Question 1

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Jesse Jackson

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Question 2

What technological developments made the personal computer possible? What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

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Question 3

Explain the elements of the "Reagan Revolution's" social, ideological, and political foundations; Reagan's managerial style; and the sources of his personal popularity.

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Question 4

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Reagan Democrats

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Question 5

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. 
1988 presidential election

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Question 6

What economic problems did the United States face under President George H. W. Bush during the years 1989-1992? What were the causes of those problems? How did he attempt to deal with them?

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Question 7

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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Question 8

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William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton

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Question 9

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The Culture Wars

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Question 10

Which of the following events did not mark the end of the Cold War?

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A)  The reunification of Germany 
B)  The fall of the Berlin Wall 
C)  Declarations of independence by the Baltic republics 
D)  Collapse of the hard-line leadership of China 
E)  Collapse of communism in the Soviet Union

Question 11

Which of these is a true statement about workers' experiences from 1979 to 1996?

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A)  Worker's buying power increased as the economy boomed. 
B)  Corporations maintained profits by downsizing and exporting jobs overseas. 
C)  Labor union strength helped hold the line on some wage decreases. 
D)  The Black and Hispanic jobless rate was consistent with that of whites and other demographic groups. 
E)  The new service sector provided opportunities for good-paying jobs to those without training.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the Strategic Defense Initiative is true?

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A)  It was proposed by the growing peace and antinuclear movement as an alternative to tactical nuclear weapons. 
B)  It seemed to be the best solution to the nuclear-arms race, because of its modest cost and technological simplicity. 
C)  It was the first program eliminated in the great wave of Reagan defense cuts. 
D)  It substituted cheap chemical and biological weapons for expensive nuclear devices. 
E)  It proposed a system of space-based lasers and other high-tech defenses against nuclear missiles.

Question 13

Which statement concerning the 1990 recession is true?

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A)  Retail sales slumped. 
B)  Housing starts fell. 
C)  Unemployment rose. 
D)  Sales of American cars fell. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 14

Which of the following provisions was not part of the Contract with America?

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A)  a balanced-budget amendment. 
B)  strict gun control legislation. 
C)  tougher crime laws. 
D)  tax cuts. 
E)  anti-pornography measures.

Question 15

The Clarence Thomas hearings were controversial because

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A)  Many Southern representatives could not stomach another black Supreme Court justice. 
B)  Thomas's openness about being gay belied the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy." 
C)  Anita Hill accused the Supreme Court Nominee of sexual harassment. 
D)  Republican senators refused to support any judicial nominee who supported abortion. 
E)  Thomas had admitted to being part of the Ku Klux Klan when he was younger.

Question 16

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 17

What were the reasons for the Clinton-Gore ticket's electoral success in 1992? Did President Clinton deliver successfully on his pledge to create an activist administration? Why or why not?

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Question 18

What made the 1987 INF Treaty so significant?

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A)  It eliminated 2,500 U.S. and Soviet missiles from Europe, a major step toward ending the Cold War. 
B)  It eliminated an entire class of existing nuclear weapons, which was vital to the end of the Cold War. 
C)  It provided for on-site inspection to verify compliance on the part of both countries, a sign that each side was thawing in the Cold War. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 19

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East and North Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: 
    
Persian Gulf

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Question 20

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. 
Israel, PLO, Lebanon

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

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. Jesse Jackson

What technological developments made the personal computer possible? What were the most important cultural and social effects of personal computers and the new communications technologies they spawned?

Explain the elements of the "Reagan Revolution's" social, ideological, and political foundations; Reagan's managerial style; and the sources of his personal popularity.

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. Reagan Democrats

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. 1988 presidential election

What economic problems did the United States face under President George H. W. Bush during the years 1989-1992? What were the causes of those problems? How did he attempt to deal with them?

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. Ayatollah Khomeini

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. William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton

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. The Culture Wars

Which of the following events did not mark the end of the Cold War?

Which of these is a true statement about workers' experiences from 1979 to 1996?

Which of the following statements about the Strategic Defense Initiative is true?

Which statement concerning the 1990 recession is true?

Which of the following provisions was not part of the Contract with America?

The Clarence Thomas hearings were controversial because

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 were the reasons for the Clinton-Gore ticket's electoral success in 1992? Did President Clinton deliver successfully on his pledge to create an activist administration? Why or why not?

What made the 1987 INF Treaty so significant?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East and North Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: Persian Gulf

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. Israel, PLO, Lebanon