// question: 17154350 name: “Operation Just Cause” involved a U.S. invasion of ____________________.... ::“Operation Just Cause” involved a U.S. invasion of ____________________....::[html]
“Operation Just Cause” involved a U.S. invasion of ____________________.
{ ~Afghanistan#Incorrect =Panama#Correct ~Granada#Incorrect ~Haiti#Incorrect ~Cuba#Incorrect } // question: 17154288 name: “Operation Just Cause” was aimed against ::“Operation Just Cause” was aimed against::[html]
“Operation Just Cause” was aimed against
{ ~Nicaragua.#Incorrect ~Iraq#Incorrect ~Cuba.#Incorrect ~El Salvador.#Incorrect =Panama.#Correct } // question: 17154346 name: A serious malfunction at Three Mile Island in ____________________ heightened... ::A serious malfunction at Three Mile Island in ____________________ heightened...::[html]
A serious malfunction at Three Mile Island in ____________________ heightened fears in America about a nuclear-reactor meltdown.
{ ~Virginia#Incorrect ~California#Incorrect ~Oregon#Incorrect ~New York#Incorrect =Pennsylvania#Correct } // question: 17154284 name: All of the following occurred during George Bush’s presidency EXCEPT ::All of the following occurred during George Bush’s presidency EXCEPT::[html]
All of the following occurred during George Bush’s presidency EXCEPT
{ ~the federal deficit continued to increase.#Incorrect ~the Soviet Union collapsed.#Incorrect ~the United States invaded Panama.#Incorrect ~the Persian Gulf War.#Incorrect =the SALT I treaty.#Correct } // question: 17154289 name: All of the following was alleged in the Iran-Contra affair EXCEPT ::All of the following was alleged in the Iran-Contra affair EXCEPT::[html]
All of the following was alleged in the Iran-Contra affair EXCEPT
{ ~The Reagan administration secretly supplied arms to Iran.#Incorrect ~The Reagan administration secretly supported anti-Marxist forces in Nicaragua.#Incorrect ~The Reagan administration circumvented a congressional band on U.S. military aid.#Incorrect ~The Reagan administration made covert deals to free hostages held by Islamic militants.#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan committed treason.#Correct } // question: 17154345 name: An important event in the rise of gay activism, although not necessarily the ... ::An important event in the rise of gay activism, although not necessarily the ...::[html]
An important event in the rise of gay activism, although not necessarily the birth of the LGBT movement, was the police raid at ____________________ in 1969.
{ ~Kit Kat Lounge#Incorrect =the Stonewall Inn#Correct ~Marie’s Crisis#Incorrect ~the Duplex#Incorrect ~the Eagle#Incorrect } // question: 17154358 name: At a summit with Soviet leaders in ____________________, in 1986, Ronald ... ::At a summit with Soviet leaders in ____________________, in 1986, Ronald ...::[html]
At a summit with Soviet leaders in ____________________, in 1986, Ronald Reagan surprisingly called for a wholesale ban on nuclear weapons.
{ ~Moscow#Incorrect ~Washington#Incorrect =Reykjavik#Correct ~Beijing#Incorrect ~Paris#Incorrect } // question: 17154274 name: Contemporary historians of sexuality dispute the idea that ::Contemporary historians of sexuality dispute the idea that::[html]
Contemporary historians of sexuality dispute the idea that
{ =the LGBT movement began in 1969.#Correct ~the protests following the Stonewall raids accomplished much.#Incorrect ~the Beats were gay.#Incorrect ~the Mattachine Society was a prominent political force.#Incorrect ~the “Stonewall Narrative” has received the attention it deserves.#Incorrect } // question: 17154266 name: During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas, Anita ... ::During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas, Anita ...::[html]
During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill testified against Thomas, accusing him of
{ ~racial discrimination.#Incorrect ~anti-Semitism.#Incorrect ~income tax evasion.#Incorrect =sexual harassment.#Correct ~spousal abuse.#Incorrect } // question: 17154285 name: George Bush’s campaign faltered during the election of 1992 because ::George Bush’s campaign faltered during the election of 1992 because::[html]
George Bush’s campaign faltered during the election of 1992 because
{ =Bush did not have a clear, consistent vision of foreign and domestic policy.#Correct ~the Democrats attacked him as an enemy of “family values.”#Incorrect ~his appearance on MTV shocked conservative voters.#Incorrect ~white southern Protestants overwhelmingly supported the Democratic ticket.#Incorrect ~Congress took credit for the economic prosperity.#Incorrect } // question: 17154275 name: Gerald Ford ::Gerald Ford::[html]
Gerald Ford
{ ~never ran for president.#Incorrect ~was elected president in 1974.#Incorrect ~did not engage the military in Asia after the end of U.S. operations in Vietnam.#Incorrect =preferred his college football team’s fight to “Hail to the Chief” for his public appearances.#Correct ~was widely hailed for “healing the nation” by pardoning Nixon.#Incorrect } // question: 17154340 name: In 1968, Indian activists from several Northern Plains Tribes created ... ::In 1968, Indian activists from several Northern Plains Tribes created ...::[html]
In 1968, Indian activists from several Northern Plains Tribes created ____________________.
