Question 1

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.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

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.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

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.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 5

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.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

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.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

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.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

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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Question 13

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

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Question 14

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.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

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

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"Reaganomics" refers to the economic pol...

Question 16

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.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 17

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 18

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.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

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

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