Question 1

The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the Reagan administration, El Salvador fell to Communists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  massive American casualties 
B)  the U.S. capture of Baghdad 
C)  Saddam Hussein remaining in power 
D)  trench warfare 
E)  Bush's guaranteed reelection 
A)  massive American casualties 
B)  the U.S. capture of Baghdad 
C)  Saddam Hussein remaining in power 
D)  trench warfare 
E)  Bush's guaranteed reelection

Question 4

As a result of the massive national debt:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States lost its ability to obtain credit 
B)  double-digit inflation returned 
C)  the United States had to reduce its involvement in global affairs 
D)  members of Congress had to reduce their own salaries 
E)  Bush had to recommend tax increases 
A)  the United States lost its ability to obtain credit 
B)  double-digit inflation returned 
C)  the United States had to reduce its involvement in global affairs 
D)  members of Congress had to reduce their own salaries 
E)  Bush had to recommend tax increases

Question 5

Reagan's experience as an actor:

Accepted Answer

A)  was invaluable in a television age 
B)  was irrelevant once he entered politics 
C)  had been limited to a few performances on radio 
D)  helped him master policy details 
E)  caused conservative Christians to view him with suspicion given the immorality of Hollywood 
A)  was invaluable in a television age 
B)  was irrelevant once he entered politics 
C)  had been limited to a few performances on radio 
D)  helped him master policy details 
E)  caused conservative Christians to view him with suspicion given the immorality of Hollywood

Question 6

Early in Reagan's presidency, all of the following were increasing EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty levels 
B)  defense spending 
C)  budget deficits 
D)  cuts in social programs 
E)  tax revenues 
A)  poverty levels 
B)  defense spending 
C)  budget deficits 
D)  cuts in social programs 
E)  tax revenues

Question 7

Opposing Iraq in the Gulf War was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a coalition of over thirty nations 
B)  the United States and Britain alone 
C)  an army composed of Arab soldiers 
D)  China and the Soviet Union 
E)  Israel and India 
A)  a coalition of over thirty nations 
B)  the United States and Britain alone 
C)  an army composed of Arab soldiers 
D)  China and the Soviet Union 
E)  Israel and India

Question 8

By the time of his nomination for the presidency in 1988, George H. W. Bush had served as all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  director of the CIA 
B)  vice president 
C)  envoy to China 
D)  ambassador to the United Nations 
E)  secretary of the Treasury 
A)  director of the CIA 
B)  vice president 
C)  envoy to China 
D)  ambassador to the United Nations 
E)  secretary of the Treasury

Question 9

Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  unacceptably high rates of inflation 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget 
A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  unacceptably high rates of inflation 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget

Question 10

The 1991 Persian Gulf War was provoked by Iraq's invasion of Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Despite Ronald Reagan's poor church attendance the religious Right supported him over Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

During the 1980s, unions:

Accepted Answer

A)  became a vital part of Reagan's political coalition 
B)  managed to dramatically elevate wages 
C)  finally began to gain strength in the South 
D)  suffered steady declines in membership 
E)  remained generally popular with the public 
A)  became a vital part of Reagan's political coalition 
B)  managed to dramatically elevate wages 
C)  finally began to gain strength in the South 
D)  suffered steady declines in membership 
E)  remained generally popular with the public

Question 13

Ronald Reagan's years as an actor proved to be a big advantage once he entered politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ronald Reagan practiced "the politics of symbolism," according to one scholar. Is this an accurate assessment of Reagan's presidential career?

Accepted Answer

The assertion that Ronald Reagan practic

Question 15

Ronald Reagan viewed the Soviet Union as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a close and trusted ally 
B)  militarily weak 
C)  a source of global stability 
D)  an evil empire 
E)  capable of becoming more democratic while remaining Communist 
A)  a close and trusted ally 
B)  militarily weak 
C)  a source of global stability 
D)  an evil empire 
E)  capable of becoming more democratic while remaining Communist

Question 16

By 2000, the AIDS epidemic had disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Oliver North

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 18

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ukraine 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Afghanistan 
A)  Ukraine 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Afghanistan

Question 19

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976 
B)  led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s 
C)  served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s 
D)  campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s 
E)  made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964 
A)  opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976 
B)  led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s 
C)  served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s 
D)  campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s 
E)  made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964

Question 20

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed:

Accepted Answer

A)  indecisive 
B)  upbeat 
C)  humorless 
D)  to be a deep thinker and expert on the details of policy 
E)  capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program 
A)  indecisive 
B)  upbeat 
C)  humorless 
D)  to be a deep thinker and expert on the details of policy 
E)  capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program

Exam 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars."

During the Reagan administration, El Salvador fell to Communists.

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

As a result of the massive national debt:

Reagan's experience as an actor:

Early in Reagan's presidency, all of the following were increasing EXCEPT:

Opposing Iraq in the Gulf War was:

By the time of his nomination for the presidency in 1988, George H. W. Bush had served as all of the following EXCEPT:

Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

The 1991 Persian Gulf War was provoked by Iraq's invasion of Saudi Arabia.

Despite Ronald Reagan's poor church attendance the religious Right supported him over Jimmy Carter in 1980.

During the 1980s, unions:

Ronald Reagan's years as an actor proved to be a big advantage once he entered politics.

Ronald Reagan practiced "the politics of symbolism," according to one scholar. Is this an accurate assessment of Reagan's presidential career?

Ronald Reagan viewed the Soviet Union as:

By 2000, the AIDS epidemic had disappeared.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Oliver North

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from:

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed:

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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