{ =AIM#Correct ~NAFTA#Incorrect ~ACT UP#Incorrect ~NOW#Incorrect ~APPCON#Incorrect } // question: 17154361 name: In 1977, Jimmy Carter stated that ____________________ was the “moral ... ::In 1977, Jimmy Carter stated that ____________________ was the “moral ...::[html]
In 1977, Jimmy Carter stated that ____________________ was the “moral equivalent of war.”
{ ~the hostage crisis#Incorrect =the energy crisis#Correct ~stagflation#Incorrect ~the Three Mile Island incident#Incorrect ~the cold war#Incorrect } // question: 17154264 name: In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between ::In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between::[html]
In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between
{ ~Iran and Iraq.#Incorrect ~Lebanon and Syria.#Incorrect ~Great Britain and Argentina.#Incorrect ~North Korea and South Korea.#Incorrect =Israel and Egypt.#Correct } // question: 17154255 name: In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was ... ::In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was ...::[html]
In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was elected to the presidency.
{ ~George Bush#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan#Correct ~Jimmy Carter#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon#Incorrect } // question: 17154250 name: In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired striking ::In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired striking::[html]
In 1981, Ronald Reagan fired striking
{ ~airline pilots.#Incorrect =air traffic controllers.#Correct ~postal workers.#Incorrect ~police officers.#Incorrect ~sanitation workers.#Incorrect } // question: 17154337 name: In 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated ____________________ to be the first woman ... ::In 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated ____________________ to be the first woman ...::[html]
In 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated ____________________ to be the first woman Supreme Court justice.
{ ~Sonia Sotomayor#Incorrect =Sandra Day O’Connor#Correct ~Elena Kagan#Incorrect ~Ruth Bader Ginsburg#Incorrect ~Anita Hill#Incorrect } // question: 17154267 name: In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President ... ::In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President ...::[html]
In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President Reagan
{ ~ordered air strikes against suspected terrorist targets.#Incorrect ~attempted to destabilize the government of Syria.#Incorrect =withdrew the remaining American troops from Lebanon.#Correct ~increased arms sales to Israel.#Incorrect ~threatened to invade Iran.#Incorrect } // question: 17154257 name: In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of which small Caribbean ... ::In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of which small Caribbean ...::[html]
In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of which small Caribbean nation?
{ ~Cuba#Incorrect ~Jamaica#Incorrect ~Bermuda#Incorrect ~St. Croix#Incorrect =Grenada#Correct } // question: 17154256 name: In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency. ::In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency.::[html]
In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency.
{ ~Gary Hart#Incorrect ~Robert Dole#Incorrect ~Michael Dukakis#Incorrect =Walter Mondale#Correct ~Ted Kennedy#Incorrect } // question: 17154351 name: In 1988, the United States began paying reparations to ____________________. ::In 1988, the United States began paying reparations to ____________________.::[html]
In 1988, the United States began paying reparations to ____________________.
{ =interned Japanese Americans#Correct ~descendants of slaves#Incorrect ~American Indians#Incorrect ~accidentally deported Mexican Americans#Incorrect ~the Hollywood Ten#Incorrect } // question: 17154352 name: In 1991, ____________________ oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union ... ::In 1991, ____________________ oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union ...::[html]
In 1991, ____________________ oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union into 11 separate republics.
{ ~Leonid Brezhnev#Incorrect ~Mikhail Gorbachev#Incorrect =Boris Yeltsin#Correct ~Vladimir Putin#Incorrect ~Dimitri Medvedev#Incorrect } // question: 17154261 name: In December 1989, U.S. forces entered which Latin American nation in order to... ::In December 1989, U.S. forces entered which Latin American nation in order to...::[html]
In December 1989, U.S. forces entered which Latin American nation in order to arrest its president?
