Question 1

Following the seizure of Americans in Iran,the Soviet invasion of ________ worsened relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Question 2

Compare George Bush's handling of the first Gulf War with his son George W.Bush's handling of the second Gulf War.What are the main differences?

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Question 3

All of the following foreign policy events occurred during the Carter administration EXCEPT the

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A)  establishment of formal diplomatic relations with communist China.
B)  ratification of a new SALT II arms agreement with the Soviet Union.
C)  ratification of the Panama Canal treaty.
D)  signing of a formal peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
E)  beginning of a Soviet war in Afghanistan.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

In 1988,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signaled his desire to change past policies by

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A)  renouncing his own communism.
B)  ordering a military coup against communist hard-liners within his government.
C)  giving the republics within the Soviet Union their independence.
D)  releasing political prisoner Nelson Mandela after twenty-seven years.
E)  agreeing to a significant nuclear arms reduction treaty.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 which gave way to a strong recovery.
C)  experienced a mild recession which turned into a slow and steady recovery.
D)  remained mired in "Stagflation."
E)  experienced explosive economic growth from the start.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The Reagan administration accumulated more debt in eight years than the American government had accumulated in its entire history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

The weakening of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s was encouraged by the Soviet policy of

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A)  glasnost.
B)  perestroika.
C)  apartheid.
D)  glasnost and perestroika.
E)  perestroika and apartheid.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Like Nixon and Ford before him,President Carter responded to economic problems by tightening the money supply.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why was President Ford challenged from both political extremes in his party in 1976?

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President Gerald Ford faced challenges f...

Question 12

In 1979,President Jimmy Carter

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A)  fired several members of his cabinet.
B)  gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation.
C)  went to Camp David for ten days in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis.
D)  fired several members of 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 C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to the SALT II arms control treaty.

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Question 14

George Bush's presidential victory in 1988 was the result of

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A)  the public's disapproval of negative political advertising.
B)  his repeated attack on his opponent's "liberalism."
C)  an overly aggressive Democratic strategy.
D)  damaging personal revelations regarding Michael Dukakis.
E)  public ebullience over the fall of communism.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

In the 1980 presidential election,Ronald Reagan

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A)  won a record percentage of the popular vote.
B)  captured only a slim majority of electoral votes.
C)  won primarily as a result of third-party candidate,John Anderson.
D)  did all of these: won a record percentage of the popular vote; captured only a slim majority of electoral votes; and won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

What were the sources of the nation's economic troubles during the Carter administration?

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During the Carter administration, the na...

Question 17

In 1986,the Reagan administration suffered a serious political scandal after the White House admitted the federal government had

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A)  secretly sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran.
B)  secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua.
C)  illegally funneled money from arms sales.
D)  both illegally funneled money from arms sales and secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

In 1983,the Reagan administration responded to a terrorist bombing in Beirut of American marine barracks by

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A)  launching cruise missiles against the suspected perpetrators.
B)  enlarging the marine force in the city.
C)  supporting an invasion by Israel into southern Lebanon.
D)  establishing a special military force to fight terrorism.
E)  withdrawing the remaining marines.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

In 1980,________ challenged President Carter for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

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Senator Ed...

Question 20

Under the Reagan Doctrine,the United States commonly engaged in serious warfare in order to resist communism and anti-Americanism in the Third World.

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A) True 
 B)False

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In the 1980 presidential campaign,

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The Reagan administration accumulated more debt in eight years than the American government had accumulated in its entire history.

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Compare George Bush's handling of the first Gulf War with his son George W.Bush's handling of the second Gulf War.What are the main differences?

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During President Ronald Reagan's first term,the course of the American economy

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

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Like Nixon and Ford before him,President Carter responded to economic problems by tightening the money supply.

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