Deck 23: A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

Question 1

​The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S.would

A)aid anticommunist efforts to thwart Soviet-sponsored governments​
B)declare war on the Soviet Union if it expanded into the western hemisphere
C)​develop a missile system that could demobilize Soviet missiles in the atmosphere before they reached the U.S.
D)​end all previous arms control treaties with the Soviet Union if that nation should attempt to extend its reach into Central or South America

Answer 1

aid anticommunist efforts to thwart Soviet-sponsored governments​

Question 2

​Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by

A)Freezing Soviet assets in the U.S.
B)Blocking grain shipments to the Soviet Union
C)​Refusing to allow Soviet athletes to participate in the 1980 Olympics
D)​All of the above

Answer 2

Blocking grain shipments to the Soviet Union

Question 3

In 1979,Iranian militants seized the U.S.Embassy in Iran and took Americans hostage after the United States

A)pledged support for Islamic fundamentalists in toppling the shah.​
B)refused to give diplomatic recognition to the new regime in Iran.
C)​Allowed the deposed shah to enter the United States for medical treatment.
D)​threatened to return the deposed shah to power through force if necessary.

Answer 3

​Allowed the deposed shah to enter the United States for medical treatment.

Question 4

​All of the following describes the Reagan administration's attitude toward the courts except

A)Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork was rejected.
B)Reagan named the first woman to the Supreme Court.
C)​Reagan made just two appointments to the federal judiciary.
D)​Reagan sought to make the federal judiciary more conservative.

Question 5

​Which of these statements does not reflect the impact of the recession on America by the late 1970s?

A)The country's economic base shifted from manufacturing to service​
B)The North and Midwest struggled while the South and West grew
C)​Americans shifted from savers to debtors
D)​More people worked in industrial jobs than ever before

Question 6

​What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

A)a weapons system based in space that would shoot down Soviet missiles
B)a series of nuclear missile bases in locations surrounding the Soviet Union
C)​a set of international agreements that pledged mutual assistance in case of Soviet aggression
D)a surveillance system that would make it feasible to hit Soviet-launched missiles while they were still over Soviet territory.

Question 7

​How did President Reagan's "supply-side economics" seek to stimulate the economy?

A)by initiating public works programs
B)by lowering income and corporate taxes
C)​by increasing the amount of money in circulation
D)​by making cuts in Social Security and other social programs

Question 8

​Who first proposed using proceeds from arms sales to Iran to support the Contras in Nicaragua?

A)Oliver North
B)Colin Powell
C)​Ronald Reagan
D)​John Tower

Question 9

​President Jimmy Carter attempted to stimulate the ailing economy in all of the following ways except

A)tax cuts​
B)public works programs
C)​a voluntary citizens' program called "Whip Inflation Now"
D)​an increase in the minimum wage

Question 10

​The Federal Reserve was able to curb the seemingly uncontrollable inflation that plagued the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s by

A)Freezing the federal budget and restricting spending
B)Lowering interest rates
C)​Raising interest rates
D)​All of the above

Question 11

​Jimmy Carter's foreign policy focused on

A)human rights
B)winning the cold war
C)​retaining U.S.control of the Panama Canal
D)​All of these

Question 12

​Who called on the Soviet Union to remove the wall separating East Berlin,saying,"Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?."

A)George H.W.Bush
B)Jimmy Carter
C)​Gerald Ford
D)​Ronald Reagan

Question 13

​The economic turnaround and booming economy of the mid to late 1980s inspired all of the following except

A)Corporate mergers
B)Insider trading on Wall Street
C)​Renewed emphasis on saving
D)​Widening gap between rich and poor

Question 14

​Which of the following statements regarding the Iran-contra affair is true?

A)Money from the sale of arms was secretly used to support Israel.​
B)The House attempted to impeach President Reagan for his role in the affair.
C)The United States sold arms to the Islamic government of Iran,which had sponsored terrorism.​
D)​Several leaders of the affair were pardoned by President Reagan after being convicted of treason.

Question 15

​All of the following contributed to the economic recession of the early 1970s except

A)Government spending on the Great Society programs and the Vietnam War
B)Declining worker productivity
C)​Rapidly escalating influx of immigrants
D)​Soaring energy costs
E)​Rising global competition

Question 16

​What was the main cause of the soaring energy costs during Ford's administration?

A)an OPEC oil embargo
B)rapidly growing industry
C)the removal of price supports​
D)​the closing of nuclear power plants

Question 17

​U.S.Marines were sent to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force after Lebanon was invaded by what country?

A)Egypt
B)Iran
C)​Israel
D)​Palestine

Question 18

​Which president was dubbed the "great communicator"?