{ ~Honduras#Incorrect =Panama#Correct ~Nicaragua#Incorrect ~Guatemala#Incorrect ~Mexico#Incorrect } // question: 17154360 name: In order to bring attention to the HIV crisis, ______________________________... ::In order to bring attention to the HIV crisis, ______________________________...::[html]
In order to bring attention to the HIV crisis, ______________________________ was founded.
{ ~AIM#Incorrect ~NAFTA#Incorrect =ACT UP#Correct ~NOW#Incorrect ~APPCON#Incorrect } // question: 17154296 name: In response to Native American activism, the federal government ::In response to Native American activism, the federal government::[html]
In response to Native American activism, the federal government
{ ~recognized only a handful of separate tribes and bands.#Incorrect ~banned the use of potentially offensive nicknames in professional sports teams.#Incorrect ~paid reparations of $100,000 each Native American family living on a reservation.#Incorrect =changed the name of “Custer Battlefield” to “Little Bighorn Battlefield” and redesigned its exhibits.#Correct ~decided not to prosecute the American Indian Movement (AIM) after clashes in South Dakota.#Incorrect } // question: 17154276 name: In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford ::In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford::[html]
In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford
{ ~appealed to the United Nations for help in freeing the ship and crew.#Incorrect ~apologized for the ship’s accidental intrusion into Cambodian waters.#Incorrect ~refused to negotiate with the Cambodians.#Incorrect ~took no direct action and let events play themselves out.#Incorrect =ordered a rescue mission and a bombing attack.#Correct } // question: 17154287 name: James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter’s head of the Department of ::James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter’s head of the Department of::[html]
James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter’s head of the Department of
{ ~the interior.#Incorrect ~state.#Incorrect ~agriculture.#Incorrect =energy.#Correct ~treasury.#Incorrect } // question: 17154268 name: Jimmy Carter had foreign policy success in ::Jimmy Carter had foreign policy success in::[html]
Jimmy Carter had foreign policy success in
{ =the Camp David Peace Talks of 1978.#Correct ~the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution.#Incorrect ~the economic and military support of Afghanistan .#Incorrect ~the passage of a new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.#Incorrect ~brokering peace between Somoza and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua.#Incorrect } // question: 17154291 name: Leaders of the religious right believed that ::Leaders of the religious right believed that::[html]
Leaders of the religious right believed that
{ ~Rush Limbaugh spoke the truth about the changes needed.#Incorrect ~the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was right.#Incorrect =Christian values should shape policy-making in government.#Correct ~the government should not use tax dollars to aid social programming of any kind.#Incorrect ~foreign policy should minimize the use of military power.#Incorrect } // question: 17154348 name: Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign for ... ::Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign for ...::[html]
Moderate Republican ____________________ ran an independent campaign for president in 1980.
{ ~Walter Mondale#Incorrect =John Anderson#Correct ~Ross Perot#Incorrect ~Ralph Nader#Incorrect ~Geraldine Ferraro#Incorrect } // question: 17154283 name: President Carter did not attempt to handle the energy crisis by ::President Carter did not attempt to handle the energy crisis by::[html]
President Carter did not attempt to handle the energy crisis by
{ =consulting Congress.#Correct ~proposing higher taxes.#Incorrect ~deregulation.#Incorrect ~shifting to coal and nuclear energy.#Incorrect ~relying on his Department of Energy.#Incorrect } // question: 17154271 name: President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies EXCEPT ::President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies EXCEPT::[html]
President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies EXCEPT
{ ~government funding for public-works jobs.#Incorrect ~expansion of domestic energy production.#Incorrect ~deregulation of some industries.#Incorrect ~tax cuts.#Incorrect =dramatic cuts in welfare spending#Correct } // question: 17154260 name: Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 EXCEPT ::Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 EXCEPT::[html]
Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 EXCEPT
{ =reducing defense spending.#Correct ~supporting large tax cuts.#Incorrect ~opposing abortion.#Incorrect ~advocating prayer in school.#Incorrect ~advocating conservative family values.#Incorrect } // question: 17154343 name: Ronald Reagan was designated the “____________________ president” because his... ::Ronald Reagan was designated the “____________________ president” because his...::[html]
Ronald Reagan was designated the “____________________ president” because his personal popularity was not diminished by criticism of his policies.
