Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Jerry Falwell was an influential America

Question 2

In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

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A)  severely restricted abortion to the first two months of pregnancy. 
B)  permitted states to put some restrictions on abortion, while fundamentally upholding the abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade. 
C)  overturned Roe v. Wade. 
D)  declared that the issue of legalized abortion should be completely determined by the states. 
E)  invalidated states' restrictions on abortion as contrary to the fundamental abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade. 
A)  severely restricted abortion to the first two months of pregnancy. 
B)  permitted states to put some restrictions on abortion, while fundamentally upholding the abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade. 
C)  overturned Roe v. Wade. 
D)  declared that the issue of legalized abortion should be completely determined by the states. 
E)  invalidated states' restrictions on abortion as contrary to the fundamental abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Grenada is a small island country in the

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Margaret Thatcher

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher, also known as the "Ir

Question 7

Why did conservatism gain such strength in the 1980s and 1990s? Where did modern American conservatism come from?

Accepted Answer

Conservatism gained strength in the 1980

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Americans With Disabilities Act

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anita Hill

Accepted Answer

Anita Hill is an American attorney and a

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Perestroika, which means "restructuring"

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Operation Desert Storm

Accepted Answer

Operation Desert Storm was a military op

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

Both the United States and Britain saw s

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

To President Reagan, "the focus of evil in the modern world" was

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A)  anti-American terrorists. 
B)  the federal bureaucracy. 
C)  political liberalism. 
D)  the Soviet Union. 
E)  communist China. 
A)  anti-American terrorists. 
B)  the federal bureaucracy. 
C)  political liberalism. 
D)  the Soviet Union. 
E)  communist China.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"gender gap"

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The term "gender gap" refers to the obse

Question 16

Why did the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair expose such a sharp and often bitter gender gap in American politics? How did the specific issue at stake in the hearings: allegations of sexual harassment: relate to the wider set of issues that divided many men and women in this period?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why did the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair...

Question 17

Why was the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair so polarizing? What did the radically differing perspectives on the Thomas nomination say about views of gender, race, and ideology?

Accepted Answer

The Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair wa

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Sandinistas, formally known as the S

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Right

Accepted Answer

The New Right refers to a political move

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

In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Margaret Thatcher

Why did conservatism gain such strength in the 1980s and 1990s? Where did modern American conservatism come from?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Americans With Disabilities Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anita Hill

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Operation Desert Storm

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: -Jimmy Carter

To President Reagan, "the focus of evil in the modern world" was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"gender gap"

Why did the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair expose such a sharp and often bitter gender gap in American politics? How did the specific issue at stake in the hearings: allegations of sexual harassment: relate to the wider set of issues that divided many men and women in this period?

Why was the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair so polarizing? What did the radically differing perspectives on the Thomas nomination say about views of gender, race, and ideology?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Right

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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Exam 18: The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

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

In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Margaret Thatcher

Why did conservatism gain such strength in the 1980s and 1990s? Where did modern American conservatism come from?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Americans With Disabilities Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anita Hill

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Operation Desert Storm

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: -Jimmy Carter

To President Reagan, "the focus of evil in the modern world" was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"gender gap"

Why did the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair expose such a sharp and often bitter gender gap in American politics? How did the specific issue at stake in the hearings: allegations of sexual harassment: relate to the wider set of issues that divided many men and women in this period?

Why was the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair so polarizing? What did the radically differing perspectives on the Thomas nomination say about views of gender, race, and ideology?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Right

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 -____ Israel