Question 1

____________________,Jimmy Carter's running mate in 1976,was a senator from Minnesota.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________,Jimmy Carter's running mate in 1976,was a...

Question 2

Gerald Ford's "Whip Inflation Now" program included cuts in spending and a one-year ____________________.

Accepted Answer

income tax

Question 3

Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax hikes in 1984.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Analyze the U.S.involvement in the Gulf War.What caused the war? What were its results? Why was George Bush unable to profit politically from the war?

Accepted Answer

The obvious cause of the Gulf War was th

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-General Manuel Noriega

Accepted Answer

former CIA operative who became presiden

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-contras

Accepted Answer

a U.S.-trained and -equipped m

Question 8

Between 1970 and 1990,the number of African American families living in the middle-class had ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between 1970 and 1990,the number of African...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the

Accepted Answer

A) increase in the rate of poverty. 
B) reduction in federal spending for social welfare programs. 
C) soaring of the federal deficit. 
D) appointment of many Catholic social conservatives to courts. 
E) reduction in environmental protections. 
A) increase in the rate of poverty. 
B) reduction in federal spending for social welfare programs. 
C) soaring of the federal deficit. 
D) appointment of many Catholic social conservatives to courts. 
E) reduction in environmental protections.

Question 11

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 12

Ronald Reagan sought to limit some federal spending on social welfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The less authoritarian,Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose to power in 1985 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The less authoritarian,Western-looking leader of the Soviet...

Question 14

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 15

Which of the following was an issue among the Asian American community?

Accepted Answer

A) government funding for projects for their communities 
B) veteran benefits for members of their community 
C) wages for new arrivals 
D) educational programs in college 
E) all of these choices 
A) government funding for projects for their communities 
B) veteran benefits for members of their community 
C) wages for new arrivals 
D) educational programs in college 
E) all of these choices

Question 16

Reagan's "Star Wars" program was

Accepted Answer

A) a cultural exchange with the Soviet Union that included sharing of science-fiction films. 
B) so expensive that Congress refused to fund it. 
C) a space-based defense against incoming missiles. 
D) made into a block-buster movie. 
E) a government program to subsidize the movie industry. 
A) a cultural exchange with the Soviet Union that included sharing of science-fiction films. 
B) so expensive that Congress refused to fund it. 
C) a space-based defense against incoming missiles. 
D) made into a block-buster movie. 
E) a government program to subsidize the movie industry.

Question 17

Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the Persian Gulf War,President George H.W.Bush did not oust Saddam Hussein from power because

Accepted Answer

A) he considered him a potential ally. 
B) he had promised not to do so at the start of the war. 
C) the United Nations forbid him to do it. 
D) U.S.military planners worried about being able to control a post-Saddam Iraq. 
E) the casualty rate among U.S.troops was already very high. 
A) he considered him a potential ally. 
B) he had promised not to do so at the start of the war. 
C) the United Nations forbid him to do it. 
D) U.S.military planners worried about being able to control a post-Saddam Iraq. 
E) the casualty rate among U.S.troops was already very high.

Exam 30: Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

____________________,Jimmy Carter's running mate in 1976,was a senator from Minnesota.

Gerald Ford's "Whip Inflation Now" program included cuts in spending and a one-year ____________________.

Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax hikes in 1984.

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

Analyze the U.S.involvement in the Gulf War.What caused the war? What were its results? Why was George Bush unable to profit politically from the war?

IDENTIFICATIONS -General Manuel Noriega

IDENTIFICATIONS -contras

Between 1970 and 1990,the number of African American families living in the middle-class had ____________________.

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

All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the

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

Ronald Reagan sought to limit some federal spending on social welfare.

The less authoritarian,Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose to power in 1985 was ____________________.

The domestic policies of the Carter administration

Which of the following was an issue among the Asian American community?

Reagan's "Star Wars" program was

Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination."

In the Persian Gulf War,President George H.W.Bush did not oust Saddam Hussein from power because

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