{ ~Rubber#Incorrect ~Magic#Incorrect =Teflon#Correct ~Gallup#Incorrect ~Nielson#Incorrect } // question: 17154270 name: Ronald Reagan’s efforts at deregulation were centered on ::Ronald Reagan’s efforts at deregulation were centered on::[html]
Ronald Reagan’s efforts at deregulation were centered on
{ ~the airline industry.#Incorrect ~unions.#Incorrect =the financial sector.#Correct ~environmental issues.#Incorrect ~food safety.#Incorrect } // question: 17154294 name: Supply-side economics ::Supply-side economics::[html]
Supply-side economics
{ ~was Jimmy Carter’s program for reversing the economic downturn.#Incorrect ~stressed the role of government spending in stimulating the economy.#Incorrect =emphasized tax cuts for businesses and investors would lead to job creation and economic improvement.#Correct ~denounced the “trickle-down” theory of economics.#Incorrect ~ultimately helped all Americans.#Incorrect } // question: 17154269 name: The “neocon” wing of the New Right ::The “neocon” wing of the New Right::[html]
The “neocon” wing of the New Right
{ =had generally identified with Democrats in the 1950s and 1960s.#Correct ~were former Goldwater Republicans.#Incorrect ~supported Henry Kissinger unequivocally.#Incorrect ~were united by a desire to overturn Roe v. Wade.#Incorrect ~formed the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC).#Incorrect } // question: 17154273 name: The 1984 election was notable for ::The 1984 election was notable for::[html]
The 1984 election was notable for
{ ~a narrow Republican victory.#Incorrect =the first female candidate for vice president on a major party ticket.#Correct ~a defection of New England states from Reagan to Mondale.#Incorrect ~the revival of “liberalism” as a positive term in American political discourse.#Incorrect ~the growing power of labor unions to influence national elections.#Incorrect } // question: 17154262 name: The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was ::The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was::[html]
The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was
{ =Bill Clinton.#Correct ~Michael Dukakis.#Incorrect ~Al Gore.#Incorrect ~Edward Kennedy.#Incorrect ~Joe Lieberman#Incorrect } // question: 17154355 name: The administration of ____________________ produced the largest combination ... ::The administration of ____________________ produced the largest combination ...::[html]
The administration of ____________________ produced the largest combination of deficits and spending in U.S. history.
{ ~Bill Clinton#Incorrect ~Jimmy Carter#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan#Correct ~George Bush#Incorrect } // question: 17154286 name: The candidacy of Ross Perot ::The candidacy of Ross Perot::[html]
The candidacy of Ross Perot
{ ~took more votes from Clinton than it did from Bush.#Incorrect ~appealed to a majority of Jewish voters.#Incorrect =increased voter turnout.#Correct ~created a crisis in the Electoral College.#Incorrect ~established the Green Party as a viable third party in the United States.#Incorrect } // question: 17154359 name: The cartel OPEC dramatically raised the price of ____________________ and ... ::The cartel OPEC dramatically raised the price of ____________________ and ...::[html]
The cartel OPEC dramatically raised the price of ____________________ and created shortages in 1973.
{ ~sugar#Incorrect ~wheat#Incorrect =crude oil#Correct ~uranium#Incorrect ~coal#Incorrect } // question: 17154279 name: The China Syndrome and events at Three Mile Island raised fears about ::The China Syndrome and events at Three Mile Island raised fears about::[html]
The China Syndrome and events at Three Mile Island raised fears about
{ ~nuclear war.#Incorrect ~recession.#Incorrect ~military involvement in Asia.#Incorrect ~government spending.#Incorrect =nuclear power.#Correct } // question: 17154259 name: The Democratic opponent to George Bush in the 1988 presidential election was ::The Democratic opponent to George Bush in the 1988 presidential election was::[html]
The Democratic opponent to George Bush in the 1988 presidential election was
{ ~Jesse Jackson.#Incorrect =Michael Dukakis.#Correct ~Edward Kennedy.#Incorrect ~Walter Mondale.#Incorrect ~Ted Kennedy.#Incorrect } // question: 17154277 name: The domestic policies of the Carter administration ::The domestic policies of the Carter administration::[html]
The domestic policies of the Carter administration
{ ~greatly increased aid to low-income families.#Incorrect ~lowered the gas tax to increase the competitiveness of U.S. oil companies.#Incorrect =increased price inflation and stifled economic growth.#Correct ~eliminated “stagflation” and expanded the economy.#Incorrect ~ensured his reelection.#Incorrect } // question: 17154272 name: The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred ... ::The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred ...::[html]
The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of
{ ~Jimmy Carter.#Incorrect ~Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect =George Bush.#Correct ~Bill Clinton.#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect } // question: 17154251 name: The first person to become both president and vice president, without having ... ::The first person to become both president and vice president, without having ...::[html]
The first person to become both president and vice president, without having been elected to either position, was
{ ~Jimmy Carter.#Incorrect ~Nelson Rockefeller.#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect =Gerald Ford.#Correct ~Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect } // question: 17154362 name: The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination ... ::The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination ...::[html]
The goal of _______________ was to help compensate for past discrimination and for sometimes hidden prejudice that laws guaranteeing equality were unable to rectify.
