Question 1

Which of the following events did not occur internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Philippines legislature voted to close two U.S. naval bases. 
B)  The Kurds of Iraq successfully defied Saddam Hussein and established an independent state. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist. 
D)  Many former Soviet republics declared their independence. 
E)  South Africa abandoned most of its apartheid policies. 
A)  The Philippines legislature voted to close two U.S. naval bases. 
B)  The Kurds of Iraq successfully defied Saddam Hussein and established an independent state. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist. 
D)  Many former Soviet republics declared their independence. 
E)  South Africa abandoned most of its apartheid policies. B

Question 2

What happened in the 1980 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reagan won by a razor-thin margin, but the Republicans lost seats in both the House and the Senate. 
B)  Carter lost, but he held such traditional New Deal Democratic voters as blue-collar workers and white southerners. 
C)  Reagan won in a landslide by capturing all western and northeastern states, although the solid South remained firmly Democratic. 
D)  Reagan won about 51 percent of the popular vote, and Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1955. 
E)  Carter won by a slim margin over Gerald Ford, but the Democrats regained control of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
A)  Reagan won by a razor-thin margin, but the Republicans lost seats in both the House and the Senate. 
B)  Carter lost, but he held such traditional New Deal Democratic voters as blue-collar workers and white southerners. 
C)  Reagan won in a landslide by capturing all western and northeastern states, although the solid South remained firmly Democratic. 
D)  Reagan won about 51 percent of the popular vote, and Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1955. 
E)  Carter won by a slim margin over Gerald Ford, but the Democrats regained control of the Senate and House of Representatives. D

Question 3

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East and North Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Syria

Accepted Answer

[P]

Question 4

Which statement concerning the economic boom of the 1990s is not accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal deficits were temporarily ended. 
B)  Interest rates dropped to all time lows. 
C)  Inflation remained low. 
D)  Consumer spending and credit increased. 
E)  Unemployment rates fell. 
A)  Federal deficits were temporarily ended. 
B)  Interest rates dropped to all time lows. 
C)  Inflation remained low. 
D)  Consumer spending and credit increased. 
E)  Unemployment rates fell.

Question 5

Discuss four social, economic, or cultural trends of the 1990s that began to change the United States during that decade and seemed likely to shape the course of American history in the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

1. The rise of the internet and technolo

Question 6

What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citizens in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania demanded their independence from the Soviet Union. 
B)  George Bush announced to the world that he would not raise taxes. 
C)  Chinese communist forces killed hundreds of unarmed student demonstrators. 
D)  American demonstrators protested the Supreme Court's stance on abortion. 
E)  Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were slaughtered outside his office. 
A)  Citizens in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania demanded their independence from the Soviet Union. 
B)  George Bush announced to the world that he would not raise taxes. 
C)  Chinese communist forces killed hundreds of unarmed student demonstrators. 
D)  American demonstrators protested the Supreme Court's stance on abortion. 
E)  Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were slaughtered outside his office.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Jesse Jackson

Accepted Answer

Jesse Jackson is an American civil right

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Exxon Valdez

Accepted Answer

The Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker whose

Question 9

Which of the following events did not mark the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reunification of Germany 
B)  The fall of the Berlin Wall 
C)  Declarations of independence by the Baltic republics 
D)  Collapse of the hard-line leadership of China 
E)  Collapse of communism in the Soviet Union 
A)  The reunification of Germany 
B)  The fall of the Berlin Wall 
C)  Declarations of independence by the Baltic republics 
D)  Collapse of the hard-line leadership of China 
E)  Collapse of communism in the Soviet Union

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Ayatollah Khomeini

Accepted Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini, also known as Ruholl

Question 11

What economic problems confronted the United States in the 1980s and 1990s? How did presidents Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton, deal with those problems, and with what success?

Accepted Answer

The United States faced several economic

Question 12

What made the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  It translated into law the Supreme Court's 1994 ruling on pornography. 
B)  It was Clinton's program requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for pre-existing conditions. 
C)  It was Clinton's compromise on his promise to end the ban on gays in the military. 
D)  Rush Limbaugh managed to shame the president for the Whitewater Development Company controversy. 
E)  It outlined the American military's secret plans for the Gulf War. 
A)  It translated into law the Supreme Court's 1994 ruling on pornography. 
B)  It was Clinton's program requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for pre-existing conditions. 
C)  It was Clinton's compromise on his promise to end the ban on gays in the military. 
D)  Rush Limbaugh managed to shame the president for the Whitewater Development Company controversy. 
E)  It outlined the American military's secret plans for the Gulf War.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Welfare Reform Act of 1996

