe and de-escalated nuclear tensions between the West and Soviets.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Chappaquiddick.

Accepted Answer

Site of a suspicious automobile accident in Massachusetts that ended Edward Kennedy's primary challenge of Jimmy Carter.

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a true statement about yuppies?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Yuppies" was a nickname for young, urban professionals in the 1980s. 
B)  Yuppies symbolized the new income stratification in America. 
C)  Yuppies were known for their materialism and conspicuous consumption. 
D)  Yuppies showcased the pursuit of wealth that symbolized the 1980s. 
E)  Yuppies represented the largest group of working Americans in the 1980s. 
A)  "Yuppies" was a nickname for young, urban professionals in the 1980s. 
B)  Yuppies symbolized the new income stratification in America. 
C)  Yuppies were known for their materialism and conspicuous consumption. 
D)  Yuppies showcased the pursuit of wealth that symbolized the 1980s. 
E)  Yuppies represented the largest group of working Americans in the 1980s. E

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Saddam Hussein.

Accepted Answer

Dictator o

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of Nelson Mandela.

Accepted Answer

Formerly imprisoned activist i

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of "boll weevils".

Accepted Answer

Conservative Democra

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of identity politics.

Accepted Answer

Defining one's polit

Question 8

The first woman to receive the vice-presidential nomination of a major political party was

Accepted Answer

A)  Elizabeth Dole. 
B)  Sandra Day O'Connor. 
C)  Jeanne Kirkpatrick. 
D)  Geraldine Ferraro. 
E)  Janet Reno. 
A)  Elizabeth Dole. 
B)  Sandra Day O'Connor. 
C)  Jeanne Kirkpatrick. 
D)  Geraldine Ferraro. 
E)  Janet Reno.

Question 9

The explosive Senate hearings that nearly prevented Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from being confirmed involved charges that Thomas was guilty of

Accepted Answer

A)  racial discrimination. 
B)  smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine. 
C)  plagiarism. 
D)  sexual harassment. 
E)  disrespecting civil liberties and the First Amendment. 
A)  racial discrimination. 
B)  smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine. 
C)  plagiarism. 
D)  sexual harassment. 
E)  disrespecting civil liberties and the First Amendment.

Question 10

For the Soviet Union's new policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) to work, it was essential that the

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviets keep control of Eastern Europe. 
B)  Communist Party engage in democratic competition. 
C)  United States and Western Europe sign free trade agreements with the Soviet Union. 
D)  United States send economic and food aid to the Soviet Union. 
E)  Cold War end. 
A)  Soviets keep control of Eastern Europe. 
B)  Communist Party engage in democratic competition. 
C)  United States and Western Europe sign free trade agreements with the Soviet Union. 
D)  United States send economic and food aid to the Soviet Union. 
E)  Cold War end.

Question 11

Mikhail Gorbachev
?

Accepted Answer

Soviet pre

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of Clarence Thomas.

Accepted Answer

Conservative African

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the rainbow coalition.

Accepted Answer

A coalition headed b

Question 14

Besides cutting the federal budget, Reagan's other main domestic initiative when he took office was

Accepted Answer

A)  developing new programs to aid business. 
B)  expanding federally funded social programs. 
C)  making substantial reductions in marginal tax rates over a period of three years. 
D)  privatizing the Social Security system. 
E)  eliminating government regulation of food and drugs. 
A)  developing new programs to aid business. 
B)  expanding federally funded social programs. 
C)  making substantial reductions in marginal tax rates over a period of three years. 
D)  privatizing the Social Security system. 
E)  eliminating government regulation of food and drugs.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the Sandinistas.

Accepted Answer

Anti-American government in Ni

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Margaret Thatcher.

Accepted Answer

First female prime m

Question 17

In the 1980 national elections

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Kennedy challenged incumbent President Carter for the nomination of the Democratic party. 
B)  although Ronald Reagan won the presidency, both houses of Congress still had Democratic party majorities. 
C)  third-party candidate John Anderson won three states and 17 Electoral College votes. 
D)  Ronald Reagan won the presidency by the closest margin since the Kennedy-Nixon election of 1960. 
E)  Reagan led Republicans to majorities in both houses of Congress. 
A)  Edward Kennedy challenged incumbent President Carter for the nomination of the Democratic party. 
B)  although Ronald Reagan won the presidency, both houses of Congress still had Democratic party majorities. 
C)  third-party candidate John Anderson won three states and 17 Electoral College votes. 
D)  Ronald Reagan won the presidency by the closest margin since the Kennedy-Nixon election of 1960. 
E)  Reagan led Republicans to majorities in both houses of Congress.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Anita Hill.

Accepted Answer

Law professor at the

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of Walter Mondale.

Accepted Answer

Democratic president

Question 20

In response to the collapse of the Soviet Union, President George Bush called for a "new world order" where

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia would join the democratic West in containing communist China. 
B)  the United States would serve as policeman for the world. 
C)  the U.N. Security Council would assert sovereignty over the rival nation-states. 
D)  NATO would guarantee security and peace in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. 
E)  democracy would reign supreme and diplomacy would replace weaponry. 
A)  Russia would join the democratic West in containing communist China. 
B)  the United States would serve as policeman for the world. 
C)  the U.N. Security Council would assert sovereignty over the rival nation-states. 
D)  NATO would guarantee security and peace in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. 
E)  democracy would reign supreme and diplomacy would replace weaponry.

Exam 38: The Resurgence of Conservatism

Identify and state the historical significance of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

Identify and state the historical significance of Chappaquiddick.

Which of these is NOT a true statement about yuppies?

Identify and state the historical significance of Saddam Hussein.

Identify and state the historical significance of Nelson Mandela.

Identify and state the historical significance of "boll weevils".

Identify and state the historical significance of identity politics.

The first woman to receive the vice-presidential nomination of a major political party was

The explosive Senate hearings that nearly prevented Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from being confirmed involved charges that Thomas was guilty of

For the Soviet Union's new policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) to work, it was essential that the

Mikhail Gorbachev ?

Identify and state the historical significance of Clarence Thomas.

Identify and state the historical significance of the rainbow coalition.

Besides cutting the federal budget, Reagan's other main domestic initiative when he took office was

Identify and state the historical significance of the Sandinistas.

Identify and state the historical significance of Margaret Thatcher.

In the 1980 national elections

Identify and state the historical significance of Anita Hill.

Identify and state the historical significance of Walter Mondale.

In response to the collapse of the Soviet Union, President George Bush called for a "new world order" where

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