Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Sandra Day O'Connor

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 2

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  science teachers 
B)  Californians 
C)  Southern Baptists 
D)  college-educated women 
E)  Episcopalians 
A)  science teachers 
B)  Californians 
C)  Southern Baptists 
D)  college-educated women 
E)  Episcopalians

Question 3

One major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a robustly growing economy 
B)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
C)  that the Democrats were deeply divided 
D)  surpluses in the federal budget 
E)  the support he received from minorities and organized labor 
A)  a robustly growing economy 
B)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
C)  that the Democrats were deeply divided 
D)  surpluses in the federal budget 
E)  the support he received from minorities and organized labor

Question 4

Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1980 in the United State

Question 5

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported its conservative social values 
B)  was active in his church as a deacon 
C)  had memorized large sections of the Bible 
D)  was a model family man 
E)  was such a gifted actor 
A)  supported its conservative social values 
B)  was active in his church as a deacon 
C)  had memorized large sections of the Bible 
D)  was a model family man 
E)  was such a gifted actor

Question 7

By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatically shrunk the federal government's size 
B)  abolished the Department of Education 
C)  privatized Social Security 
D)  restored American confidence 
E)  fulfilled the religious Right's agenda on issues such as school prayer 
A)  dramatically shrunk the federal government's size 
B)  abolished the Department of Education 
C)  privatized Social Security 
D)  restored American confidence 
E)  fulfilled the religious Right's agenda on issues such as school prayer

Question 8

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

Accepted Answer

A)  remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe 
B)  had fallen apart 
C)  still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal 
D)  enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States 
E)  was torn by civil war 
A)  remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe 
B)  had fallen apart 
C)  still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal 
D)  enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States 
E)  was torn by civil war

Question 9

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of the Hispanic population 
B)  the baby boomers reaching retirement age 
C)  the declining percentage of people who went to church 
D)  population growth in the South and the West 
E)  the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees 
A)  the growth of the Hispanic population 
B)  the baby boomers reaching retirement age 
C)  the declining percentage of people who went to church 
D)  population growth in the South and the West 
E)  the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees

Question 10

The biggest domestic problem facing the Bush administration was the national debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In late 1989, all the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe toppled bloodlessly EXCEPT that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  East Germany 
B)  Poland 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Czechoslovakia 
E)  Romania 
A)  East Germany 
B)  Poland 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Czechoslovakia 
E)  Romania

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-David Stockman

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 13

President Bush ordered the invasion of Grenada, a small Pacific island, after its unstable government threatened to nationalize American-owned businesses located there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

Accepted Answer

A)  was inspired by a science-fiction movie 
B)  forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace 
C)  made the United States invulnerable to attack 
D)  involved the United States building even more powerful nuclear weapons 
E)  went into operation in outer space in 1984 
A)  was inspired by a science-fiction movie 
B)  forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace 
C)  made the United States invulnerable to attack 
D)  involved the United States building even more powerful nuclear weapons 
E)  went into operation in outer space in 1984

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Geraldine Ferraro

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 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George H. W. Bush

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 17

When AIDS emerged in the 1980s, many in the Reagan administration viewed it largely as a "gay" disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gorbachev's assassination 
B)  a failed Communist coup 
C)  revolution in the Baltic republics 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet economy 
E)  Gorbachev's reelection 
A)  Gorbachev's assassination 
B)  a failed Communist coup 
C)  revolution in the Baltic republics 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet economy 
E)  Gorbachev's reelection

Question 19

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda 
B)  wipe out the Democratic opposition 
C)  consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements 
D)  be a Kennedy-like inspirational leader 
E)  establish a dynasty of Bushes in the White House 
A)  pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda 
B)  wipe out the Democratic opposition 
C)  consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements 
D)  be a Kennedy-like inspirational leader 
E)  establish a dynasty of Bushes in the White House

Question 20

The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviet military intervention in East Germany 
B)  the threat of war in Central Europe 
C)  the formal dissolution of NATO 
D)  Germany's reunification 
E)  the Communists constructing an even stronger one 
A)  Soviet military intervention in East Germany 
B)  the threat of war in Central Europe 
C)  the formal dissolution of NATO 
D)  Germany's reunification 
E)  the Communists constructing an even stronger one

Exam 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Sandra Day O'Connor

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

One major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid was:

Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he:

By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:

The biggest domestic problem facing the Bush administration was the national debt.

In late 1989, all the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe toppled bloodlessly EXCEPT that of:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -David Stockman

President Bush ordered the invasion of Grenada, a small Pacific island, after its unstable government threatened to nationalize American-owned businesses located there.

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Geraldine Ferraro

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George H. W. Bush

When AIDS emerged in the 1980s, many in the Reagan administration viewed it largely as a "gay" disease.

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

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

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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