Exam 30: Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

____________________ was head of the CIA when Panama's General Manuel Noriega was recruited as an Agency "asset" during the mid-1970s.

In 1981,Ronald Reagan nominated ____________________ to be the first woman Supreme Court justice.

In 1984,Ronald Reagan defeated ____,a Minnesota Democrat,for the presidency.

A serious malfunction at ____________________ heightened fears in America about a nuclear-reactor meltdown.

Between 1970 and 1980,the number of African American families with an annual income of less than $15,000 had ____________________.

Savings and loan companies made risky loans and several faced bankruptcies.

In 1980,with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote,____ was elected to the presidency.

Explore the Iran-Contra affair.What was the purpose behind the initial mission,and what were its implications for the Reagan presidency?

The winner of the 1976 presidential election was

The space-based defense system promoted by Ronald Reagan,which supposedly would stop incoming missiles,was popularly dubbed ____________________.

Examine the U.S.involvement in the Persian Gulf War.

President George H.Bush opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

"Operation Just Cause" was aimed against

In 1991 ____________________ abolished the Soviet Union.

A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.

During the time period between the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton,the Cold War ended.Examine the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union and analyze each president's foreign policy strategy for dealing with Communist nations.

Ronald Reagan was in favor of all of the following positions in 1980 except

The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ticket was Sandra Day O'Connor.

The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980.

In dealing with the Soviet Union,Jimmy Carter did all of the following except