Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Roe v. Wade

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Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision by th

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Manuel Noriega

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Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military

Question 3

Solidarity was

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A)  the slogan of the southern Democrats who supported Reagan. 
B)  a massive working-class labor union of Polish dissidents. 
C)  the mutual pledge between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to confront the Soviet Union. 
D)  the slogan of the new religious right organization, the Moral Majority. 
E)  a song widely used by the revived U.S. labor movement of the 1980s. 
A)  the slogan of the southern Democrats who supported Reagan. 
B)  a massive working-class labor union of Polish dissidents. 
C)  the mutual pledge between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to confront the Soviet Union. 
D)  the slogan of the new religious right organization, the Moral Majority. 
E)  a song widely used by the revived U.S. labor movement of the 1980s.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"ABC" movement

Accepted Answer

The "ABC" movement refers to the America

Question 6

The Iran-Contra Affair essentially involved

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A)  hiring Iranian militants to fight for the Contra cause in Central America. 
B)  selling arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and using the profits to illegally fund the Nicaraguan Contras. 
C)  selling arms to both sides in the Iran-Iraq War. 
D)  secretly recognizing the Iranian regime while claiming to be boycotting it. 
E)  using both Iranian and Nicaraguan Contra agents to help free American hostages in Lebanon. 
A)  hiring Iranian militants to fight for the Contra cause in Central America. 
B)  selling arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and using the profits to illegally fund the Nicaraguan Contras. 
C)  selling arms to both sides in the Iran-Iraq War. 
D)  secretly recognizing the Iranian regime while claiming to be boycotting it. 
E)  using both Iranian and Nicaraguan Contra agents to help free American hostages in Lebanon.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"supply-side" economics

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Supply-side economics is an economic the

Question 8

The result of the Persian Gulf War was that

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A)  Kuwait was liberated but Saddam Hussein stayed in power. 
B)  the United States and Iraq bogged down in a stalemate in the desert. 
C)  the United States won the war with air power alone. 
D)  Saddam Hussein retained political control of Kuwait but was prevented from overthrowing the rulers of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Saddam Hussein was overthrown by rebel Iraqis who received American aid. 
A)  Kuwait was liberated but Saddam Hussein stayed in power. 
B)  the United States and Iraq bogged down in a stalemate in the desert. 
C)  the United States won the war with air power alone. 
D)  Saddam Hussein retained political control of Kuwait but was prevented from overthrowing the rulers of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Saddam Hussein was overthrown by rebel Iraqis who received American aid.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the ideologies, priorities, and constituents of the New Right of the 1980s from the Old Right of the 1930s? In which policy areas were they similar and in which policy fields did they have different approaches? What were the most important things that New Right conservatives wanted to conserve?

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The New Right of the 1980s and the Old R

Question 10

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

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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.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Moral Majority was a prominent Ameri

Question 12

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 13

In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were most concerned about

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A)  cultural and social issues. 
B)  laissez-faire economics. 
C)  foreign policy. 
D)  the environment. 
E)  health care. 
A)  cultural and social issues. 
B)  laissez-faire economics. 
C)  foreign policy. 
D)  the environment. 
E)  health care.

Question 14

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

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Yuppies is a term that stands for "young

Question 15

Which of these liberal policies provided the most political ammunition for movement conservatives in the 1980s: abortion, affirmative action, or social welfare programs?

Accepted Answer

In the 1980s, movement conservatives in

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Walter Mondale was an American politicia

Question 17

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

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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 18

How did the rise of social conservatism affect issues like affirmative action and women's rights?

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The rise of social conservatism, particu

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF)

Accepted Answer

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (I

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roe v. Wade

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Manuel Noriega

Solidarity was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"ABC" movement

The Iran-Contra Affair essentially involved

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"supply-side" economics

The result of the Persian Gulf War was that

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

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

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

In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were most concerned about

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

Which of these liberal policies provided the most political ammunition for movement conservatives in the 1980s: abortion, affirmative action, or social welfare programs?

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

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

How did the rise of social conservatism affect issues like affirmative action and women's rights?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF)

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: -Roe v. Wade

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Manuel Noriega

Solidarity was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"ABC" movement

The Iran-Contra Affair essentially involved

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"supply-side" economics

The result of the Persian Gulf War was that

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

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

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

In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were most concerned about

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

Which of these liberal policies provided the most political ammunition for movement conservatives in the 1980s: abortion, affirmative action, or social welfare programs?

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

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

How did the rise of social conservatism affect issues like affirmative action and women's rights?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF)

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: -Manuel Noriega

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

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