Question 1

A democracy movement in China:

Accepted Answer

A)  was brutally crushed by the government 
B)  was the major inspiration for reforms in the Soviet Union 
C)  received the military support of the United States 
D)  toppled that country's Communist government 
E)  inspired China's leaders to allow a freer press 
A)  was brutally crushed by the government 
B)  was the major inspiration for reforms in the Soviet Union 
C)  received the military support of the United States 
D)  toppled that country's Communist government 
E)  inspired China's leaders to allow a freer press

Question 2

By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatically shrunk the federal government's size 
B)  abolished the Department of Education 
C)  privatized Social Security 
D)  restored American confidence 
E)  fulfilled the religious right's agenda on issues such as school prayer 
A)  dramatically shrunk the federal government's size 
B)  abolished the Department of Education 
C)  privatized Social Security 
D)  restored American confidence 
E)  fulfilled the religious right's agenda on issues such as school prayer

Question 3

As a result of the massive national debt:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States lost its ability to obtain credit 
B)  double-digit inflation returned 
C)  the United States had to reduce its involvement in global affairs 
D)  members of Congress had to reduce their own salaries 
E)  Bush had to recommend tax increases 
A)  the United States lost its ability to obtain credit 
B)  double-digit inflation returned 
C)  the United States had to reduce its involvement in global affairs 
D)  members of Congress had to reduce their own salaries 
E)  Bush had to recommend tax increases

Question 4

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

Accepted Answer

A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras 
A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras

Question 5

In late 1987, the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional weapons 
B)  intermediate-range nuclear missiles 
C)  submarine-based missiles 
D)  long-range nuclear missiles 
E)  anti-missile systems in outer space 
A)  conventional weapons 
B)  intermediate-range nuclear missiles 
C)  submarine-based missiles 
D)  long-range nuclear missiles 
E)  anti-missile systems in outer space

Question 6

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  picked a woman as a running mate 
B)  promised to raise taxes 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism 
E)  criticized Reagan's handling of the economy 
A)  picked a woman as a running mate 
B)  promised to raise taxes 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism 
E)  criticized Reagan's handling of the economy

Question 7

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  massive American casualties 
B)  the U.S. capture of Baghdad 
C)  Saddam Hussein remaining in power 
D)  trench warfare 
E)  Bush's guaranteed reelection 
A)  massive American casualties 
B)  the U.S. capture of Baghdad 
C)  Saddam Hussein remaining in power 
D)  trench warfare 
E)  Bush's guaranteed reelection

Question 8

In Central America, the Reagan administration was seriously concerned that Communist-backed revolutionaries might take over in:

Accepted Answer

A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Panama 
A)  El Salvador 
B)  Honduras 
C)  Guatemala 
D)  Costa Rica 
E)  Panama

Question 9

When Islamic fanatics bombed and killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan:

Accepted Answer

A)  froze Lebanese assets in the United States 
B)  soon pulled out the remaining Marines 
C)  declared war on Islamic terrorists 
D)  began to reassess U.S. support of Israel 
E)  ignored what had happened 
A)  froze Lebanese assets in the United States 
B)  soon pulled out the remaining Marines 
C)  declared war on Islamic terrorists 
D)  began to reassess U.S. support of Israel 
E)  ignored what had happened

Question 10

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gorbachev's assassination 
B)  a failed Communist coup 
C)  revolution in the Baltic republics 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet economy 
E)  Gorbachev's reelection 
A)  Gorbachev's assassination 
B)  a failed Communist coup 
C)  revolution in the Baltic republics 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet economy 
E)  Gorbachev's reelection

Question 11

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  pour money into medical research 
B)  give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles 
C)  urge all Americans to get a vaccination 
D)  crack down on people having sex outside of marriage 
E)  largely ignore it as a "gay" disease 
A)  pour money into medical research 
B)  give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles 
C)  urge all Americans to get a vaccination 
D)  crack down on people having sex outside of marriage 
E)  largely ignore it as a "gay" disease

Question 12

Early in Reagan's presidency, all of the following were increasing EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty levels 
B)  defense spending 
C)  budget deficits 
D)  cuts in social programs 
E)  tax revenues 
A)  poverty levels 
B)  defense spending 
C)  budget deficits 
D)  cuts in social programs 
E)  tax revenues

Question 13

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

Accepted Answer

A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects 
C)  balancing the federal budget 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard 
E)  cutting taxes 
A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects 
C)  balancing the federal budget 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard 
E)  cutting taxes

Question 15

Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1980 in the United State

Question 16

By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Boris Yeltsin 
D)  Dmitry Medvedev 
E)  Andrei Sakharov 
A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Boris Yeltsin 
D)  Dmitry Medvedev 
E)  Andrei Sakharov

Question 17

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

Accepted Answer

A)  remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe 
B)  had fallen apart 
C)  still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal 
D)  enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States 
E)  was torn by civil war 
A)  remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe 
B)  had fallen apart 
C)  still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal 
D)  enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States 
E)  was torn by civil war

Exam 33: A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

A democracy movement in China:

By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

As a result of the massive national debt:

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

In late 1987, the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he:

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

In Central America, the Reagan administration was seriously concerned that Communist-backed revolutionaries might take over in:

When Islamic fanatics bombed and killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan:

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

Early in Reagan's presidency, all of the following were increasing EXCEPT:

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

The Collision of Cultures

Britain and Its Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Shaping a Federal Union

The Federalist Era

The Early Republic

The Dynamics of Growth

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian ERA

The Old South

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

An Empire in the West

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

Reconstruction: North and South

Big Business and Organized Labor

The South and the West Transformed

The Emergence of Urban America

Gilded Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

America and the Great War

The Modern Temper

Republican Resurgence and Decline

New Deal America

The Second World War

The Fair Deal and Containment

The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

New Frontiers: Politics and Social Change in the 1960s

Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s

America in a New Millennium

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