Question 1

Discuss the status of the poor, the homeless, and the victims of AIDS during the 1980s. How did the government respond to the needs of each of these groups?

Accepted Answer

The status of the poor, the homeless, and victims of AIDS during the 1980s:

Homeless and poor people had almost same status because homeless people are generally poor and many poor people don’t have shelter.
During 1980s the poor and homeless people were deprived from their basic necessities.
They did not had any kind of work to earn their livings
Other people of the society use treat them as criminals and low level people.
That time AIDS was a new found disease so people didn’t have proper knowledge about the disease
People use to ill-treat AIDS patient.
The disease didn’t had any effective Medicare back than making it worst for the society
Government respond to the needs of each of these group :

Government made many peoples and schemes .
  Providing employment
Champaign to spread information about AIDS
Developing medicines to cure AIDS
Providing health services at low cost

Question 2

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its:

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist leanings 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors 
D)  involvement in the drug trade 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States 
A)  Communist leanings 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors 
D)  involvement in the drug trade 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States D

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Michael Dukakis

Accepted Answer

A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." 
A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." H

Question 4

Bush ultimately dealt with Noriega by:

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting off foreign aid to Panama 
B)  funding his political opposition 
C)  ordering a military invasion to arrest him 
D)  having Panama expelled from the United Nations 
E)  persuading him to change his policies 
A)  cutting off foreign aid to Panama 
B)  funding his political opposition 
C)  ordering a military invasion to arrest him 
D)  having Panama expelled from the United Nations 
E)  persuading him to change his policies

Question 5

Ronald Reagan made AIDS research a top priority of his administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Germany, a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Ronald Reagan

Accepted Answer

A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." 
A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 8

The religious Right was a Protestant-dominated movement in which Catholics were not allowed to participate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Jerry Falwell

Accepted Answer

A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." 
A) championed women's roles as wives and mothers 
B) was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980 
C) led the Moral Majority 
D) was the former governor of California 
E) was budget director in the Reagan administration
F)was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)was a Supreme Court justice
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 10

Revelations of the Iran-Contra affair indicated that Reagan had violated his pledge to never:

Accepted Answer

A)  raise taxes 
B)  work with Communists 
C)  lie to the American people 
D)  negotiate with terrorists 
E)  needlessly send troops into battle 
A)  raise taxes 
B)  work with Communists 
C)  lie to the American people 
D)  negotiate with terrorists 
E)  needlessly send troops into battle

Question 11

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's:

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state 
B)  secretary of defense 
C)  budget director 
D)  attorney general 
E)  chief of staff 
A)  secretary of state 
B)  secretary of defense 
C)  budget director 
D)  attorney general 
E)  chief of staff

Question 13

By the early 1980s, Lebanon:

Accepted Answer

A)  had become a model of Middle East stability and democracy 
B)  expelled Palestinian radicals and recognized Israel 
C)  became an anarchic battleground for warring factions 
D)  cut off oil sales to the United States to protest Reagan's pro-Israel policies 
E)  was regularly sending troops into northern Israel 
A)  had become a model of Middle East stability and democracy 
B)  expelled Palestinian radicals and recognized Israel 
C)  became an anarchic battleground for warring factions 
D)  cut off oil sales to the United States to protest Reagan's pro-Israel policies 
E)  was regularly sending troops into northern Israel

Question 14

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  picked a woman as a running mate 
B)  promised to raise taxes 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism 
E)  criticized Reagan's handling of the economy 
A)  picked a woman as a running mate 
B)  promised to raise taxes 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism 
E)  criticized Reagan's handling of the economy

Question 15

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

Accepted Answer

The Iran-Contra affair was a political s

Question 16

What were the main foreign policy achievements of the Carter administration? Where did Carter fail?

Accepted Answer

The main foreign policy achievements of

Question 17

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

Accepted Answer

A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras 
A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras

Question 18

The Grenada invasion resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a dangerous U.S.-Soviet confrontation 
B)  massive anti-war protests across America 
C)  a big drop in Reagan's approval ratings 
D)  an easy American victory 
E)  the commitment of UN forces just as in Korea 
A)  a dangerous U.S.-Soviet confrontation 
B)  massive anti-war protests across America 
C)  a big drop in Reagan's approval ratings 
D)  an easy American victory 
E)  the commitment of UN forces just as in Korea

Question 19

Eduard Shevardnadze was Gorbachev's:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign minister 
B)  interior minister 
C)  director of the KGB 
D)  minister of territories 
E)  minister of health 
A)  foreign minister 
B)  interior minister 
C)  director of the KGB 
D)  minister of territories 
E)  minister of health

Question 20

By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Boris Yeltsin 
D)  Dmitry Medvedev 
E)  Andrei Sakharov 
A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Boris Yeltsin 
D)  Dmitry Medvedev 
E)  Andrei Sakharov

Exam 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Discuss the status of the poor, the homeless, and the victims of AIDS during the 1980s. How did the government respond to the needs of each of these groups?

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Michael Dukakis

Bush ultimately dealt with Noriega by:

Ronald Reagan made AIDS research a top priority of his administration.

In Germany, a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Ronald Reagan

The religious Right was a Protestant-dominated movement in which Catholics were not allowed to participate.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Jerry Falwell

Revelations of the Iran-Contra affair indicated that Reagan had violated his pledge to never:

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's:

By the early 1980s, Lebanon:

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he:

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

What were the main foreign policy achievements of the Carter administration? Where did Carter fail?

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

The Grenada invasion resulted in:

Eduard Shevardnadze was Gorbachev's:

By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

The Collision of Cultures

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Colonial Ways of Life

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The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

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The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

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