Question 1

"Operation Just Cause" was aimed against

Accepted Answer

A) Nicaragua. 
B) Iraq 
C) Cuba. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Panama. 
A) Nicaragua. 
B) Iraq 
C) Cuba. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Panama.

Question 2

Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was

Accepted Answer

A) optimistic. 
B) disillusioned. 
C) militant. 
D) disinterested. 
E) fearful. 
A) optimistic. 
B) disillusioned. 
C) militant. 
D) disinterested. 
E) fearful.

Question 4

The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of

Accepted Answer

A) Jimmy Carter. 
B) Ronald Reagan. 
C) George Bush. 
D) Bill Clinton. 
E) Gerald Ford 
A) Jimmy Carter. 
B) Ronald Reagan. 
C) George Bush. 
D) Bill Clinton. 
E) Gerald Ford

Question 5

The advocacy group ACT UP is most associated with

Accepted Answer

A) gays. 
B) women. 
C) Blacks. 
D) Hispanics. 
E) Asians. 
A) gays. 
B) women. 
C) Blacks. 
D) Hispanics. 
E) Asians.

Question 6

When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Leaders of the religious right believed that​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Rush Limbaugh spoke the truth about the changes needed. 
B) ​the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was right. 
C) ​Christian values should shape policy-making in government. 
D) ​the government should not use tax dollars to aid social programming of any kind. 
E) ​foreign policy should minimize the use of military power. 
A) ​Rush Limbaugh spoke the truth about the changes needed. 
B) ​the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was right. 
C) ​Christian values should shape policy-making in government. 
D) ​the government should not use tax dollars to aid social programming of any kind. 
E) ​foreign policy should minimize the use of military power.

Question 8

The Berlin Wall came down in which year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1978 
B) 1980 
C) 1984 
D) 1989 
E) 1992 
A) 1978 
B) 1980 
C) 1984 
D) 1989 
E) 1992

Question 9

The domestic policies of the Carter administration

Accepted Answer

A) greatly increased aid to low-income families. 
B) lowered the gas tax to increase the competitiveness of U.S. oil companies. 
C) increased price inflation and stifled economic growth. 
D) eliminated "stagflation" and expanded the economy. 
E) ensured his reelection. 
A) greatly increased aid to low-income families. 
B) lowered the gas tax to increase the competitiveness of U.S. oil companies. 
C) increased price inflation and stifled economic growth. 
D) eliminated "stagflation" and expanded the economy. 
E) ensured his reelection.

Question 10

The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination and for sometimes hidden prejudice that laws guaranteeing equality were unable to rectify.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The goal of _______________ was to help...

Question 11

The Reagan administration believed that democratic forces included almost any movement, no matter how autocratic, that was noncommunist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Supply-side economics​

Accepted Answer

A) ​was Jimmy Carter's program for reversing the economic downturn.​ 
B) ​stressed the role of government spending in stimulating the economy.​ 
C) ​emphasized tax cuts for businesses and investors would lead to job creation and economic improvement.​ 
D) ​denounced the "trickle-down" theory of economics.​ 
E) ultimately helped all Americans. 
A) ​was Jimmy Carter's program for reversing the economic downturn.​ 
B) ​stressed the role of government spending in stimulating the economy.​ 
C) ​emphasized tax cuts for businesses and investors would lead to job creation and economic improvement.​ 
D) ​denounced the "trickle-down" theory of economics.​ 
E) ultimately helped all Americans.

Question 13

In 1992, Bill Clinton's main criticism of George H. W. Bush was that he had left Saddam Hussein in power after the Persian Gulf War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to mean

Accepted Answer

A) wasteful social programs that robbed working Americans and rewarded lazy undeserving people. 
B) limited government spending that controlled inflation. 
C) moderate support for traditional family and social values. 
D) government programs that helped average families purchase homes and consumer goods. 
E) sexual promiscuity. 
A) wasteful social programs that robbed working Americans and rewarded lazy undeserving people. 
B) limited government spending that controlled inflation. 
C) moderate support for traditional family and social values. 
D) government programs that helped average families purchase homes and consumer goods. 
E) sexual promiscuity.

Question 15

In 1991, George H. W. Bush referred to Iraq as an "evil empire."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a

Accepted Answer

A) "born-again" Christian. 
B) Washington outsider who was untainted by the political corruption of the Nixon era. 
C) former governor with a southern small-town agricultural background. 
D) retired naval officer 
E) all of these choices 
A) "born-again" Christian. 
B) Washington outsider who was untainted by the political corruption of the Nixon era. 
C) former governor with a southern small-town agricultural background. 
D) retired naval officer 
E) all of these choices

Question 17

Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign for president in 1980.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign...

Question 18

The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey 
B) Armenia 
C) Kazakhstan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) South Korea 
A) Turkey 
B) Armenia 
C) Kazakhstan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) South Korea

Question 19

The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was

Accepted Answer

A) elitist and arrogant. 
B) a strong and powerful leader. 
C) consumed with gaining political power. 
D) genial and unpretentious 
E) paranoid and suspicious. 
A) elitist and arrogant. 
B) a strong and powerful leader. 
C) consumed with gaining political power. 
D) genial and unpretentious 
E) paranoid and suspicious.

Question 20

The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy failures of the Carter administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

"Operation Just Cause" was aimed against

Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.

In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was

The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of

The advocacy group ACT UP is most associated with

When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"

Leaders of the religious right believed that​

The Berlin Wall came down in which year?

The domestic policies of the Carter administration

The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination and for sometimes hidden prejudice that laws guaranteeing equality were unable to rectify.

The Reagan administration believed that democratic forces included almost any movement, no matter how autocratic, that was noncommunist.

Supply-side economics​

In 1992, Bill Clinton's main criticism of George H. W. Bush was that he had left Saddam Hussein in power after the Persian Gulf War.

During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to mean

In 1991, George H. W. Bush referred to Iraq as an "evil empire."

Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a

Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign for president in 1980.

The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?

The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was

The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy failures of the Carter administration.

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Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

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The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

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