The United States in Recent Times: To a New Millennium: A Quarter-Century of Change – Flashcards
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A criticism of President Reagan's economic policies during the 1980s was that his policies
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helped only the wealthy.
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Reagan's landslide victory in the presidential election of 1980 proved that
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Americans were ready for a change in leadership.
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The conservative movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s called for
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lowering taxes.
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According to President Reagan's model for supply-side economics, the first step to triggering a cycle of growth was
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reducing taxes.
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When the AIDS crisis emerged in the early 1980s,
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the Reagan administration was slow to respond.
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President Reagan's involvement in the strike by federal air traffic controllers in 1981
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prompted the firing of controllers who refused to return to work.
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Which best describes Reagan's beliefs about economic growth?
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He believed that making government smaller would lead to growth.
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Ronald Reagan's first priority following his election in 1980 was
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fixing the economy.
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How did the strong economy that emerged during the Reagan years affect social change in the 1980s?
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New technology created a demand for new products.
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When Jimmy Carter was president in the late 1970s,
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the country experienced high inflation.
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President Reagan's plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative
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pressured the USSR into building a similar system.
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Conflicts over religious differences and oil supplies in the Middle East
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affect American foreign policy today.
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Which statement best describes how terrorism affects US foreign policy in the Middle East?
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The United States supports Israel in spite of terrorist attacks.
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In 1987, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which
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improved US-Soviet relations through the reduction of arms.
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The nickname for President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was
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"Star Wars."
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Many people in the Middle East were angered because the United States refused to sanction Israel for its invasion of
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Lebanon.
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Middle Eastern terrorists targeted the United States because
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the United States intervened in Middle Eastern politics.
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A reason for conflict in the Middle East during President Reagan's administration was
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political changes caused by religious differences.
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In response to a terrorist attack in West Germany in 1986, the United States bombed targets in which country?
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Libya
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The Berlin Wall was viewed as a symbol of
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Communist oppression.
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Which of the following helped make the reunification of Germany possible?
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the end of the Cold War
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One of Gorbachev's reforms, perestroika, had the goal of
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creating a free market.
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Which of the following was a result of perestroika?
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long lines in stores
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The Bush administration helped bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union by
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supporting Gorbachev's reforms.
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Following the collapse of the USSR, Cuba's government
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remained Communist.
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Which of the following is a true statement about George H. W. Bush?
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He trusted Gorbachev more than Reagan did.
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A result of the attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was that
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Soviet states began to declare independence.
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Which Eastern European nation was the first to reject Communism between 1989 and 1991?
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Poland
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The meaning of the Russian term glasnost in English is
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"openness."
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Why did President Bush send troops to invade Panama in 1989?
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Panama's president was accused of sending drugs into the United States.
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Why was Saudi Arabia fearful of Iraq in 1990?
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Iraq had moved troops into Saudi Arabia's neighbor, Kuwait.
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As the leader of Iraq in the 1990s, Saddam Hussein
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used chemical weapons against his own people.
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What was the outcome of the US attack on Iraq in 1991?
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Iraq was forced to accept the UN's cease-fire terms.
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President Bush became unpopular because
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a recession led to higher unemployment.
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To pay the government's debt, President George H. W. Bush decided to
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increase federal taxes.
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What was one of President Clinton's domestic goals?
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providing health care for all Americans
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What was one of President Clinton's primary domestic goals?
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reforming health care
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As a result of US and international involvement in the conflict in Bosnia,
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Serbia signed a peace agreement.
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How did President Clinton's economic plan affect the federal budget in 1999?
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It had a surplus.
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What led to domestic terrorism during President Clinton's administration?
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a belief that government was taking away people's civil liberties
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What angered some Americans about the way President Clinton balanced the federal budget?
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He raised taxes.
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In 1996, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
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increased protection for federal buildings worldwide.
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How did President Clinton react when military leaders in Haiti overthrew President Aristide?
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He threatened to invade if Aristide was not returned to power.
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What happened after President Clinton sent peacekeeping troops to Somalia in 1993?
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Somalia's government remained unstable.
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Because of President Clinton's stand on Haiti,
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Haitian military powers agreed to step aside.
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Following the 2000 presidential election, the Bush campaign
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appealed the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow a hand recount.
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Which best describes the role of the US Supreme Court in the 2000 presidential election?
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It stopped a recount in Florida, resulting in Bush's election.
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What was a major cause of destruction in New Orleans in August of 2005?
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flooding
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The outcome of the US presidential election in 2000 was determined by
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the Electoral College.
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Which best describes a way in which No Child Left Behind was effective?
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It raised standards for all students.
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Following the 2000 election, the Gore campaign
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asked the Florida Supreme Court to order a hand recount of the ballots.
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A result of the US recession that began in 2008 was
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a global recession.
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According to the immigration plan proposed by President Bush, people living in the United States illegally
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could stay in the country for a short time as guest workers.
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President George W. Bush believed that the best way to improve the economy was by
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cutting taxes.
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One reason Hurricane Katrina was so devastating for New Orleans is that
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many residents had not evacuated.
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In the presidential election of 2000, Al Gore
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won the popular vote.
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The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was designed to help
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banks and other financial institutions.
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What was a major cause of the US recession that began in 2008?
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defaults on mortgages for homes
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Immediately following the presidential election in 2000,
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votes were recounted in the state of Florida.
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President Bush's major education initiative in 2002 was called
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No Child Left Behind.
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In 2008, the Republican presidential candidate was
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John McCain.
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In 2011, the United States used drone aircraft to target
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al-Qaeda members.
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Which statement best describes the election of 2008?
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Voter turnout was high because Americans knew important decisions had to be made.
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The US began fighting in Afghanistan in 2001
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to combat terrorist groups.
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In 2010, demonstrators used peaceful uprisings to overthrow the governments of
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Egypt and Tunisia.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act failed to
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halt rising unemployment.
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A goal of the Obama administration in the US was to
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train people to work in green industries.
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In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that requiring people to buy health insurance is
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an acceptable use of the power to tax.
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A negative effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was that
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the federal deficit grew.
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The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) worked to
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save failing banks and the automotive industry.
