Question 1

What do you think have been the three most important international developments during Ronald Reagan's two terms of office?

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During Ronald Reagan's two terms of offi

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"boll weevils"

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The term "boll weevils" refers to a grou

Question 3

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991
-____ Iraq

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 4

The United States joined its allies in the Persian Gulf War in order to

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A) regain control of the Middle East oil supply. 
B) roll back Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. 
C) demonstrate that the U.S.military could conduct a major ground war thousands of miles from its home bases. 
D) support Israel against the growing threat from the Arab states. 
E) guarantee a permanent U.S.naval presence in the Middle East. 
A) regain control of the Middle East oil supply. 
B) roll back Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. 
C) demonstrate that the U.S.military could conduct a major ground war thousands of miles from its home bases. 
D) support Israel against the growing threat from the Arab states. 
E) guarantee a permanent U.S.naval presence in the Middle East.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson is an American civil right

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jerry Falwell

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Jerry Falwell was an influential America

Question 8

Ronald Reagan began to abandon his liberal New Deal political philosophy and to espouse a conservative, anti-government line

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A) after being elected governor of California. 
B) during World War II. 
C) when he discovered communist infiltration in Hollywood. 
D) when he decided to challenge President Gerald Ford for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976. 
E) when he became a spokesman for General Electric. 
A) after being elected governor of California. 
B) during World War II. 
C) when he discovered communist infiltration in Hollywood. 
D) when he decided to challenge President Gerald Ford for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976. 
E) when he became a spokesman for General Electric.

Question 9

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991
-____ Syria

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 10

One consequence of the record-high deficits and high interest rates of the 1980s was

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A) lower energy costs. 
B) growing productivity in manufacturing. 
C) a soaring value for the dollar. 
D) a general demand to raise taxes. 
E) new capital investment. 
A) lower energy costs. 
B) growing productivity in manufacturing. 
C) a soaring value for the dollar. 
D) a general demand to raise taxes. 
E) new capital investment.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Moral Majority

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The Moral Majority was a prominent Ameri

Question 12

The New Right movement that helped to elect Ronald Reagan was spearheaded by

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A) fiscal conservatives. 
B) evangelical Christians. 
C) gold-standard advocates. 
D) midwesterners. 
E) neoconservatives. 
A) fiscal conservatives. 
B) evangelical Christians. 
C) gold-standard advocates. 
D) midwesterners. 
E) neoconservatives.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of

Question 14

The only two places not swept by Ronald Reagan in his 1984 electoral landslide over former vice president Walter Mondale were

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A) Washington State and Hawaii. 
B) Minnesota and Wisconsin. 
C) Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D) Minnesota and the District of Columbia. 
E) New York and New Jersey. 
A) Washington State and Hawaii. 
B) Minnesota and Wisconsin. 
C) Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D) Minnesota and the District of Columbia. 
E) New York and New Jersey.

Question 15

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

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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.

Question 16

Describe President Reagan's evolving approach to foreign affairs over two presidential terms. Why did President Reagan shift his approach to managing the superpower relationship with the Soviet Union? Was Reagan's foreign policy in his second term more effective than during his first term? Why or why not?

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President Reagan's approach to foreign a

Question 17

Why did both the United States and Britain see such strong conservative leaders in the 1980s? Could Reagan have achieved his goals without such support from America's closest ally?

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Both the United States and Britain saw s

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Michael Dukakis

Accepted Answer

Michael Dukakis is a prominent American

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jimmy Carter

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Geraldine Ferraro

Accepted Answer

Geraldine Ferraro was an American attorn

Exam 39: The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

What do you think have been the three most important international developments during Ronald Reagan's two terms of office?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"boll weevils"

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 -____ Iraq

The United States joined its allies in the Persian Gulf War in order to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jesse Jackson

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jerry Falwell

Ronald Reagan began to abandon his liberal New Deal political philosophy and to espouse a conservative, anti-government line

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 -____ Syria

One consequence of the record-high deficits and high interest rates of the 1980s was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Moral Majority

The New Right movement that helped to elect Ronald Reagan was spearheaded by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ronald Reagan

The only two places not swept by Ronald Reagan in his 1984 electoral landslide over former vice president Walter Mondale were

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

Why did both the United States and Britain see such strong conservative leaders in the 1980s? Could Reagan have achieved his goals without such support from America's closest ally?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Michael Dukakis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jimmy Carter

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Geraldine Ferraro

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 -____ Iraq

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The Middle East During the Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 -____ Syria