Question 1

In the late 1980s,in foreign affairs,President George Bush

Accepted Answer

A) developed a cool and distrustful relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B) moved quickly to take advantage of the collapse of communism in Europe. 
C) expressed little interest in international activities. 
D) moved toward far-reaching arms reduction agreements with the former Soviet Union. 
E) rejected the INF treaty and argued in favor of increased weapons testing. 
A) developed a cool and distrustful relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B) moved quickly to take advantage of the collapse of communism in Europe. 
C) expressed little interest in international activities. 
D) moved toward far-reaching arms reduction agreements with the former Soviet Union. 
E) rejected the INF treaty and argued in favor of increased weapons testing. D

Question 2

Richard Nixon was never charged for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The "supply-side" economic theory embraced by President Ronald Reagan called for

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A) balancing the federal budget. 
B) the privatization of Social Security. 
C) greater federal assistance to poor Americans. 
D) a reduction in defense spending. 
E) a reduction of personal and corporate taxes. 
A) balancing the federal budget. 
B) the privatization of Social Security. 
C) greater federal assistance to poor Americans. 
D) a reduction in defense spending. 
E) a reduction of personal and corporate taxes. E

Question 4

Historically,there has been a strong populist tradition in the American South and West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why did communist governments rapidly collapse throughout Europe during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Communist governments rapidly collapsed

Question 6

In 1974,former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by

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A) the Supreme Court. 
B) the Federal Court of Appeals. 
C) the attorney general. 
D) Congress. 
E) the president. 
A) the Supreme Court. 
B) the Federal Court of Appeals. 
C) the attorney general. 
D) Congress. 
E) the president.

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding the Gulf War of 1991 is NOT true?

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A) The United States suffered relatively few casualties in the war. 
B) The Allied ground offensive focused on dislodging Iraqi forces dug-in along the Kuwait border. 
C) Almost all Islamic and Arab nations joined a trade embargo against Iraq. 
D) The United Nations voted in favor of American policies toward Iraq. 
E) The Allied forces ultimately numbered 690,000 troops. 
A) The United States suffered relatively few casualties in the war. 
B) The Allied ground offensive focused on dislodging Iraqi forces dug-in along the Kuwait border. 
C) Almost all Islamic and Arab nations joined a trade embargo against Iraq. 
D) The United Nations voted in favor of American policies toward Iraq. 
E) The Allied forces ultimately numbered 690,000 troops.

Question 8

In 1978,Proposition 13 in California dealt with cutting ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1978,Proposition 13 in California dealt with...

Question 9

How did Presidents Carter and Reagan differ in their handling of foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

President Carter and President Reagan di

Question 10

In the 1980s,record national budget deficits resulted from

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A) increased military spending. 
B) increased entitlement spending on programs such as Social Security. 
C) increased health care costs. 
D) large tax cuts. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) increased military spending. 
B) increased entitlement spending on programs such as Social Security. 
C) increased health care costs. 
D) large tax cuts. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 11

What were the assets and liabilities faced by Gerald Ford's presidency?

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Gerald Ford's presidency, which lasted f

Question 12

As president,Jimmy Carter gave much of his attention to

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A) federal spending and Soviet-American relations. 
B) reform of government and education. 
C) conservation and the environment. 
D) civil rights legislation. 
E) energy and the economy. 
A) federal spending and Soviet-American relations. 
B) reform of government and education. 
C) conservation and the environment. 
D) civil rights legislation. 
E) energy and the economy.

Question 13

In 1974,OPEC raised the price it charged for oil by 400 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

President Ronald Reagan responded to the fiscal debt crisis by cutting spending programs intended to help poor Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were President Carter's major political successes and failures?

Accepted Answer

President Carter's major political succe

Question 16

In 1979,Iranians who took American hostages demanded,in return for release of the hostages,

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A) a large ransom payment. 
B) the removal of all westerners from Iran. 
C) an end to the United States' support of Israel. 
D) the United States' return of the shah of Iran. 
E) the removal of all American troops from Saudi Arabia. 
A) a large ransom payment. 
B) the removal of all westerners from Iran. 
C) an end to the United States' support of Israel. 
D) the United States' return of the shah of Iran. 
E) the removal of all American troops from Saudi Arabia.

Question 17

In 1976,Jimmy Carter appealed to voters by emphasizing

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A) his personal honesty. 
B) his lack of experience in federal government. 
C) his religious piety. 
D) both his personal honesty and his religious piety. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) his personal honesty. 
B) his lack of experience in federal government. 
C) his religious piety. 
D) both his personal honesty and his religious piety. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 18

At the time that Iranian radicals seized the American embassy in Tehran,the shah of Iran was in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A widely discussed demographic phenomenon that began in the 1970s was

Accepted Answer

A) the decline of population in the Sunbelt. 
B) rising populations in northern and eastern industrial regions. 
C) the growth of populism in the Northeast. 
D) decreased suburbanization in the South and West. 
E) the population growth of states in the Southeast and Southwest. 
A) the decline of population in the Sunbelt. 
B) rising populations in northern and eastern industrial regions. 
C) the growth of populism in the Northeast. 
D) decreased suburbanization in the South and West. 
E) the population growth of states in the Southeast and Southwest.

Question 20

In the 1976 presidential election,

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A) the Democratic Party nominated the almost entirely unknown governor of Arkansas. 
B) President Gerald Ford faced his stiffest opposition from moderate Republicans. 
C) the Democrats nominated a political novice. 
D) Ronald Reagan mounted a powerful challenge against President Ford. 
E) Gerald Ford won the popular vote but lost the election. 
A) the Democratic Party nominated the almost entirely unknown governor of Arkansas. 
B) President Gerald Ford faced his stiffest opposition from moderate Republicans. 
C) the Democrats nominated a political novice. 
D) Ronald Reagan mounted a powerful challenge against President Ford. 
E) Gerald Ford won the popular vote but lost the election.

Exam 31: From the Age of Limits to the Age of Reagan

In the late 1980s,in foreign affairs,President George Bush

Richard Nixon was never charged for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

The "supply-side" economic theory embraced by President Ronald Reagan called for

Historically,there has been a strong populist tradition in the American South and West.

Why did communist governments rapidly collapse throughout Europe during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

In 1974,former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by

Which of the following statements regarding the Gulf War of 1991 is NOT true?

In 1978,Proposition 13 in California dealt with cutting ________.

How did Presidents Carter and Reagan differ in their handling of foreign policy?

In the 1980s,record national budget deficits resulted from

What were the assets and liabilities faced by Gerald Ford's presidency?

As president,Jimmy Carter gave much of his attention to

In 1974,OPEC raised the price it charged for oil by 400 percent.

President Ronald Reagan responded to the fiscal debt crisis by cutting spending programs intended to help poor Americans.

What were President Carter's major political successes and failures?

In 1979,Iranians who took American hostages demanded,in return for release of the hostages,

In 1976,Jimmy Carter appealed to voters by emphasizing

At the time that Iranian radicals seized the American embassy in Tehran,the shah of Iran was in the United States.

A widely discussed demographic phenomenon that began in the 1970s was

In the 1976 presidential election,

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