Question 1

During the Ford administration,

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A) the cost of oil rose dramatically. 
B) the dependence of the United States on foreign oil lessened. 
C) the national inflation rate declined after the end of the 1973 oil embargo. 
D) the United States became the world's largest oil producer. 
E) government spending increased and taxes decreased. 
A) the cost of oil rose dramatically. 
B) the dependence of the United States on foreign oil lessened. 
C) the national inflation rate declined after the end of the 1973 oil embargo. 
D) the United States became the world's largest oil producer. 
E) government spending increased and taxes decreased.

Question 2

Why did Jimmy Carter end up being one of the least popular presidents in American history?

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the

Question 3

After the Gulf War,President George Bush's high popularity quickly faded because of his

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A) inability to contain a worsening recession. 
B) invasion of Panama. 
C) decision to raise taxes. 
D) admission of corruption within the White House staff. 
E) decision not to topple Saddam Hussein's regime. 
A) inability to contain a worsening recession. 
B) invasion of Panama. 
C) decision to raise taxes. 
D) admission of corruption within the White House staff. 
E) decision not to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.

Question 4

How do you account for the rise of the American right? What was its agenda?

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The rise of the American right can be at

Question 5

Carter's greatest foreign policy success was in arranging a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________.

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The answer of The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________....

Question 7

The American public came to regard Gerald Ford as being as untrustworthy as Richard Nixon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________ was the third party candidate in 1992 whose candidacy tapped popular resentment of the federal bureaucracy.

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The answer of ________ was the third party candidate in...

Question 9

Under President Carter,unemployment declined but inflation soared.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the effect of "Reaganomics"? Was it a sound economic plan?

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"Reaganomics" refers to the economic pol

Question 11

President Ford angered the right wing of his party by appointing ________ to be his vice president.

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The answer of President Ford angered the right wing of...

Question 12

What constituted the "Reagan Revolution"? Was it successful or not? Why or why not?

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The "Reagan Revolution" refers to the ec

Question 13

In the early 1980s,the country President Ronald Reagan described as an "evil empire" was

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A) China. 
B) Iran. 
C) the Soviet Union. 
D) Iraq. 
E) North Korea. 
A) China. 
B) Iran. 
C) the Soviet Union. 
D) Iraq. 
E) North Korea.

Question 14

President Ronald Reagan argued that the Strategic Defense Initiative would

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A) make nuclear war obsolete. 
B) enable the United States to make a successful "first strike" anywhere in the world. 
C) protect all of the United States' allies. 
D) bring an end to communism. 
E) bridge the "missile gap" with the Soviet Union. 
A) make nuclear war obsolete. 
B) enable the United States to make a successful "first strike" anywhere in the world. 
C) protect all of the United States' allies. 
D) bring an end to communism. 
E) bridge the "missile gap" with the Soviet Union.

Question 15

Why were some conservatives disappointed with the Reagan presidency by the conclusion of its two terms?

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Some conservatives were disappointed wit

Question 16

In 1977,President Jimmy Carter supported treaties in which the United States gave up control of

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A) military bases in Okinawa. 
B) sugar plantations in the Philippines. 
C) the Panama Canal. 
D) the island of Guam. 
E) the UN Security Council. 
A) military bases in Okinawa. 
B) sugar plantations in the Philippines. 
C) the Panama Canal. 
D) the island of Guam. 
E) the UN Security Council.

Question 17

Which of the following did NOT occur as part of the 1984 election?

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A) President Reagan accepted the nomination,but the Republican Party was splintered. 
B) The Democratic Party chose Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee. 
C) President Ronald Reagan won all but one state. 
D) The first woman appeared on a major party national ticket. 
E) Reagan focused on American fortunes,what he called "Morning in America." 
A) President Reagan accepted the nomination,but the Republican Party was splintered. 
B) The Democratic Party chose Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee. 
C) President Ronald Reagan won all but one state. 
D) The first woman appeared on a major party national ticket. 
E) Reagan focused on American fortunes,what he called "Morning in America."

Question 18

In 1976,President Ford faced a strong primary challenge from ________.

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The answer of In 1976,President Ford faced a strong primary...

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

During the Ford administration,

Why did Jimmy Carter end up being one of the least popular presidents in American history?

After the Gulf War,President George Bush's high popularity quickly faded because of his

How do you account for the rise of the American right? What was its agenda?

Carter's greatest foreign policy success was in arranging a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________.

The American public came to regard Gerald Ford as being as untrustworthy as Richard Nixon.

________ was the third party candidate in 1992 whose candidacy tapped popular resentment of the federal bureaucracy.

Under President Carter,unemployment declined but inflation soared.

What was the effect of "Reaganomics"? Was it a sound economic plan?

President Ford angered the right wing of his party by appointing ________ to be his vice president.

What constituted the "Reagan Revolution"? Was it successful or not? Why or why not?

In the early 1980s,the country President Ronald Reagan described as an "evil empire" was

President Ronald Reagan argued that the Strategic Defense Initiative would

Why were some conservatives disappointed with the Reagan presidency by the conclusion of its two terms?

In 1977,President Jimmy Carter supported treaties in which the United States gave up control of

Which of the following did NOT occur as part of the 1984 election?

In 1976,President Ford faced a strong primary challenge from ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The New ERA

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The New ERA

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921-1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

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