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Revelations of the Iran-Contra affair indicated that Reagan had violated his pledge to never:

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negotiate with terrorists

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A democracy movement in China:

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was brutally crushed by the government

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By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

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Boris Yeltsin

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The collapse of stock prices that occurred on "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987):

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in percentage terms, was the worst in American history

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As a result of the massive national debt:

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Bush had to recommend tax increases

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The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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Germany's reunification

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Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he:

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promised to raise taxes

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Bush helped secure his victory in 1988 by:

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portraying the Democrat, Dukakis, as a liberal

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A high percentage of the homeless people of the 1980s were:

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mentally ill

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The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

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largely ignore it as a "gay" disease

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The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its:

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involvement in the drug trade

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The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

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finance the Nicaraguan Contras

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As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

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cutting taxes

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

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a robustly growing economy

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Ronald Reagan viewed the Soviet Union as:

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an evil empire

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When Islamic fanatics bombed and killed 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan:

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soon pulled out the remaining Marines

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To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed:

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sunny

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Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

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be overthrown by the Contras

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

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population growth in the South and the West

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The religious right fervently supported Reagan because he:

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supported its conservative social values

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Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

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Southern Baptists

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In late 1987, the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

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intermediate-range nuclear missiles

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The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on:

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Reagan's loose management style

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Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

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soon died

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The anti-feminist women led by Phyllis Schlafly:

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helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified

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In Central America, the Reagan administration was seriously concerned that Communist-backed revolutionaries might take over in:

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El Salvador

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Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

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consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements

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The Grenada invasion resulted in:

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an easy American victory

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By the end of his presidency, Reagan had:

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restored American confidence

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Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

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made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964

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Opposing Iraq in the Gulf War was:

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a coalition of over thirty nations

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The reform-minded Soviet premier who emerged in the mid-1980s was:

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Bush ultimately dealt with Noriega by:

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ordering a military invasion to arrest him

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Reagan's experience as an actor:

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was invaluable in a television age

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By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

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had fallen apart

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The leader of the Moral Majority was:

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Jerry Falwell

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During the 1980s, unions:

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suffered steady declines in membership

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One major inspiration for Reagan's economic approach was:

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the Republican tax-reduction program of the 1920s

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One of President Bush's major domestic priorities became his war on:

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drugs

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Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

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forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace

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By the early 1980s, Lebanon:

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became an anarchic battleground for warring factions

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The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

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Kuwait

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

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a failed Communist coup

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The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

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Saddam Hussein remaining in power

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Which of the following dramatically decreased in the 1980s?

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personal savings

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Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

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unacceptably high rates of inflation

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A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from:

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Afghanistan

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Young men were able to evade service in Vietnam by all of the following methods EXCEPT:

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joining VISTA or the Peace Corps

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Indian activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was:

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taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties

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In regard to Vietnam policy, Nixon:

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insisted that he would pursue "peace with honor"

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The Pentagon Papers:

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revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy

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All of the following were consequences of the Vietnam War EXCEPT:

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Americans were more determined than ever to spread democracy

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T/F New Federalism was one of the names of Richard Nixon's domestic program. Answer Selected Answer: True

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True

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Economists coined the term stagflation in the early 1970s to describe:

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unemployment and inflation rising simultaneously

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In 1971, in an effort to curb inflation, President Nixon:

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imposed a freeze on wages and prices

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The burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex:

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had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign

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Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had:

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ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in

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Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he:

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pardoned Nixon

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T/F President Ford vetoed more bills than any previous president.

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True

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Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

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unacceptably high rates of inflation

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A crisis in Iran involved all of the following EXCEPT:

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the takeover of Iran's government by hard-line Communists

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Reagan's experience as an actor:

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was invaluable in a television age

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The leader of the Moral Majority was:

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Jerry Falwell

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The religious right fervently supported Reagan because he:

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supported its conservative social values

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As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

answer

cutting taxes

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One major inspiration for Reagan's economic approach was:

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the Republican tax-reduction program of the 1920s

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Ronald Reagan viewed the Soviet Union as:

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an evil adversary

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The Grenada invasion resulted in:

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an easy American victory

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The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

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finance the Nicaraguan Contras

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The reform-minded Soviet premier who emerged in the mid-1980s was:

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from:

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Afghanistan

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By the time of his nomination for the presidency in 1988, George H. W. Bush had served as all of the following EXCEPT:

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secretary of the Treasury

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T/F Much of the drug war of the 1980s targeted crack cocaine usage.

