Question 1

What was the role of religion in post-1970 America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became increasingly irrelevant as the "Me Generation" turned inward and concentrated on personal goals and materialistic pursuits. 
B)  It gained new visibility as a champion of liberal reform. 
C)  It gained increased visibility and played a more decisive cultural and political role than it had for years. 
D)  It became discredited because of a series of scandals involving Billy Graham. 
E)  It witnessed the resurgence of Catholicism at the expense of Protestant denominations. 
A)  It became increasingly irrelevant as the "Me Generation" turned inward and concentrated on personal goals and materialistic pursuits. 
B)  It gained new visibility as a champion of liberal reform. 
C)  It gained increased visibility and played a more decisive cultural and political role than it had for years. 
D)  It became discredited because of a series of scandals involving Billy Graham. 
E)  It witnessed the resurgence of Catholicism at the expense of Protestant denominations.

Question 2

Explore the economic boom of the 1990s. Why did the boom occur? Who did it benefit? Who did it not help? Who should get credit for it? Why?

Accepted Answer

The economic boom of the 1990s was a per

Question 3

What was the result of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tobacco industry faced massive lawsuits from smokers facing smoking-related diseases. 
B)  State governments were suing the tobacco industry to help defray costs of treating former smokers' health issues. 
C)  The tobacco industry agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government. 
D)  It was shown that the tobacco industry had hoped to lure young people to smoking with specially targeted advertising. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  The tobacco industry faced massive lawsuits from smokers facing smoking-related diseases. 
B)  State governments were suing the tobacco industry to help defray costs of treating former smokers' health issues. 
C)  The tobacco industry agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government. 
D)  It was shown that the tobacco industry had hoped to lure young people to smoking with specially targeted advertising. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 4

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. 
Oklahoma City bombing

Accepted Answer

The Oklahoma City bombing occurred on Ap

Question 5

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. 
Monica Lewinsky Scandal

Accepted Answer

The Monica Lewinsky scandal refers to th

Question 6

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. 
George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush is an American politician

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. 
Sandinistas

Accepted Answer

The Sandinistas, formally known as the S

Question 8

What domestic policy issues, political events, and economic trends most influenced Bill Clinton's presidency?

Accepted Answer

During Bill Clinton's presidency, severa

Question 9

Which Supreme Court ruling upheld restrictions on abortion providers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planned Parenthood v. Casey 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 
D)  California v. Bakke 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Planned Parenthood v. Casey 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 
D)  California v. Bakke 
E)  None of these choices

Question 10

What were the major domestic accomplishments failures of the Reagan years? Compare, especially, Reagan's first and second terms. Overall, do you agree with your text's assessment that Reagan's record was "at best mixed"? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

During Reagan's first term, his major do

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 12

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. 
Reaganomics

Accepted Answer

Reaganomics refers to the economic polic

Question 13

What core beliefs guided Ronald Reagan's presidency?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan's presidency was guided by

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the election of 1992 is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right wing of the Republican party scared many moderate conservatives. 
B)  An independent candidate for the presidency won a larger portion of the vote than any other third-party candidate had won since the election of 1912. 
C)  Bill Clinton's victory owed much to his success in gaining the vote of so-called "Reagan Democrats". 
D)  It marked a shift of voter attention to domestic issues as the Cold War faded. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  The right wing of the Republican party scared many moderate conservatives. 
B)  An independent candidate for the presidency won a larger portion of the vote than any other third-party candidate had won since the election of 1912. 
C)  Bill Clinton's victory owed much to his success in gaining the vote of so-called "Reagan Democrats". 
D)  It marked a shift of voter attention to domestic issues as the Cold War faded. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 15

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. 
Watts Riots

Accepted Answer

The Watts Riots, also known as the Watts

Question 16

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. 
George H. W. Bush

Accepted Answer

George H. W. Bush was the 41st President

Question 17

What were Ronald Reagan's economic goals and how did he use Reaganomics to achieve them? What were the major components of "Reaganomics"? Did Reaganomics work?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan's economic goals were to r

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. 
Pro-life

Accepted Answer

Pro-life refers to the belief and advoca

Question 19

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. 
Ronald Reagan

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of

Question 20

Which of the following is not accurate regarding American participation in the Persian Gulf War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began after Saddam Hussein's Iraq occupied Kuwait. 
B)  U.S. military forces joined with a multinational coalition. 
C)  U.S. and its allies' forces overwhelmed the Iraqi military. 
D)  The war ended in 30 days with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. 
E)  Both houses of congress endorsed military action although most Democrats voted against war. 
A)  It began after Saddam Hussein's Iraq occupied Kuwait. 
B)  U.S. military forces joined with a multinational coalition. 
C)  U.S. and its allies' forces overwhelmed the Iraqi military. 
D)  The war ended in 30 days with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. 
E)  Both houses of congress endorsed military action although most Democrats voted against war.

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

What was the role of religion in post-1970 America?

Explore the economic boom of the 1990s. Why did the boom occur? Who did it benefit? Who did it not help? Who should get credit for it? Why?

What was the result of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s?

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. Oklahoma City bombing

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. Monica Lewinsky Scandal

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. George W. Bush

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. Sandinistas

What domestic policy issues, political events, and economic trends most influenced Bill Clinton's presidency?

Which Supreme Court ruling upheld restrictions on abortion providers?

What were the major domestic accomplishments failures of the Reagan years? Compare, especially, Reagan's first and second terms. Overall, do you agree with your text's assessment that Reagan's record was "at best mixed"? Why or why not?

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

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. Reaganomics

What core beliefs guided Ronald Reagan's presidency?

Which of the following statements about the election of 1992 is correct?

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. Watts Riots

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. George H. W. Bush

What were Ronald Reagan's economic goals and how did he use Reaganomics to achieve them? What were the major components of "Reaganomics"? Did Reaganomics work?

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. Pro-life

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. Ronald Reagan

Which of the following is not accurate regarding American participation in the Persian Gulf War?

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