Question 1

By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

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A)   dramatically shrunk the federal government's size
B)   abolished the Department of Education
C)   privatized Social Security
D)   restored American confidence
E)   fulfilled the religious Right's agenda on issues such as school prayer

Question 2

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

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A)   was inspired by a science-fiction movie
B)   forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace
C)   made the United States invulnerable to attack
D)   involved the United States building even more powerful nuclear weapons
E)   went into operation in outer space in 1984

Question 3

President Bush ordered the invasion of Grenada, a small Pacific island, after its unstable government threatened to nationalize American-owned businesses located there.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:

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A)   the growth of the Hispanic population
B)   the baby boomers reaching retirement age
C)   the declining percentage of people who went to church
D)   population growth in the South and the West
E)   the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees

Question 5

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

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A)   Gorbachev's assassination
B)   a failed Communist coup
C)   revolution in the Baltic republics
D)   the collapse of the Soviet economy
E)   Gorbachev's reelection

Question 6

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Geraldine Ferraro

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A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was budget director in the Reagan administrationF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was a Supreme Court justiceH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Sandra Day O'Connor

Accepted Answer

A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was budget director in the Reagan administrationF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was a Supreme Court justiceH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 8

The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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A)   Soviet military intervention in East Germany
B)   the threat of war in Central Europe
C)   the formal dissolution of NATO
D)   Germany's reunification
E)   the Communists constructing an even stronger one

Question 9

In late 1989, all the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe toppled bloodlessly EXCEPT that of:

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A)   East Germany
B)   Poland
C)   Hungary
D)   Czechoslovakia
E)   Romania

Question 10

When AIDS emerged in the 1980s, many in the Reagan administration viewed it largely as a "gay" disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-David Stockman

Accepted Answer

A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was budget director in the Reagan administrationF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was a Supreme Court justiceH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Question 12

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

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A)   pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda
B)   wipe out the Democratic opposition
C)   consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements
D)   be a Kennedy-like inspirational leader
E)   establish a dynasty of Bushes in the White House

Question 14

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he:

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A)   supported its conservative social values
B)   was active in his church as a deacon
C)   had memorized large sections of the Bible
D)   was a model family man
E)   was such a gifted actor

Question 15

The biggest domestic problem facing the Bush administration was the national debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid was:

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A)   a robustly growing economy
B)   the collapse of the Soviet Union
C)   that the Democrats were deeply divided
D)   surpluses in the federal budget
E)   the support he received from minorities and organized labor

Question 17

Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

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Question 18

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

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A)   remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe
B)   had fallen apart
C)   still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal
D)   enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States
E)   was torn by civil war

Question 19

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

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A)   science teachers
B)   Californians
C)   Southern Baptists
D)   college-educated women
E)   Episcopalians

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George H. W. Bush

Accepted Answer

A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was budget director in the Reagan administrationF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was a Supreme Court justiceH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was a vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) said, "[My opponent] will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."

Exam 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

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Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

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The biggest domestic problem facing the Bush administration was the national debt.

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The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Sandra Day O'Connor

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By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

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Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

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Detail the election of 1980. Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

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In late 1989, all the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe toppled bloodlessly EXCEPT that of:

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The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -David Stockman

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A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George H. W. Bush

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One major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid was:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Geraldine Ferraro

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By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

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The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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When AIDS emerged in the 1980s, many in the Reagan administration viewed it largely as a "gay" disease.

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The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

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President Bush ordered the invasion of Grenada, a small Pacific island, after its unstable government threatened to nationalize American-owned businesses located there.

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