Exam 14: Uncertain Times 1974-1992

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Compare and contrast the domestic policies of the Carter and Reagan administrations.

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The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald Reagan's presidency.

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The Berlin Wall came down in which year?

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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.

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In 1968,Indian activists created ____________________ which used confrontational tactics.

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All of the following came together to form the New Right except

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At a summit with Soviet leaders in ____________________,Iceland,in 1986,Ronald Reagan surprisingly called for a wholesale ban on nuclear weapons.

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​Discuss the nature of social movements in the 1980s and 1990s.How did they build on the legacy of the 1960s? In what ways did they face new challenges?

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Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president.

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

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

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In 1966,the women's rights advocacy group,______________________________ was founded.

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The Iranian shah was overthrown in ____________________.

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Examine the rise of ethnic and racial social movements for civil rights.How were their goals similar? How different? Where did they see obstacles; where did they experience success?

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

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energy crisis

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___________________ helped Cesar Chavez organize boycotts of lettuce and grapes that pressured the UFW into collective bargaining arrangements.

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Michael Dukakis focused his presidential campaign in 1988 on honesty in the White House.

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

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

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