Question 1

By the late 1980s, U.S. aspirations had become smaller and more sensible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The organizer of the Moral Majority to combat homosexuality, communism, and abortion was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerry Falwell. 
B)  Billy Graham. 
C)  Oral Roberts. 
D)  Robert H. Schuller. 
A)  Jerry Falwell. 
B)  Billy Graham. 
C)  Oral Roberts. 
D)  Robert H. Schuller.

Question 3

Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Accepted Answer

A)  dropped out of high school to focus on computer programming. 
B)  failed miserably in their attempt to create and market a program for the Altair computer. 
C)  made their breakthrough when IBM asked them to write the operating system for its new state-of-the-art personal computer. 
D)  came from blue-collar backgrounds. 
A)  dropped out of high school to focus on computer programming. 
B)  failed miserably in their attempt to create and market a program for the Altair computer. 
C)  made their breakthrough when IBM asked them to write the operating system for its new state-of-the-art personal computer. 
D)  came from blue-collar backgrounds.

Question 4

In the 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush exploited

Accepted Answer

A)  his record as a World War II hero. 
B)  concerns about government inattention to the emerging energy crisis. 
C)  fears of renewed inflation. 
D)  white Americans' racial fears of violent crime. 
A)  his record as a World War II hero. 
B)  concerns about government inattention to the emerging energy crisis. 
C)  fears of renewed inflation. 
D)  white Americans' racial fears of violent crime.

Question 5

During his last weeks in office, Carter devoted himself to

Accepted Answer

A)  ratifying the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. 
B)  ending the Iranian hostage crisis. 
C)  negotiating the Camp David Accords. 
D)  appointing Democrats as federal judges. 
A)  ratifying the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. 
B)  ending the Iranian hostage crisis. 
C)  negotiating the Camp David Accords. 
D)  appointing Democrats as federal judges.

Question 6

President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, was a plan for

Accepted Answer

A)  a computer-controlled system to destroy enemy missiles in outer space. 
B)  mutual reductions of Soviet and American stockpiles of nuclear warheads. 
C)  an elaborate series of spy satellites to monitor Soviet military activity. 
D)  mutual reductions of Soviet and U.S. delivery systems for nuclear warheads. 
A)  a computer-controlled system to destroy enemy missiles in outer space. 
B)  mutual reductions of Soviet and American stockpiles of nuclear warheads. 
C)  an elaborate series of spy satellites to monitor Soviet military activity. 
D)  mutual reductions of Soviet and U.S. delivery systems for nuclear warheads.

Question 7

The 1980 Republican nominee, Ronald Reagan was

Accepted Answer

A)  seriously limited by his age during the 1980 campaign. 
B)  never a serious contender for the presidential nomination before 1980. 
C)  a New Deal Democrat before World War II. 
D)  a political newcomer without much charisma. 
A)  seriously limited by his age during the 1980 campaign. 
B)  never a serious contender for the presidential nomination before 1980. 
C)  a New Deal Democrat before World War II. 
D)  a political newcomer without much charisma.

Question 8

Reagan actively sought to overthrow the left-wing governments in

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua and Grenada. 
B)  Indonesia and Thailand. 
C)  Iraq and Iran. 
D)  Venezuela and El Salvador. 
A)  Nicaragua and Grenada. 
B)  Indonesia and Thailand. 
C)  Iraq and Iran. 
D)  Venezuela and El Salvador.

Question 9

The economic trends of the 1980s and the policies of the Reagan administration

Accepted Answer

A)  disproportionately benefited wealthy Americans. 
B)  revitalized sagging "rust belt" industries in the Northeast. 
C)  dramatically increased the share of the national wealth for the poorest Americans. 
D)  brought new wealth to low-skilled or semi-skilled workers. 
A)  disproportionately benefited wealthy Americans. 
B)  revitalized sagging "rust belt" industries in the Northeast. 
C)  dramatically increased the share of the national wealth for the poorest Americans. 
D)  brought new wealth to low-skilled or semi-skilled workers.

Question 10

At the end of the Persian Gulf War,

Accepted Answer

A)  President Bush was highly criticized by the American public for embroiling U.S. troops in the Middle East. 
B)  there was general ambivalence by the American public regarding U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf and of President Bush's performance in general. 
C)  people generally approved of the war, but not President Bush's performance as chief executive. 
D)  an overwhelming majority of the American public approved of President Bush's handling of the war and his performance as president. 
A)  President Bush was highly criticized by the American public for embroiling U.S. troops in the Middle East. 
B)  there was general ambivalence by the American public regarding U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf and of President Bush's performance in general. 
C)  people generally approved of the war, but not President Bush's performance as chief executive. 
D)  an overwhelming majority of the American public approved of President Bush's handling of the war and his performance as president.

