Question 1

In 1979,President Jimmy Carter

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A)  fired his cabinet. 
B)  gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
C)  went to Camp David for a month in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis. 
D)  fired his cabinet and gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  fired his cabinet. 
B)  gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
C)  went to Camp David for a month in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis. 
D)  fired his cabinet and gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

George H.W.Bush's 1988 presidential victory was primarily the result of

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A)  the public's disapproval of negative political advertising. 
B)  his repeated attack on his opponent as a liberal. 
C)  an overly aggressive Democratic strategy. 
D)  damaging personal revelations regarding Michael Dukakis. 
E)  public ebullience over the fall of communism. 
A)  the public's disapproval of negative political advertising. 
B)  his repeated attack on his opponent as a liberal. 
C)  an overly aggressive Democratic strategy. 
D)  damaging personal revelations regarding Michael Dukakis. 
E)  public ebullience over the fall of communism.

Question 3

Of the following,the Reagan Doctrine was most actively applied in the nation of

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A)  Grenada. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Hungary. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. 
A)  Grenada. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Hungary. 
E)  Czechoslovakia.

Question 4

What factors caused the fading of the "Reagan Revolution"?

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Several factors contributed to the fadin

Question 5

"Reaganomics" presumed that the American economy was burdened with excessive ________.

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The answer of "Reaganomics" presumed that the American economy was...

Question 6

The United States did not participate in the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The recession of 1990-1992

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A)  was relatively mild but prolonged. 
B)  was blamed on President George H. W. Bush's broken pledge not to raise taxes. 
C)  was helped by the government's debt reduction policies in the late 1980s. 
D)  went mostly unnoticed by middle- and working-class Americans. 
E)  caused an unusually high number of bankruptcies. 
A)  was relatively mild but prolonged. 
B)  was blamed on President George H. W. Bush's broken pledge not to raise taxes. 
C)  was helped by the government's debt reduction policies in the late 1980s. 
D)  went mostly unnoticed by middle- and working-class Americans. 
E)  caused an unusually high number of bankruptcies.

Question 8

Describe the Reagan administration's efforts with respect to deregulation.How did those efforts fit in with the administration's larger economic philosophy?

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The Reagan administration made significa

Question 9

During the maneuvering for the Democratic Party's choice of a candidate,Bill Clinton's primary campaign benefitted from

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A)  his ability to draw on long experience in the Senate. 
B)  a collapse in campaign funding on the part of the Republicans. 
C)  the decision by many leading Democrats not to run. 
D)  President Bush's extreme unpopularity. 
E)  Ross Perot's third party candidacy. 
A)  his ability to draw on long experience in the Senate. 
B)  a collapse in campaign funding on the part of the Republicans. 
C)  the decision by many leading Democrats not to run. 
D)  President Bush's extreme unpopularity. 
E)  Ross Perot's third party candidacy.

Question 10

During President Ronald Reagan's first term,the course of the American economy

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A)  moved from being relatively strong into a long, mild recession. 
B)  went through a severe recession that gave way to a strong recovery. 
C)  experienced a mild recession that turned into a slow and steady recovery. 
D)  remained mired in "stagflation." 
E)  experienced explosive economic growth from the start. 
A)  moved from being relatively strong into a long, mild recession. 
B)  went through a severe recession that gave way to a strong recovery. 
C)  experienced a mild recession that turned into a slow and steady recovery. 
D)  remained mired in "stagflation." 
E)  experienced explosive economic growth from the start.

Question 11

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

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"Reaganomics" refers to the economic pol

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 of 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 of defense spending. 
E)  a reduction of personal and corporate taxes.

Question 14

In the 1980 presidential campaign,

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A)  Jimmy Carter promised to make substantial tax cuts. 
B)  Ronald Reagan asserted that the power of the federal government needed to be increased. 
C)  an independent candidate determined the outcome of the election. 
D)  the Iranian hostages were released on the day of the last debate. 
E)  Jimmy Carter had to hold off a strong challenge to his re-nomination. 
A)  Jimmy Carter promised to make substantial tax cuts. 
B)  Ronald Reagan asserted that the power of the federal government needed to be increased. 
C)  an independent candidate determined the outcome of the election. 
D)  the Iranian hostages were released on the day of the last debate. 
E)  Jimmy Carter had to hold off a strong challenge to his re-nomination.

Question 15

The crisis of American hostages being held in Iran

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A)  lasted over one year. 
B)  ended with a successful rescue operation by American troops. 
C)  was resolved before the 1980 elections. 
D)  both lasted over one year and was resolved before the 1980 election. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  lasted over one year. 
B)  ended with a successful rescue operation by American troops. 
C)  was resolved before the 1980 elections. 
D)  both lasted over one year and was resolved before the 1980 election. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

Regarding his view of Mikhail Gorbachev,President Ronald Reagan was

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A)  initially skeptical, but gradually concluded that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer. 
B)  consistently skeptical of Gorbachev. 
C)  always of the belief that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer. 
D)  initially optimistic, but gradually concluded he could not work with Gorbachev. 
E)  initially skeptical, but gradually became more openly hostile to Gorbachev. 
A)  initially skeptical, but gradually concluded that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer. 
B)  consistently skeptical of Gorbachev. 
C)  always of the belief that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer. 
D)  initially optimistic, but gradually concluded he could not work with Gorbachev. 
E)  initially skeptical, but gradually became more openly hostile to Gorbachev.

Question 17

In the late 1970s,the "Christian right"

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A)  opposed the intertwining of religion and politics. 
B)  supported the goals of feminism. 
C)  feared aggressive American military actions. 
D)  were alarmed by many Supreme Court rulings. 
E)  were losing ground as a political force. 
A)  opposed the intertwining of religion and politics. 
B)  supported the goals of feminism. 
C)  feared aggressive American military actions. 
D)  were alarmed by many Supreme Court rulings. 
E)  were losing ground as a political force.

Question 18

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

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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 most arms treaties 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 most arms treaties in favor of increased weapons testing.

Question 19

The country President Ronald Reagan described as an "evil empire" in the early 1980s 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.

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

In 1979,President Jimmy Carter

George H.W.Bush's 1988 presidential victory was primarily the result of

Of the following,the Reagan Doctrine was most actively applied in the nation of

What factors caused the fading of the "Reagan Revolution"?

"Reaganomics" presumed that the American economy was burdened with excessive ________.

The United States did not participate in the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow.

The recession of 1990-1992

Describe the Reagan administration's efforts with respect to deregulation.How did those efforts fit in with the administration's larger economic philosophy?

During the maneuvering for the Democratic Party's choice of a candidate,Bill Clinton's primary campaign benefitted from

During President Ronald Reagan's first term,the course of the American economy

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

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

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

In the 1980 presidential campaign,

The crisis of American hostages being held in Iran

Regarding his view of Mikhail Gorbachev,President Ronald Reagan was

In the late 1970s,the "Christian right"

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

The country President Ronald Reagan described as an "evil empire" in the early 1980s was

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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