Question 1

One of President Bush's major domestic successes was:

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminating poverty 
B)  significantly reducing drug use 
C)  assisting people with disabilities 
D)  reducing taxes 
E)  paying off the deficit 
A)  eliminating poverty 
B)  significantly reducing drug use 
C)  assisting people with disabilities 
D)  reducing taxes 
E)  paying off the deficit

Question 2

When Islamic fanatics bombed and killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan:

Accepted Answer

A)  froze Lebanese assets in the United States 
B)  soon pulled out the remaining marines 
C)  declared war on Islamic terrorists 
D)  began to reassess U.S. support of Israel 
E)  ignored what had happened 
A)  froze Lebanese assets in the United States 
B)  soon pulled out the remaining marines 
C)  declared war on Islamic terrorists 
D)  began to reassess U.S. support of Israel 
E)  ignored what had happened

Question 3

What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?

Accepted Answer

During the Reagan and Bush years, Americ

Question 4

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

Accepted Answer

A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects 
C)  balancing the federal budget 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard 
E)  cutting taxes 
A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects 
C)  balancing the federal budget 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard 
E)  cutting taxes

Question 5

Which of the following dramatically decreased in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of homeless people 
B)  military spending 
C)  personal savings 
D)  all kinds of debt 
E)  Reagan's personal popularity ratings 
A)  the number of homeless people 
B)  military spending 
C)  personal savings 
D)  all kinds of debt 
E)  Reagan's personal popularity ratings

Question 6

In late 1987, the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional weapons 
B)  intermediate-range nuclear missiles 
C)  submarine-based missiles 
D)  long-range nuclear missiles 
E)  anti-missile systems in outer space 
A)  conventional weapons 
B)  intermediate-range nuclear missiles 
C)  submarine-based missiles 
D)  long-range nuclear missiles 
E)  anti-missile systems in outer space

Question 7

The leader of the Moral Majority was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pat Robertson 
B)  John Osteen 
C)  Billy Graham 
D)  Jerry Falwell 
E)  Oral Roberts 
A)  Pat Robertson 
B)  John Osteen 
C)  Billy Graham 
D)  Jerry Falwell 
E)  Oral Roberts

Question 8

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to insure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf War of 1991 was the result of a

Question 9

The Sunbelt includes the southern and western states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Israel 
E)  Kuwait 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Israel 
E)  Kuwait

Question 11

The collapse of stock prices that occurred on "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987):

Accepted Answer

A)  caused a depression 
B)  continued for years 
C)  affected only the United States 
D)  caused Reagan to further reduce taxes 
E)  in percentage terms, was the worst in American history 
A)  caused a depression 
B)  continued for years 
C)  affected only the United States 
D)  caused Reagan to further reduce taxes 
E)  in percentage terms, was the worst in American history

Question 12

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. Did unions make any gains, and did they have any setbacks?

Accepted Answer

During the Reagan administration, organi

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Walter Mondale

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 14

The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

Accepted Answer

A)  finance the Nicaraguan Contras 
B)  enrich himself and some corrupt friends 
C)  buy new weapons for the Marine Corps 
D)  contribute to Republicans 
E)  pay for the release of American hostages 
A)  finance the Nicaraguan Contras 
B)  enrich himself and some corrupt friends 
C)  buy new weapons for the Marine Corps 
D)  contribute to Republicans 
E)  pay for the release of American hostages

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Phyllis Schlafly

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

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

Accepted Answer

A)  caught it through casual personal contact 
B)  could be cured with prompt treatment 
C)  were in monogamous relationships 
D)  soon died 
E)  were put in government detention centers 
A)  caught it through casual personal contact 
B)  could be cured with prompt treatment 
C)  were in monogamous relationships 
D)  soon died 
E)  were put in government detention centers

Question 17

The anti-feminist women led by Phyllis Schlafly:

Accepted Answer

A)  helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified 
B)  succeeded in keeping abortion illegal 
C)  believed Ronald Reagan was too liberal 
D)  believed in total separation of politics and religion 
E)  voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans 
A)  helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified 
B)  succeeded in keeping abortion illegal 
C)  believed Ronald Reagan was too liberal 
D)  believed in total separation of politics and religion 
E)  voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans

Question 18

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  pour money into medical research 
B)  give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles 
C)  urge all Americans to get a vaccination 
D)  crack down on people having sex outside of marriage 
E)  largely ignore it as a "gay" disease 
A)  pour money into medical research 
B)  give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles 
C)  urge all Americans to get a vaccination 
D)  crack down on people having sex outside of marriage 
E)  largely ignore it as a "gay" disease

Question 19

In Central America, the Reagan administration was seriously concerned that Communist-backed revolutionaries might take over in:

Accepted Answer

A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Panama 
A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Panama

Question 20

Bush helped secure his victory in 1988 by:

Accepted Answer

A)  portraying the Democrat, Dukakis, as a liberal 
B)  saying how much he would change Reagan's policies 
C)  promising to be flexible on tax policy 
D)  carrying most regions except for the South 
E)  promising to get tough on the Russians 
A)  portraying the Democrat, Dukakis, as a liberal 
B)  saying how much he would change Reagan's policies 
C)  promising to be flexible on tax policy 
D)  carrying most regions except for the South 
E)  promising to get tough on the Russians

Exam 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

One of President Bush's major domestic successes was:

When Islamic fanatics bombed and killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan:

What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

Which of the following dramatically decreased in the 1980s?

In late 1987, the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

The leader of the Moral Majority was:

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to insure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

The Sunbelt includes the southern and western states.

The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

The collapse of stock prices that occurred on "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987):

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. Did unions make any gains, and did they have any setbacks?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Walter Mondale

The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Phyllis Schlafly

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

The anti-feminist women led by Phyllis Schlafly:

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

In Central America, the Reagan administration was seriously concerned that Communist-backed revolutionaries might take over in:

Bush helped secure his victory in 1988 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

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