Question 1

Early in his presidency,Jimmy Carter gave priority 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)  passing 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)  passing civil rights legislation. 
E)  energy and the economy.

Question 2

The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________.

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

Question 3

In 1988,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signaled his desire to change past policies by

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A)  renouncing his own communism. 
B)  ordering a military coup against communist hard-liners within his government. 
C)  giving the republics within the Soviet Union their independence. 
D)  releasing political prisoner Nelson Mandela after 27 years. 
E)  agreeing to a significant nuclear arms reduction treaty. 
A)  renouncing his own communism. 
B)  ordering a military coup against communist hard-liners within his government. 
C)  giving the republics within the Soviet Union their independence. 
D)  releasing political prisoner Nelson Mandela after 27 years. 
E)  agreeing to a significant nuclear arms reduction treaty.

Question 4

The Gulf War of 1991 had its origins in an Iraqi decision to

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A)  invade Kuwait. 
B)  declare war on Iran. 
C)  fire SCUD missiles into Israel. 
D)  form a military alliance with Saudi Arabia. 
E)  build weapons of mass destruction. 
A)  invade Kuwait. 
B)  declare war on Iran. 
C)  fire SCUD missiles into Israel. 
D)  form a military alliance with Saudi Arabia. 
E)  build weapons of mass destruction.

Question 5

In the late 1980s,challenges to communist rule were LEAST successful in

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A)  Poland. 
B)  China. 
C)  Romania. 
D)  Czechoslovakia. 
E)  Hungary. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  China. 
C)  Romania. 
D)  Czechoslovakia. 
E)  Hungary.

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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Gerald Ford's presidency, which lasted f

Question 8

The Reagan Doctrine of opposing communism

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A)  resulted in a relatively passive American foreign policy. 
B)  was most frequently applied in Asia. 
C)  led the United States to intervene in several Latin American nations. 
D)  centered on weakening the Soviet Union's hold on Eastern Europe. 
E)  was substantially reworked after the 1983 Beirut bombing. 
A)  resulted in a relatively passive American foreign policy. 
B)  was most frequently applied in Asia. 
C)  led the United States to intervene in several Latin American nations. 
D)  centered on weakening the Soviet Union's hold on Eastern Europe. 
E)  was substantially reworked after the 1983 Beirut bombing.

Question 9

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 10

In his foreign policy,President Ronald Reagan

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A)  accused the Soviet Union of sponsoring world terrorism. 
B)  honored the provisions of SALT II. 
C)  argued that armaments negotiations must be linked to good Soviet behavior in other areas. 
D)  both denounced the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT II) and honored its provisions. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  accused the Soviet Union of sponsoring world terrorism. 
B)  honored the provisions of SALT II. 
C)  argued that armaments negotiations must be linked to good Soviet behavior in other areas. 
D)  both denounced the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT II) and honored its provisions. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to the SALT II arms control treaty.

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The answer of President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to...

Question 13

In 1983,the Reagan administration responded to a terrorist bombing of American military barracks in Beirut by

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A)  launching cruise missiles against the suspected perpetrators. 
B)  enlarging the U.S. Marines force in the city. 
C)  supporting an invasion by Israel into southern Lebanon. 
D)  establishing a special military force to fight terrorism. 
E)  withdrawing the remaining Marines. 
A)  launching cruise missiles against the suspected perpetrators. 
B)  enlarging the U.S. Marines force in the city. 
C)  supporting an invasion by Israel into southern Lebanon. 
D)  establishing a special military force to fight terrorism. 
E)  withdrawing the remaining Marines.

Question 14

Following the seizure of Americans in Iran,the Soviet invasion of ________ worsened relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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The answer of Following the seizure of Americans in Iran,the...

Question 15

During the Reagan presidency,"neo-conservatives"

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A)  were a small but disproportionately influential group of intellectuals. 
B)  made up the majority of supporters of Reagan. 
C)  were largely concerned with the government's progressive tax structure. 
D)  were unable to effectively unite with other Reagan supporters. 
E)  believed the Vietnam War had illustrated the limits of American intervention. 
A)  were a small but disproportionately influential group of intellectuals. 
B)  made up the majority of supporters of Reagan. 
C)  were largely concerned with the government's progressive tax structure. 
D)  were unable to effectively unite with other Reagan supporters. 
E)  believed the Vietnam War had illustrated the limits of American intervention.

Question 16

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 17

As president,Jimmy Carter called for a foreign policy that stressed the importance of

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A)  human rights. 
B)  the environment. 
C)  democracy. 
D)  American business interests. 
E)  free trade and open markets. 
A)  human rights. 
B)  the environment. 
C)  democracy. 
D)  American business interests. 
E)  free trade and open markets.

Question 18

All of the following statements regarding the Gulf War of 1991 are true EXCEPT that

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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 19

Under President Carter,the United States and the People's Republic of China resumed full diplomatic relations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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President Carter's major political succe

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

Early in his presidency,Jimmy Carter gave priority attention to

The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________.

In 1988,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signaled his desire to change past policies by

The Gulf War of 1991 had its origins in an Iraqi decision to

In the late 1980s,challenges to communist rule were LEAST successful in

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

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

The Reagan Doctrine of opposing communism

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

In his foreign policy,President Ronald Reagan

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

President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to the SALT II arms control treaty.

In 1983,the Reagan administration responded to a terrorist bombing of American military barracks in Beirut by

Following the seizure of Americans in Iran,the Soviet invasion of ________ worsened relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

During the Reagan presidency,"neo-conservatives"

During the Ford administration,

As president,Jimmy Carter called for a foreign policy that stressed the importance of

All of the following statements regarding the Gulf War of 1991 are true EXCEPT that

Under President Carter,the United States and the People's Republic of China resumed full diplomatic relations.

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

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s 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

The Age of Globalization

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