Question 11

American marines became part of an international peacekeeping force in 1982 as a result of the Palestine Liberation Organization attacks on Israel from

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Syria. 
D)  Lebanon. 
A)  Jordan. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Syria. 
D)  Lebanon.

Question 12

In 1988, Massachusetts Governor ________ was nominated by the Democrats for president based on his record as an efficient manager.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gary Hart 
B)  Michael Dukakis 
C)  Edward Kennedy 
D)  Albert Gore 
A)  Gary Hart 
B)  Michael Dukakis 
C)  Edward Kennedy 
D)  Albert Gore

Question 13

President Carter withdrew the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) from the Senate and boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Lithuania. 
D)  Iran. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Lithuania. 
D)  Iran.

Question 14

In the 1984 election, the only element of the Democrats' New Deal coalition that voted solidly for Mondale was blue-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As president, Jimmy Carter was noted for

Accepted Answer

A)  surrounding himself with Washington insiders. 
B)  working patiently and persistently with Congress to enact his programs. 
C)  trying to set a tone of democratic simplicity and moral fervor in his administration. 
D)  avoiding contact with average people and their concerns. 
A)  surrounding himself with Washington insiders. 
B)  working patiently and persistently with Congress to enact his programs. 
C)  trying to set a tone of democratic simplicity and moral fervor in his administration. 
D)  avoiding contact with average people and their concerns.

Question 16

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost was designed to stimulate the economy by decentralizing the Soviet administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When the South Vietnamese army and government collapsed in 1975, Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  decided to send U.S. marines to Cambodia to break the North Vietnamese supply lines. 
B)  poured more arms into the South to stop North Vietnam's advance. 
C)  refused to send more arms to South Vietnam. 
D)  called upon the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to stabilize Vietnam. 
A)  decided to send U.S. marines to Cambodia to break the North Vietnamese supply lines. 
B)  poured more arms into the South to stop North Vietnam's advance. 
C)  refused to send more arms to South Vietnam. 
D)  called upon the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to stabilize Vietnam.

Question 18

In August 1991, hard-line communists launched an unsuccessful coup against Soviet President

Accepted Answer

A)  Boris Yeltsin. 
B)  Eduard Shevardnadze. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
D)  Vladimir Putin. 
A)  Boris Yeltsin. 
B)  Eduard Shevardnadze. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
D)  Vladimir Putin.

Question 19

Discuss the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush. Evaluate his successes and failures.

Accepted Answer

George H. W. Bush's foreign policy was c

Question 20

A major consequence of Reagan's presidency was a

Accepted Answer

A)  more realistic view of the threat posed by the Soviet Union. 
B)  dramatic growth in the strength of blue-collar unions. 
C)  startling escalation of annual federal deficits and of the national debt. 
D)  major decrease in military spending. 
A)  more realistic view of the threat posed by the Soviet Union. 
B)  dramatic growth in the strength of blue-collar unions. 
C)  startling escalation of annual federal deficits and of the national debt. 
D)  major decrease in military spending.

Exam 30: Running on Empty: 1975-1991

By the late 1980s, U.S. aspirations had become smaller and more sensible.

The organizer of the Moral Majority to combat homosexuality, communism, and abortion was

Bill Gates and Paul Allen

In the 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush exploited

During his last weeks in office, Carter devoted himself to

President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, was a plan for

The 1980 Republican nominee, Ronald Reagan was

Reagan actively sought to overthrow the left-wing governments in

The economic trends of the 1980s and the policies of the Reagan administration

At the end of the Persian Gulf War,

American marines became part of an international peacekeeping force in 1982 as a result of the Palestine Liberation Organization attacks on Israel from

In 1988, Massachusetts Governor ________ was nominated by the Democrats for president based on his record as an efficient manager.

President Carter withdrew the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) from the Senate and boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded

In the 1984 election, the only element of the Democrats' New Deal coalition that voted solidly for Mondale was blue-collar workers.

As president, Jimmy Carter was noted for

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost was designed to stimulate the economy by decentralizing the Soviet administration.

When the South Vietnamese army and government collapsed in 1975, Congress

In August 1991, hard-line communists launched an unsuccessful coup against Soviet President

Discuss the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush. Evaluate his successes and failures.

A major consequence of Reagan's presidency was a

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