Question 1

One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its failure to win the release of U.S.hostages from

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq. 
B) Iran. 
C) Kuwait. 
D) Lebanon. 
E) Jordan. 
A) Iraq. 
B) Iran. 
C) Kuwait. 
D) Lebanon. 
E) Jordan.

Question 2

Examine the Carter presidency.Describe the president's successes and failures in his domestic and foreign policies.

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President Jimmy Carter was elected to th

Question 3

The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to

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A) Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy of supplying war materials to the allies in World War II. 
B) Jimmy Carter's reduction of capital gains taxes. 
C) congressional efforts to control the federal budget. 
D) a theory embraced by Ronald Reagan that tax reductions would stimulate the economy. 
E) the U.S.policy of supplying aid to third world countries that supported the U.S. 
A) Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy of supplying war materials to the allies in World War II. 
B) Jimmy Carter's reduction of capital gains taxes. 
C) congressional efforts to control the federal budget. 
D) a theory embraced by Ronald Reagan that tax reductions would stimulate the economy. 
E) the U.S.policy of supplying aid to third world countries that supported the U.S.

Question 4

The cartel that dominates oil rich nations in the middle East is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cartel that dominates oil rich nations...

Question 5

Which of the following was not true of the Iran-Contra affair?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States secretly sold weapons to Iran. 
B) Iran promised to help gain the release of Americans held hostage by Middle Eastern terrorists. 
C) Profits from arms sales were used to fund revolutionaries in Nicaragua. 
D) President George Bush pardoned the officials who participated in the scheme. 
E) Oliver North and others destroyed documents and lied to Congress. 
A) The United States secretly sold weapons to Iran. 
B) Iran promised to help gain the release of Americans held hostage by Middle Eastern terrorists. 
C) Profits from arms sales were used to fund revolutionaries in Nicaragua. 
D) President George Bush pardoned the officials who participated in the scheme. 
E) Oliver North and others destroyed documents and lied to Congress.

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"stagflation"

Accepted Answer

a term that describes the economic condi

Question 8

In the Iran-Contra Affair

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A) Ronald Reagan claimed ignorance. 
B) Oliver North prosecuted the case. 
C) most Americans viewed this as worse than Watergate. 
D) it was clear that the plan was clear and successful,although illegal. 
E) Ronald Reagan refused to comment or make any statement. 
A) Ronald Reagan claimed ignorance. 
B) Oliver North prosecuted the case. 
C) most Americans viewed this as worse than Watergate. 
D) it was clear that the plan was clear and successful,although illegal. 
E) Ronald Reagan refused to comment or make any statement.

Question 9

Ronald Reagan appointed James Watt as secretary of the Department of the Interior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S.ship Mayaguez,Gerald Ford

Accepted Answer

A) appealed to the United Nations for help in freeing the ship and crew. 
B) apologized for the ship's accidental intrusion into Cambodian waters. 
C) refused to negotiate with the Cambodians. 
D) took no direct action and let events play themselves out. 
E) ordered a rescue mission and a bombing attack. 
A) appealed to the United Nations for help in freeing the ship and crew. 
B) apologized for the ship's accidental intrusion into Cambodian waters. 
C) refused to negotiate with the Cambodians. 
D) took no direct action and let events play themselves out. 
E) ordered a rescue mission and a bombing attack.

Question 11

The diverse coalition of conservatives referred to as a New Right included all of the following members except

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A) Milton Friedman. 
B) Patrick Buchanan. 
C) Jeane Kirkpatrick. 
D) Jimmy Carter. 
E) Jerry Falwell. 
A) Milton Friedman. 
B) Patrick Buchanan. 
C) Jeane Kirkpatrick. 
D) Jimmy Carter. 
E) Jerry Falwell.

Question 12

The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was

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A) Bill Clinton. 
B) Michael Dukakis. 
C) Al Gore. 
D) Edward Kennedy. 
E) Joe Lieberman. 
A) Bill Clinton. 
B) Michael Dukakis. 
C) Al Gore. 
D) Edward Kennedy. 
E) Joe Lieberman.

Question 13

In December 1989,U.S.forces entered what Latin American nation in order to arrest its president?

Accepted Answer

A) Honduras 
B) Panama 
C) Nicaragua 
D) Guatemala 
E) Mexico 
A) Honduras 
B) Panama 
C) Nicaragua 
D) Guatemala 
E) Mexico

Question 14

In 1976,Jimmy Carter won every southern state except

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A) Georgia. 
B) Alabama. 
C) Virginia. 
D) Florida. 
E) Texas. 
A) Georgia. 
B) Alabama. 
C) Virginia. 
D) Florida. 
E) Texas.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

None of the major participants in the Iran-Contra affair were punished for their crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Iranian shah was overthrown in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Iranian shah was overthrown in ____________________....

Question 18

Rush Limbaugh's radio program was part of the New Right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1983,after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S.soldiers in Lebanon,President Reagan

Accepted Answer

A) ordered air strikes against suspected terrorist targets. 
B) attempted to destabilize the government of Syria. 
C) withdrew the remaining American troops from Lebanon. 
D) increased arms sales to Israel. 
E) threatened to invade Iran. 
A) ordered air strikes against suspected terrorist targets. 
B) attempted to destabilize the government of Syria. 
C) withdrew the remaining American troops from Lebanon. 
D) increased arms sales to Israel. 
E) threatened to invade Iran.

Question 20

Ronald Reagan's last two years in office saw increased conflict in U.S.-Soviet relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its failure to win the release of U.S.hostages from

Examine the Carter presidency.Describe the president's successes and failures in his domestic and foreign policies.

The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to

The cartel that dominates oil rich nations in the middle East is known as ____________________.

Which of the following was not true of the Iran-Contra affair?

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -"stagflation"

In the Iran-Contra Affair

Ronald Reagan appointed James Watt as secretary of the Department of the Interior.

In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S.ship Mayaguez,Gerald Ford

The diverse coalition of conservatives referred to as a New Right included all of the following members except

The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was

In December 1989,U.S.forces entered what Latin American nation in order to arrest its president?

In 1976,Jimmy Carter won every southern state except

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

None of the major participants in the Iran-Contra affair were punished for their crimes.

The Iranian shah was overthrown in ____________________.

Rush Limbaugh's radio program was part of the New Right.

In 1983,after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S.soldiers in Lebanon,President Reagan

Ronald Reagan's last two years in office saw increased conflict in U.S.-Soviet relations.

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Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

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Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

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America During the Second World War

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