Accepted Answer

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996, also kno

Question 14

Who ran as a major third party candidate in the 1992 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ralph Nader 
B)  Robert Dole 
C)  Bill Clinton 
D)  Ross Perot 
E)  George Bush 
A)  Ralph Nader 
B)  Robert Dole 
C)  Bill Clinton 
D)  Ross Perot 
E)  George Bush

Question 15

In the "Iran-Contra" scandal,

Accepted Answer

A)  Contrary to Congressional restrictions, the White House secretly continued to funnel money to the forces fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua 
B)  The CIA had secretly funded the government of Ayatollah Khomeini for five years. 
C)  The CIA had been providing money and arms to the Sandinistas. 
D)  Iran was shipping missiles to Nicaragua to support the Contras. 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  Contrary to Congressional restrictions, the White House secretly continued to funnel money to the forces fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua 
B)  The CIA had secretly funded the government of Ayatollah Khomeini for five years. 
C)  The CIA had been providing money and arms to the Sandinistas. 
D)  Iran was shipping missiles to Nicaragua to support the Contras. 
E)  None of these choices.

Question 16

How did Jerry Falwell influence American politics in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  He created NOW and campaigned for women's rights. 
B)  He served as the official chaplain for President Ronald Reagan. 
C)  He used his ministry to expose the sins of Democratic Party members. 
D)  He established Moral Majority as a pro-life, pro-family and pro-America group supporting conservative politicians. 
E)  He campaigned for Democratic candidates who claimed to be evangelical Christians. 
A)  He created NOW and campaigned for women's rights. 
B)  He served as the official chaplain for President Ronald Reagan. 
C)  He used his ministry to expose the sins of Democratic Party members. 
D)  He established Moral Majority as a pro-life, pro-family and pro-America group supporting conservative politicians. 
E)  He campaigned for Democratic candidates who claimed to be evangelical Christians.

Question 17

Besides Operation Desert Storm, what major foreign policy issues did President George H. W. Bush face? How successful was he in dealing with them?

Accepted Answer

President George H. W. Bush faced severa

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
1992 presidential election

Accepted Answer

The 1992 presidential election in the Un

Question 19

According to the theories of "Reaganomics,"

Accepted Answer

A)  by increasing revenue from taxes, the country could spend more for defense programs. 
B)  by cutting taxes, the country's economy would expand and produce more revenue for the federal government. 
C)  by reducing defense programs, the country could spend more money on domestic programs. 
D)  by eliminating the income tax and adopted a national sales tax, the country could afford to spend more money on both domestic and defense programs. 
E)  by raising the income tax and increased corporate taxes, the country could expand its domestic and defense programs. 
A)  by increasing revenue from taxes, the country could spend more for defense programs. 
B)  by cutting taxes, the country's economy would expand and produce more revenue for the federal government. 
C)  by reducing defense programs, the country could spend more money on domestic programs. 
D)  by eliminating the income tax and adopted a national sales tax, the country could afford to spend more money on both domestic and defense programs. 
E)  by raising the income tax and increased corporate taxes, the country could expand its domestic and defense programs.

Question 20

Which statement concerning the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress over President Clinton's veto. 
B)  It generally followed principles favored by liberals since the days of the New Deal. 
C)  It ended all welfare payments to adults within one year after its passage. 
D)  It limited welfare payments for most recipients to two years with a five-year lifetime cap. 
E)  It provided the largest increase in welfare benefits since the New Deal. 
A)  It was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress over President Clinton's veto. 
B)  It generally followed principles favored by liberals since the days of the New Deal. 
C)  It ended all welfare payments to adults within one year after its passage. 
D)  It limited welfare payments for most recipients to two years with a five-year lifetime cap. 
E)  It provided the largest increase in welfare benefits since the New Deal.

Exam 30: A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

Which of the following events did not occur internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

What happened in the 1980 presidential election?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East and North Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: Syria

Which statement concerning the economic boom of the 1990s is not accurate?

Discuss four social, economic, or cultural trends of the 1990s that began to change the United States during that decade and seemed likely to shape the course of American history in the twenty-first century.

What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Jesse Jackson

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Exxon Valdez

Which of the following events did not mark the end of the Cold War?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Ayatollah Khomeini

What economic problems confronted the United States in the 1980s and 1990s? How did presidents Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton, deal with those problems, and with what success?

What made the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy controversial?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Welfare Reform Act of 1996

Who ran as a major third party candidate in the 1992 election?

In the "Iran-Contra" scandal,

How did Jerry Falwell influence American politics in the 1980s?

Besides Operation Desert Storm, what major foreign policy issues did President George H. W. Bush face? How successful was he in dealing with them?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 1992 presidential election

According to the theories of "Reaganomics,"

Which statement concerning the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 is true?

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