Question 1

Explore the 1980 presidential election. Who were the major candidates? What were the major issues during the campaign? Why did Ronald Reagan ultimately win?

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Question 2

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 3

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 4

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. 
Sandinistas

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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. 
Jimmy Carter

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Question 6

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. 
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft

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Question 7

What domestic policy issues, political events, and economic trends most influenced Bill Clinton's presidency?

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of President Reagan's first term?

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A)  Reducing the federal deficit 
B)  Reducing inflation 
C)  Revitalizing the American free-enterprise system 
D)  Rebuilding the military 
E)  Maintaining personal popularity

Question 10

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. 
Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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Question 11

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. 
Saddam Hussein

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Question 12

What were George H. W. Bush's principal achievements and failures as president?

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Question 13

What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

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A)  Citizens in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania demanded their independence from the Soviet Union. 
B)  George Bush announced to the world that he would not raise taxes. 
C)  Chinese communist forces killed hundreds of unarmed student demonstrators. 
D)  American demonstrators protested the Supreme Court's stance on abortion. 
E)  Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were slaughtered outside his office.

Question 14

What made the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy controversial?

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A)  It translated into law the Supreme Court's 1994 ruling on pornography. 
B)  It was Clinton's program requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for pre-existing conditions. 
C)  It was Clinton's compromise on his promise to end the ban on gays in the military. 
D)  Rush Limbaugh managed to shame the president for the Whitewater Development Company controversy. 
E)  It outlined the American military's secret plans for the Gulf War.

Question 15

Who was the first woman secretary of state?

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A)  Hillary Clinton 
B)  Geraldine Ferraro 
C)  Madeleine Albright 
D)  Condoleezza Rice 
E)  Anne Richardson

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. 
Exxon Valdez

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

Explore the 1980 presidential election. Who were the major candidates? What were the major issues during the campaign? Why did Ronald Reagan ultimately win?

What happened in the 1994 midterm elections?

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. Sandinistas

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. Jimmy Carter

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. Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft

What domestic policy issues, political events, and economic trends most influenced Bill Clinton's presidency?

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

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of President 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. Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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. Saddam Hussein

What were George H. W. Bush's principal achievements and failures as president?

What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

What made the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy controversial?

Who was the first woman secretary of state?

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. Exxon Valdez