Question 1

During the early stages of the Iranian hostage crisis,

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a remarkable emotional response and sense of unity in America. 
B)  Carter refused to employ economic pressure on the Iranian government. 
C)  the American public and most foreign observers disapproved of Carter's restraint. 
D)  the American public was bitterly divided over America's role in Iran and how to respond to the hostage crisis. 
A)  there was a remarkable emotional response and sense of unity in America. 
B)  Carter refused to employ economic pressure on the Iranian government. 
C)  the American public and most foreign observers disapproved of Carter's restraint. 
D)  the American public was bitterly divided over America's role in Iran and how to respond to the hostage crisis.

Question 2

Explain why Ronald Reagan was so popular. Evaluate to what extent he will be viewed as a success or a failure as president by future historians. Support your argument with specific examples from his presidency.

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan was popular for a variety

Question 3

From November 1979 to January 1981, American embassy personnel were held hostage as a result of the dramatic revolution in

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Lebanon. 
D)  Iran. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Lebanon. 
D)  Iran.

Question 4

President ________ complained that Americans were suffering from a sense of national malaise because they were so focused on materialism that they were experiencing "a moral and spiritual crisis."

Accepted Answer

A)  Carter 
B)  Reagan 
C)  Bush 
D)  Ford 
A)  Carter 
B)  Reagan 
C)  Bush 
D)  Ford

Question 5

As president, George H. W. Bush focused his crime-fighting initiative on the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)  hospital fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. 
B)  violence against women and children. 
C)  the flow of illegal drugs across American borders. 
D)  stock market manipulation by insiders. 
A)  hospital fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. 
B)  violence against women and children. 
C)  the flow of illegal drugs across American borders. 
D)  stock market manipulation by insiders.

During the early stages of the Iranian hostage crisis,

Explain why Ronald Reagan was so popular. Evaluate to what extent he will be viewed as a success or a failure as president by future historians. Support your argument with specific examples from his presidency.

From November 1979 to January 1981, American embassy personnel were held hostage as a result of the dramatic revolution in

President ________ complained that Americans were suffering from a sense of national malaise because they were so focused on materialism that they were experiencing "a moral and spiritual crisis."

As president, George H. W. Bush focused his crime-fighting initiative on the issue of

Alien Encounters: Europe in the Americas

American Society in the Making

America in the British Empire

The American Revolution

The Federalist Era: Nationalism Triumphant

Jeffersonian Democracy

National Growing Pains

Toward a National Economy

Jacksonian Democracy

The Making of Middle-Class America

West/Ward Expansion

The Sections Go Their Own Ways

The Coming of the Civil War

The War to Save the Union

Reconstruction and the South

The Conquest of the West

An Industrial Giant Emerges

American Society in the Industrial Age

Intellectual and Cultural Trends in the Late Nineteenth Century

From Smoke-Filled Rooms to Prairie Wildfire: 1877-1896

The Age of Reform

From Isolation to Empire

Woodrow Wilson and the Great War

Postwar Society and Culture: Change and Adjustment

From Normalcy to Economic Collapse: 1921-1933

The New Deal: 1933-1941

War and Peace: 1941-1945

Collision Courses, Abroad and at Home: 1946-1960

From Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1975

From Boomers to Millennials

Shocks and Responses: 1992-Present

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Exam 30: Running on Empty: 1975-1991

During the early stages of the Iranian hostage crisis,

Explain why Ronald Reagan was so popular. Evaluate to what extent he will be viewed as a success or a failure as president by future historians. Support your argument with specific examples from his presidency.

From November 1979 to January 1981, American embassy personnel were held hostage as a result of the dramatic revolution in

President ________ complained that Americans were suffering from a sense of national malaise because they were so focused on materialism that they were experiencing "a moral and spiritual crisis."

As president, George H. W. Bush focused his crime-fighting initiative on the issue of

Alien Encounters: Europe in the Americas

American Society in the Making

America in the British Empire

The American Revolution

The Federalist Era: Nationalism Triumphant

Jeffersonian Democracy

National Growing Pains

Toward a National Economy

Jacksonian Democracy

The Making of Middle-Class America

West/Ward Expansion

The Sections Go Their Own Ways

The Coming of the Civil War

The War to Save the Union

Reconstruction and the South

The Conquest of the West

An Industrial Giant Emerges

American Society in the Industrial Age

Intellectual and Cultural Trends in the Late Nineteenth Century

From Smoke-Filled Rooms to Prairie Wildfire: 1877-1896

The Age of Reform

From Isolation to Empire

Woodrow Wilson and the Great War

Postwar Society and Culture: Change and Adjustment

From Normalcy to Economic Collapse: 1921-1933

The New Deal: 1933-1941

War and Peace: 1941-1945

Collision Courses, Abroad and at Home: 1946-1960

From Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1975

From Boomers to Millennials

Shocks and Responses: 1992-Present

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