A)George H.W.Bush
B)Jimmy Carter
C)​Gerald Ford
D)​Ronald Reagan

Question 19

​All of the following statements about Ronald Reagan are true except

A)he had served as governor of California
B)he had served as a state senator in Illinois
C)​he had been an actor and television personality
D)​he was the oldest man ever to become president

Question 20

​Negotiated by President Carter,the Camp David Accords were signed by which two nations?

A)Iran and Iraq
B)Egypt and Israel
C)​Palestine and Israel
D)​Egypt and Great Britain

Question 21

President Reagan viewed the Contras as freedom fighters,but Congress blocked funds from being used to support their struggle in Nicaragua.​

Question 22

​Why was Robert Bork's appointment to the Supreme Court ultimately blocked?

A)His opposition to the decision in Roe v.Wade
B)His controversial views on civil rights
C)​His unpopular position on privacy rights
D)​All of the above
E)​None of the above

Question 23

In 1983 Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union as an "evil empire."​

Question 24

Stagflation refers to high inflation and high employment.​

Question 25

​All of the following contributed to the end of the Cold Warexcept​

A)The rise of Mikhail Gorbachev to power
B)The economic problems the Soviet Union faced
C)​Dismantling of the Berlin Wall
D)U.S.difficulties in Afghanistan

Question 26

Proposition 2 ½ in Massachusetts sought to lower income taxes in response to the recession.​

Question 27

The federal budget deficit increased dramatically during Ronald Reagan's presidency.​

Question 28

The Moral Majority was​

A)a sign of the rise of the religious right in American politics
B)opposed to women's rights
C)​a vocal opponent of homosexuality
D)​All of the above
E)​None of the above

Question 29

Who promised voters "I will never lie to you"?​

A)Gerald Ford
B)Jimmy Carter
C)​Ronald Reagan
D)​George H.W.Bush
E)Bill Clinton​

Question 30

Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran as a third-party candidate in the 1992 election.​

Question 31

Which of the following is not a true statement about the AIDs crisis?​

A)some public officials said the disease was a sign of the nation's moral decay
B)the disease first appeared in the late 1980s
C)​thousands died in the U.S.within a decade
D)​it originated in Africa
E)gays and lesbians protested government inaction​

Question 32

President Carter's efforts to solve the energy crisis focused largely on consumption - using less energy.​

Question 33

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to over 21 percent in 1981.​

Question 34

​Of great concern to conservatives,signs of dramatic changes in America included

A)the rising number of single mothers
B)the growth of the Hispanic population
C)​wider public acceptance of sexuality
D)​All of the above
E)None of the above​

Question 35

The president who deregulated the airline industry was Ronald Reagan.​

Question 36

​The Supreme Court ruled in Webster v.Reproductive Health Services (1989)that

A)Women must notify husbands before terminating a pregnancy
B)States can limit the ability to obtain an abortion
C)​Abortions cannot be provided to minors
D)​None of these

Question 37

​Which of these is not a true statement about Jimmy Carter's presidency?

A)He pardoned Vietnam draft evaders.
B)He appointed few people of color to high-level posts
C)​He relied on his wife as a key advisor
D)​He turned off voters with his approach to the energy crisis

Question 38

Which of these presidents appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice to the U.S.Supreme Court?​

A)Ronald Reagan
B)Gerald Ford
C)​Jimmy Carter
D)​George H.W.Bush

Question 39

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was denied after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.​

Question 40

Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a network of computer-based messaging systems that became the internet.​

Question 41

"It's the economy,stupid," was a campaign slogan embraced by George H.W.Bush during the 1992 presidential election.​

Question 42

Anita Hill's accusations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas kept him from becoming a Supreme Court justice.​

Question 43

Senator Jesse Helms publically blamed those infected with AIDs for bringing the disease on themselves.​

Question 44

Jimmy Carter chose the first female vice presidential candidate when he selected Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate.​

Question 45

Under the Helsinki Accord (1975),the U.S.and Soviet Union promised to respect cold war boundaries between eastern and western Europe.​

Question 46

Ronald Reagan won over voters in the 1980 presidential election by asking "Are you better off than in 1976?"​

Question 47

Members of the religious right sought to ban The Diary of Ann Frank from public libraries.​

Question 48

The Supreme Court decision in University of California Regents v.Bakke (1978)reinforced widespread public support for Affirmative Action.​

Question 49

Resolving the savings and loan crisis cost $500 billion in taxpayer money.​

Question 50

President George H.W.Bush clung firmly to his promise of "No New Taxes."​

Question 51

​The 52 U.S.hostages remained in captivity in Iran for 444 days and were freed within minutes of Ronald Reagan's inauguration.