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Selected Answer: True

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A democracy movement in China:

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was brutally crushed by the government

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The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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Germany's reunification

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By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:

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had fallen apart

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The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

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Kuwait

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The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

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Saddam Hussein remaining in power

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Bill Gates's great contribution was to:

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develop personal computer software

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The Christian Coalition, as led by Pat Robertson:

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became a major political force in the 1990s

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The major purpose of the passage of NAFTA was to:

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promote freer trade with Canada and Mexico

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The politician who led the Republican takeover of Congress in the mid-1990s was:

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Newt Gingrich

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The Republican Contract with America:

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aimed to reduce big government and limit the welfare state

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The welfare-reform measure passed by Congress in 1996:

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limited the amount of time one could receive welfare payments

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What nearly cost Clinton his presidency was:

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lying about his relationship with a White House intern

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As a result of the Starr Report:

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As a result of the Starr Report: Answer Selected Answer: Clinton was impeached

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T/F Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives.

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True

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In 1999, NATO air strikes helped stop "ethnic cleansing" in:

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Kosovo

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The dramatic growth in American exports in the last years of the twentieth century was mainly indicative of:

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globalization

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The Bush Doctrine emphasized:

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preemptive military action against terrorists and terrorist regimes

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In the war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein, the United States was most closely supported by:

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Great Britain

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The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in the early 1960s: A) challenged established authority in favor of "participatory democracy" B) looked to the Socialists and Communists of the Depression era for inspiration C) was the youth wing of the Democratic party

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A) challenged established authority in favor of "participatory democracy"

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Young men were able to evade service in Vietnam by all of the following methods EXCEPT: A) going to prison B) fleeing to Canada or Sweden C) joining VISTA or the Peace Corps

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C) joining VISTA or the Peace Corps

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At Columbia University in 1968: A) anti-war students disrupted a speech by President Johnson B) a student strike shut down the campus C) the Yippies held their founding convention

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B) a student strike shut down the campus

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The youths of the counterculture: A) came primarily from poor or working-class families B) believed that electoral politics would solve society's problems C) were the direct descendants of the Beats of the 1950s

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C) were the direct descendants of the Beats of the 1950s

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At the Altamont concert in 1969: A) Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage B) the Beatles gave their last performance C) the Rolling Stones recorded live their most classic psychedelic album

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A) Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage

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The feminist movement suffered a setback with the: A) Supreme Court's refusal to recognize abortion rights B) failure of the states to ratify the equal-rights amendment C) National Organization for Women's inability to agree on a political agenda

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B) failure of the states to ratify the equal-rights amendment

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Use of the term Chicano indicated: A) the New Left's major influence upon young Hispanics B) growing political assertiveness among Mexican Americans C) Mexican American opposition to illegal immigration

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B) growing political assertiveness among Mexican Americans

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All of the following are true of Cesar Chavez EXCEPT that he: A) used boycotts to pressure grape growers B) failed to secure collective bargaining rights for farmworkers C) was committed to nonviolent tactics

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B) failed to secure collective bargaining rights for farmworkers

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The "silent majority": A) were not fans of TV's Archie Bunker B) was growing weaker by the early 1970s C) supported politicians like Richard Nixon and George Wallace

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C) supported politicians like Richard Nixon and George Wallace

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In regard to Vietnam policy, Nixon: A) insisted that he would pursue "peace with honor" B) was determined to end the American involvement quickly C) still believed that the war could be won

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A) insisted that he would pursue "peace with honor"

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Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involved: A) working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam B) gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam C) establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam

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B) gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam

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Shocking events at Kent State University involved: A) the killing of four students by the National Guard B) several deaths when students exploded a bomb in the ROTC building C) a fight between anti-war students and construction workers

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A) the killing of four students by the National Guard

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The Pentagon Papers: A) revealed shocking waste in military spending B) were the actual diary entries of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara C) revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy

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C) revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy

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To punish the United States for supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): A) cut off oil shipments to the United States B) expelled the United States from membership C) nationalized American oil companies in their countries

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A) cut off oil shipments to the United States

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In 1971, in an effort to curb inflation, President Nixon: A) asked American businesses to voluntarily reduce prices B) imposed a freeze on wages and prices C) drastically cut the federal budget

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B) imposed a freeze on wages and prices

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The Nixon Doctrine implied a foreign policy that was shaped more by: A) realism and American interests B) the desires of our allies C) the needs of the domestic economy

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A) realism and American interests

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Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in: A) U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets B) the end of the cold war C) the end of the new relationship with China

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A) U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets

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On the domestic front, Carter's most notable shortcoming was: A) not putting a stop to government corruption B) trying to slow progress on civil rights C) failing to deal adequately with an energy crisis

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C) failing to deal adequately with an energy crisis

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Carter's management of the economy resulted in: A) a surplus in the federal budget B) growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession C) unacceptably high rates of inflation

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C) unacceptably high rates of inflation

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A crisis in Iran involved all of the following EXCEPT: A) the freezing of Iranian assets in the United States B) Carter's inability to secure the return of American hostages C) the takeover of Iran's government by hard-line Communists

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C) the takeover of Iran's government by hard-line Communists

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