Question 1

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

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Michael Dukakis is a prominent American

Question 2

Members of the religious right

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A)  were an answer to sixties radicalism. 
B)  were opposed to affirmative action. 
C)  used prayer meetings as a political organizing tool. 
D)  were also involved in the anti-abortion or "right-to-life" movement. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  were an answer to sixties radicalism. 
B)  were opposed to affirmative action. 
C)  used prayer meetings as a political organizing tool. 
D)  were also involved in the anti-abortion or "right-to-life" movement. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 3

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

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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 4

What were Ronald Reagan's goals as he entered the presidency in 1981? How successful was he in implementing them? In what ways did he fail to achieve his goals? Why?

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Ronald Reagan's goals as he entered the

Question 5

What gains has the African American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

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The answer of What gains has the African American community...

Question 6

One of the greatest consequences of Reagan's expansion of the federal debt was to

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A)  make it harder to get private loans. 
B)  make foreigners reluctant to accept American bonds. 
C)  make new social spending practically and politically impossible. 
D)  undermine the value of the dollar overseas. 
E)  make further military spending impossible. 
A)  make it harder to get private loans. 
B)  make foreigners reluctant to accept American bonds. 
C)  make new social spending practically and politically impossible. 
D)  undermine the value of the dollar overseas. 
E)  make further military spending impossible.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Among the Democrats whom Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis defeated for the party's nomination to run against George Bush in 1988 were

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A)  Edward Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. 
B)  Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. 
C)  Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson. 
D)  Bill Clinton and Albert Gore. 
E)  Paul Simon and Lloyd Bentsen. 
A)  Edward Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. 
B)  Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. 
C)  Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson. 
D)  Bill Clinton and Albert Gore. 
E)  Paul Simon and Lloyd Bentsen.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sandra Day O'Connor

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Sandra Day O'Connor is a retired Associa

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Boris Yeltsin

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Boris Yeltsin was a significant politica

Question 11

In the 1980 national elections

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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 seventeen 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 seventeen 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 12

The Americans With Disabilities Act

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A)  passed only when Congress overrode President George H. W. Bush's veto. 
B)  prohibited discrimination against 43 million citizens facing mental or physical challenges. 
C)  required the government to hire disabled Americans. 
D)  provided scholarships and student loans to people with physical or mental disabilities. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  passed only when Congress overrode President George H. W. Bush's veto. 
B)  prohibited discrimination against 43 million citizens facing mental or physical challenges. 
C)  required the government to hire disabled Americans. 
D)  provided scholarships and student loans to people with physical or mental disabilities. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 13

One of the more disturbing trends that became apparent in the 1990s was

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A)  a movement toward more equitable income distribution. 
B)  a decline in median household incomes and a squeeze on the middle class. 
C)  an increasing number of working class Americans now moving into the middle class. 
D)  a dramatic drop in home ownership and mortgage lending. 
E)  the solidification of the welfare state. 
A)  a movement toward more equitable income distribution. 
B)  a decline in median household incomes and a squeeze on the middle class. 
C)  an increasing number of working class Americans now moving into the middle class. 
D)  a dramatic drop in home ownership and mortgage lending. 
E)  the solidification of the welfare state.

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mikhail Gorbachev

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

Question 16

The first results of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 were a(n)

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A)  sharp recession and rise in unemployment. 
B)  reduced federal deficit. 
C)  expansion of international trade. 
D)  economic boom. 
E)  wave of new business investment. 
A)  sharp recession and rise in unemployment. 
B)  reduced federal deficit. 
C)  expansion of international trade. 
D)  economic boom. 
E)  wave of new business investment.

Question 17

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

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The Solidarity Movement, known in Polish

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Herbert Walker Bush

Accepted Answer

George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st

Question 19

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

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Glasnost, a term which translates to "op

Question 20

To what extent did the United States and the administrations of Reagan and Bush contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? To what extent was it product of internal changes in the Soviet Union itself, especially those sponsored by Mikhail Gorbachev?

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The collapse of the Soviet Union was a c

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

Members of the religious right

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

What were Ronald Reagan's goals as he entered the presidency in 1981? How successful was he in implementing them? In what ways did he fail to achieve his goals? Why?

What gains has the African American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

One of the greatest consequences of Reagan's expansion of the federal debt was to

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

Among the Democrats whom Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis defeated for the party's nomination to run against George Bush in 1988 were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sandra Day O'Connor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boris Yeltsin

In the 1980 national elections

The Americans With Disabilities Act

One of the more disturbing trends that became apparent in the 1990s was

Which of the following was not among the ways that the religious 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: -Mikhail Gorbachev

The first results of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 were a(n)

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Herbert Walker Bush

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

To what extent did the United States and the administrations of Reagan and Bush contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? To what extent was it product of internal changes in the Soviet Union itself, especially those sponsored by Mikhail Gorbachev?

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

Members of the religious right

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

What were Ronald Reagan's goals as he entered the presidency in 1981? How successful was he in implementing them? In what ways did he fail to achieve his goals? Why?

What gains has the African American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

One of the greatest consequences of Reagan's expansion of the federal debt was to

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

Among the Democrats whom Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis defeated for the party's nomination to run against George Bush in 1988 were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sandra Day O'Connor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boris Yeltsin

In the 1980 national elections

The Americans With Disabilities Act

One of the more disturbing trends that became apparent in the 1990s was

Which of the following was not among the ways that the religious 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: -Mikhail Gorbachev

The first results of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 were a(n)

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Herbert Walker Bush

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

To what extent did the United States and the administrations of Reagan and Bush contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? To what extent was it product of internal changes in the Soviet Union itself, especially those sponsored by Mikhail Gorbachev?

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 -____ Saudi Arabia