Question 1

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

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A)  A budget surplus 
B)  A drop in the balance of trade deficit 
C)  The lowering of tax receipts 
D)  a surging stock market 
E)  All of these choices

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Osama bin Laden

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Question 3

Monica Lewinsky

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A)  Claimed that Paula Jones had an affair with the president. 
B)  Had an affair with President Clinton that led to an impeachment trial. 
C)  Was the first woman astronaut. 
D)  Was a blind Miss America winner who led a campaign for the better treatment of the handicapped. 
E)  Authored the Harry Potter series, one of the highest grossing book series in history.

Question 4

Which of the following events related to the Cold War did not happen during the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?

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A)  The USSR and the United States signed an alliance against China. 
B)  The United States and Soviet Union signed a treaty reducing their nuclear arsenals by 25 percent. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office. 
D)  The Berlin Wall was torn down. 
E)  Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared their independence.

Question 5

What were the key technological developments of the 1980s and 1990s? What were the most important cultural and social effects of those new technologies?

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Question 6

Discuss President Clinton's successes and failures in the areas of economic expansion, job creation, and health care.

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Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Libya, Muammar el-Qaddafi

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Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
AIDS

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Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")

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Question 10

What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

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Question 11

What happened in the 1994 midterm elections?

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A)  The Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress. 
B)  There was an unusually high voter turnout. 
C)  The Democrats held on to the House, but lost the Senate. 
D)  The voters indicated that they wanted more government programs to help the poor and crack down on monopolistic corporations. 
E)  Voters demonstrated their lack of interest in any issues by voting for minor-party candidates.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Dayton Accords

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Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs, Apple

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Question 14

Where did the United States send a humanitarian force from 1992 to 1994?

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A)  Darfur 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  Kosovo 
D)  Somalia 
E)  Rwanda

Question 15

Which statement concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare task force is true?

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A)  It kept the public well informed of its activities. 
B)  It proposed higher tobacco taxes to cover the start-up expenses of the new plan. 
C)  It proposed new taxes on gasoline and alcohol. 
D)  It included a board of doctors to monitor costs. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
1990 recession

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Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Mikhail Gorbachev

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Question 18

Explore the 2000 election. What were the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate? What issues were most important? Why were the results so controversial? Explain.

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Question 19

What economic trends, technological innovations, and cultural trends shaped American life in the 1990s?

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Question 20

Which of the following statements would most likely have been supported by Phyllis Schlafly?

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A)  The government must help women get out of the house and go back to work. 
B)  The equal rights amendment must be defeated. 
C)  The expansion of gay rights would benefit all Americans. 
D)  Reducing military spending would allow for the expansion of domestic programs. 
E)  Women should enjoy the benefits of the sexual revolution.

Exam 30: A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Osama bin Laden

Monica Lewinsky

Which of the following events related to the Cold War did not happen during the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?

What were the key technological developments of the 1980s and 1990s? What were the most important cultural and social effects of those new technologies?

Discuss President Clinton's successes and failures in the areas of economic expansion, job creation, and health care.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Libya, Muammar el-Qaddafi

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. AIDS

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")

What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

What happened in the 1994 midterm elections?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Dayton Accords

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs, Apple

Where did the United States send a humanitarian force from 1992 to 1994?

Which statement concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare task force is true?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 1990 recession

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Mikhail Gorbachev

Explore the 2000 election. What were the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate? What issues were most important? Why were the results so controversial? Explain.

What economic trends, technological innovations, and cultural trends shaped American life in the 1990s?

Which of the following statements would most likely have been supported by Phyllis Schlafly?