Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Solidarity Movement

Accepted Answer

The Solidarity Movement, known in Polish

Question 2

In his second term,President Reagan departed from the militantly anti-Soviet stance of his first term by

Accepted Answer

A)  joining with Soviet leader Gorbachev to end Soviet-American political and military conflicts in the Third World. 
B)  supporting Russia if it would let go of the territories held in its Soviet empire. 
C)  agreeing that the Soviet Union had a legitimate sphere of interest in Eastern Europe. 
D)  making the Soviet Union a major trading partner of the United States. 
E)  negotiating and signing arms agreements with the new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. 
A)  joining with Soviet leader Gorbachev to end Soviet-American political and military conflicts in the Third World. 
B)  supporting Russia if it would let go of the territories held in its Soviet empire. 
C)  agreeing that the Soviet Union had a legitimate sphere of interest in Eastern Europe. 
D)  making the Soviet Union a major trading partner of the United States. 
E)  negotiating and signing arms agreements with the new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 3

Which of the following was not among the ways that the New Right of the 1980s imitated the tactics and approaches of the New Left of the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Making the personal political" 
B)  Practicing identity politics 
C)  Seizing control of colleges and universities 
D)  Using small group sessions to raise consciousness 
E)  Engaging in tactics of street protest and civil disobedience 
A)  "Making the personal political" 
B)  Practicing identity politics 
C)  Seizing control of colleges and universities 
D)  Using small group sessions to raise consciousness 
E)  Engaging in tactics of street protest and civil disobedience

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-identity politics

Accepted Answer

Identity politics refers to political po

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Norman Podhoretz

Accepted Answer

Norman Podhoretz is a prominent American

Question 7

Compare and contrast Ronald Reagan as leader and agent of political change in the 1980s with that of Franklin D.Roosevelt in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan and Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-religious right

Accepted Answer

The Religious Right refers to a coalitio

Question 9

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Syria

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-rainbow coalition

Accepted Answer

The term "Rainbow Coalition" has been us

Question 11

As one consequence of the demise of the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  religious rivalries in Russia ended. 
B)  Solidarity rose in Poland. 
C)  the entire European continent became more stable. 
D)  long-suppressed ethnic hatreds flared in the former Soviet republics. 
E)  the rivalry between Russia and China ended. 
A)  religious rivalries in Russia ended. 
B)  Solidarity rose in Poland. 
C)  the entire European continent became more stable. 
D)  long-suppressed ethnic hatreds flared in the former Soviet republics. 
E)  the rivalry between Russia and China ended.

Question 12

Was the Persian Gulf War a complete American triumph or only a qualified success? What were its long-term consequences?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Gulf War, also known as Oper

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Grenada

Accepted Answer

Grenada is a small island country in the

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

During Ronald Reagan's two terms of offi

Question 17

Conservative Democrats who helped Ronald Reagan to pass his budget and tax-cutting legislation were called

Accepted Answer

A)  blue dogs. 
B)  sagebrush rebels. 
C)  scalawags. 
D)  neoconservatives. 
E)  boll weevils. 
A)  blue dogs. 
B)  sagebrush rebels. 
C)  scalawags. 
D)  neoconservatives. 
E)  boll weevils.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Walter Mondale

Accepted Answer

Walter Mondale was an American politicia

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Michael Dukakis is a prominent American

Question 20

The Iran-Contra investigations revealed Ronald Reagan as a president who

Accepted Answer

A)  was an intellectual giant. 
B)  napped through cabinet meetings. 
C)  was losing his popularity. 
D)  paid too much attention to detail. 
E)  planned elaborate foreign-policy moves. 
A)  was an intellectual giant. 
B)  napped through cabinet meetings. 
C)  was losing his popularity. 
D)  paid too much attention to detail. 
E)  planned elaborate foreign-policy moves.

Exam 40: The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Solidarity Movement

In his second term,President Reagan departed from the militantly anti-Soviet stance of his first term by

Which of the following was not among the ways that the New Right of the 1980s imitated the tactics and approaches of the New Left of the 1960s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -identity politics

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Norman Podhoretz

Compare and contrast Ronald Reagan as leader and agent of political change in the 1980s with that of Franklin D.Roosevelt in the 1930s.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -religious right

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Syria

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -rainbow coalition

As one consequence of the demise of the Soviet Union

Was the Persian Gulf War a complete American triumph or only a qualified success? What were its long-term consequences?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Grenada

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

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

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

Conservative Democrats who helped Ronald Reagan to pass his budget and tax-cutting legislation were called

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Walter Mondale

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

The Iran-Contra investigations revealed Ronald Reagan as a president who

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