Question 1

​Which of these is not a true statement about Jimmy Carter's presidency?

Accepted Answer

A) He pardoned Vietnam draft evaders. 
B) He appointed few people of color to high-level posts 
C) ​He relied on his wife as a key advisor 
D) ​He turned off voters with his approach to the energy crisis 
A) He pardoned Vietnam draft evaders. 
B) He appointed few people of color to high-level posts 
C) ​He relied on his wife as a key advisor 
D) ​He turned off voters with his approach to the energy crisis

Question 2

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was denied after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

​Which of these statements does not reflect the impact of the recession on America by the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) The country's economic base shifted from manufacturing to service​ 
B) The North and Midwest struggled while the South and West grew 
C) ​Americans shifted from savers to debtors 
D) ​More people worked in industrial jobs than ever before 
A) The country's economic base shifted from manufacturing to service​ 
B) The North and Midwest struggled while the South and West grew 
C) ​Americans shifted from savers to debtors 
D) ​More people worked in industrial jobs than ever before

Question 4

Which of these presidents appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice to the U.S.Supreme Court?​

Accepted Answer

A) Ronald Reagan 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) ​Jimmy Carter 
D) ​George H.W.Bush 
A) Ronald Reagan 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) ​Jimmy Carter 
D) ​George H.W.Bush

Question 5

​All of the following contributed to the end of the Cold Warexcept​

Accepted Answer

A) The rise of Mikhail Gorbachev to power 
B) The economic problems the Soviet Union faced 
C) ​Dismantling of the Berlin Wall 
D) U.S.difficulties in Afghanistan 
A) The rise of Mikhail Gorbachev to power 
B) The economic problems the Soviet Union faced 
C) ​Dismantling of the Berlin Wall 
D) U.S.difficulties in Afghanistan

Question 6

​Who called on the Soviet Union to remove the wall separating East Berlin,saying,"Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?."

Accepted Answer

A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Jimmy Carter 
C) ​Gerald Ford 
D) ​Ronald Reagan 
A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Jimmy Carter 
C) ​Gerald Ford 
D) ​Ronald Reagan

Question 7

​What was the main cause of the soaring energy costs during Ford's administration?

Accepted Answer

A) an OPEC oil embargo 
B) rapidly growing industry 
C) the removal of price supports​ 
D) ​the closing of nuclear power plants 
A) an OPEC oil embargo 
B) rapidly growing industry 
C) the removal of price supports​ 
D) ​the closing of nuclear power plants

Question 8

"It's the economy,stupid," was a campaign slogan embraced by George H.W.Bush during the 1992 presidential election.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Stagflation refers to high inflation and high employment.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The president who deregulated the airline industry was Ronald Reagan.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​Of great concern to conservatives,signs of dramatic changes in America included

Accepted Answer

A) the rising number of single mothers 
B) the growth of the Hispanic population 
C) ​wider public acceptance of sexuality 
D) ​All of the above 
E) None of the above​ 
A) the rising number of single mothers 
B) the growth of the Hispanic population 
C) ​wider public acceptance of sexuality 
D) ​All of the above 
E) None of the above​

Which of these is not a true statement about Jimmy Carter's presidency?

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was denied after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.

Which of these statements does not reflect the impact of the recession on America by the late 1970s?

Which of these presidents appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice to the U.S.Supreme Court?

All of the following contributed to the end of the Cold Warexcept

Who called on the Soviet Union to remove the wall separating East Berlin,saying,"Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?."

What was the main cause of the soaring energy costs during Ford's administration?

"It's the economy,stupid," was a campaign slogan embraced by George H.W.Bush during the 1992 presidential election.

Stagflation refers to high inflation and high employment.

The president who deregulated the airline industry was Ronald Reagan.

Of great concern to conservatives,signs of dramatic changes in America included

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Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

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A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

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Exam 23: A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

​Which of these is not a true statement about Jimmy Carter's presidency?

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was denied after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.​

​Which of these statements does not reflect the impact of the recession on America by the late 1970s?

Which of these presidents appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice to the U.S.Supreme Court?​

​All of the following contributed to the end of the Cold Warexcept​

​Who called on the Soviet Union to remove the wall separating East Berlin,saying,"Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?."

​What was the main cause of the soaring energy costs during Ford's administration?

"It's the economy,stupid," was a campaign slogan embraced by George H.W.Bush during the 1992 presidential election.​

Stagflation refers to high inflation and high employment.​

The president who deregulated the airline industry was Ronald Reagan.​

​Of great concern to conservatives,signs of dramatic changes in America included

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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Which of these is not a true statement about Jimmy Carter's presidency?

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was denied after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.

Which of these statements does not reflect the impact of the recession on America by the late 1970s?

Which of these presidents appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice to the U.S.Supreme Court?

All of the following contributed to the end of the Cold Warexcept

Who called on the Soviet Union to remove the wall separating East Berlin,saying,"Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?."

What was the main cause of the soaring energy costs during Ford's administration?

"It's the economy,stupid," was a campaign slogan embraced by George H.W.Bush during the 1992 presidential election.

Stagflation refers to high inflation and high employment.

The president who deregulated the airline industry was Ronald Reagan.

Of great concern to conservatives,signs of dramatic changes in America included