Question 1

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

Accepted Answer

A)  A budget surplus 
B)  A drop in the balance of trade deficit 
C)  The lowering of tax receipts 
D)  a surging stock market 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  A budget surplus 
B)  A drop in the balance of trade deficit 
C)  The lowering of tax receipts 
D)  a surging stock market 
E)  All of these choices

Question 2

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. 
Osama bin Laden

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden was a Saudi-born Islamis

Question 3

Monica Lewinsky

Accepted Answer

A)  Claimed that Paula Jones had an affair with the president. 
B)  Had an affair with President Clinton that led to an impeachment trial. 
C)  Was the first woman astronaut. 
D)  Was a blind Miss America winner who led a campaign for the better treatment of the handicapped. 
E)  Authored the Harry Potter series, one of the highest grossing book series in history. 
A)  Claimed that Paula Jones had an affair with the president. 
B)  Had an affair with President Clinton that led to an impeachment trial. 
C)  Was the first woman astronaut. 
D)  Was a blind Miss America winner who led a campaign for the better treatment of the handicapped. 
E)  Authored the Harry Potter series, one of the highest grossing book series in history.

Question 4

Which of the following events related to the Cold War did not happen during the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)  The USSR and the United States signed an alliance against China. 
B)  The United States and Soviet Union signed a treaty reducing their nuclear arsenals by 25 percent. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office. 
D)  The Berlin Wall was torn down. 
E)  Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared their independence. 
A)  The USSR and the United States signed an alliance against China. 
B)  The United States and Soviet Union signed a treaty reducing their nuclear arsenals by 25 percent. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office. 
D)  The Berlin Wall was torn down. 
E)  Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared their independence.

Question 5

What were the key technological developments of the 1980s and 1990s? What were the most important cultural and social effects of those new technologies?

Accepted Answer

The key technological developments of th

Question 6

Discuss President Clinton's successes and failures in the areas of economic expansion, job creation, and health care.

Accepted Answer

President Clinton's presidency saw both

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. 
Libya, Muammar el-Qaddafi

Accepted Answer

Libya is a country located in North Afri

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. 
AIDS

Accepted Answer

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficienc

Question 9

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. 
Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI),

Question 10

What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

Accepted Answer

The most important cultural and social e

Question 11

What happened in the 1994 midterm elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress. 
B)  There was an unusually high voter turnout. 
C)  The Democrats held on to the House, but lost the Senate. 
D)  The voters indicated that they wanted more government programs to help the poor and crack down on monopolistic corporations. 
E)  Voters demonstrated their lack of interest in any issues by voting for minor-party candidates. 
A)  The Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress. 
B)  There was an unusually high voter turnout. 
C)  The Democrats held on to the House, but lost the Senate. 
D)  The voters indicated that they wanted more government programs to help the poor and crack down on monopolistic corporations. 
E)  Voters demonstrated their lack of interest in any issues by voting for minor-party candidates.

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. 
Dayton Accords

Accepted Answer

The Dayton Accords, formally known as th

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. 
Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs, Apple

Accepted Answer

Stephen Wozniak, commonly known as Steve

Question 14

Where did the United States send a humanitarian force from 1992 to 1994?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darfur 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  Kosovo 
D)  Somalia 
E)  Rwanda 
A)  Darfur 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  Kosovo 
D)  Somalia 
E)  Rwanda

Question 15

Which statement concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare task force is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It kept the public well informed of its activities. 
B)  It proposed higher tobacco taxes to cover the start-up expenses of the new plan. 
C)  It proposed new taxes on gasoline and alcohol. 
D)  It included a board of doctors to monitor costs. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  It kept the public well informed of its activities. 
B)  It proposed higher tobacco taxes to cover the start-up expenses of the new plan. 
C)  It proposed new taxes on gasoline and alcohol. 
D)  It included a board of doctors to monitor costs. 
E)  All of these choices

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. 
1990 recession

Accepted Answer

The 1990 recession refers to a period of

Question 17

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. 
Mikhail Gorbachev

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet politicia

Question 18

Explore the 2000 election. What were the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate? What issues were most important? Why were the results so controversial? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The 2000 election was a highly contested

Question 19

What economic trends, technological innovations, and cultural trends shaped American life in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

In the 1990s, American life was shaped b

Question 20

Which of the following statements would most likely have been supported by Phyllis Schlafly?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government must help women get out of the house and go back to work. 
B)  The equal rights amendment must be defeated. 
C)  The expansion of gay rights would benefit all Americans. 
D)  Reducing military spending would allow for the expansion of domestic programs. 
E)  Women should enjoy the benefits of the sexual revolution. 
A)  The government must help women get out of the house and go back to work. 
B)  The equal rights amendment must be defeated. 
C)  The expansion of gay rights would benefit all Americans. 
D)  Reducing military spending would allow for the expansion of domestic programs. 
E)  Women should enjoy the benefits of the sexual revolution.

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

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

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. Osama bin Laden

Monica Lewinsky

Which of the following events related to the Cold War did not happen during the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?

What were the key technological developments of the 1980s and 1990s? What were the most important cultural and social effects of those new technologies?

Discuss President Clinton's successes and failures in the areas of economic expansion, job creation, and health care.

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. Libya, Muammar el-Qaddafi

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. AIDS

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. Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")

What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

What happened in the 1994 midterm elections?

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. Dayton Accords

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. Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs, Apple

Where did the United States send a humanitarian force from 1992 to 1994?

Which statement concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare task force is true?

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. 1990 recession

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. Mikhail Gorbachev

Explore the 2000 election. What were the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate? What issues were most important? Why were the results so controversial? Explain.

What economic trends, technological innovations, and cultural trends shaped American life in the 1990s?

Which of the following statements would most likely have been supported by Phyllis Schlafly?

Native Peoples of America

The Rise of the Atlantic World

The Emergence of Colonial Societies

The Bonds of Empire

Roads to Revolution

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood

Launching the New Republic

America at War and Peace

The Transformation of American Society

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

The Old South and Slavery

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict

From Compromise to Secession

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

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