{ =Affirmative Action#Correct ~NAFTA#Incorrect ~ACT UP#Incorrect ~supply-side economics#Incorrect ~the SDI#Incorrect } // question: 17154263 name: The independent, self-financed candidate in the 1992 presidential election ... ::The independent, self-financed candidate in the 1992 presidential election ...::[html]
The independent, self-financed candidate in the 1992 presidential election was billionaire
{ ~Donald Trump.#Incorrect =Ross Perot.#Correct ~John Rockefeller.#Incorrect ~Allan Frost.#Incorrect ~Al Franken#Incorrect } // question: 17154339 name: The less authoritarian, Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose ... ::The less authoritarian, Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose ...::[html]
The less authoritarian, Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose to power in 1985 was ____________________.
{ ~Leonid Brezhnev#Incorrect =Mikhail Gorbachev#Correct ~Boris Yeltsin#Incorrect ~Vladimir Putin#Incorrect ~Dimitri Medvedev#Incorrect } // question: 17154342 name: The Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq’s invasion of ____________________.... ::The Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq’s invasion of ____________________....::[html]
The Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq’s invasion of ____________________.
{ ~Iran#Incorrect ~Yemen#Incorrect ~Jordan#Incorrect =Kuwait#Correct ~Afghanistan#Incorrect } // question: 17154281 name: The phrase “supply-side economics” refers to ::The phrase “supply-side economics” refers to::[html]
The phrase “supply-side economics” refers to
{ ~Franklin Roosevelt’s economic policy of supplying war materials to the allies in World War II.#Incorrect ~Jimmy Carter’s reduction of capital gains taxes.#Incorrect ~congressional efforts to control the federal budget.#Incorrect =a theory embraced by Ronald Reagan that tax reductions would stimulate the economy.#Correct ~the U.S. policy of supplying aid to third world countries that supported the United States.#Incorrect } // question: 17154252 name: The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was ::The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was::[html]
The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was
{ ~elitist and arrogant.#Incorrect ~a strong and powerful leader.#Incorrect ~consumed with gaining political power.#Incorrect =genial and unpretentious#Correct ~paranoid and suspicious.#Incorrect } // question: 17154357 name: The Reagan administration initiated Radio Marti to discredit ... ::The Reagan administration initiated Radio Marti to discredit ...::[html]
The Reagan administration initiated Radio Marti to discredit ____________________.
{ ~Anwar Sadat#Incorrect =Fidel Castro#Correct ~Daniel Ortega#Incorrect ~Manuel Noriega#Incorrect ~Mikhail Gorbachev#Incorrect } // question: 17154254 name: The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979? ::The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?::[html]
The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?
{ ~Turkey#Incorrect ~Armenia#Incorrect ~Kazakhstan#Incorrect =Afghanistan#Correct ~South Korea#Incorrect } // question: 17154338 name: The space-based defense system promoted by Ronald Reagan, which supposedly ... ::The space-based defense system promoted by Ronald Reagan, which supposedly ...::[html]
The space-based defense system promoted by Ronald Reagan, which supposedly would stop incoming missiles, was popularly dubbed ____________________.
{ =Star Wars#Correct ~Star Trek#Incorrect ~Battlestar Galactica#Incorrect ~SALT I#Incorrect ~SALT II#Incorrect } // question: 17154253 name: The winner of the 1976 presidential election was ::The winner of the 1976 presidential election was::[html]
The winner of the 1976 presidential election was
{ ~Gerald Ford.#Incorrect =Jimmy Carter.#Correct ~Walter Mondale.#Incorrect ~Robert Dole.#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect } // question: 17154258 name: Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the ... ::Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the ...::[html]
Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the leadership of which Latin American nation?
{ ~Guatemala#Incorrect ~El Salvador#Incorrect =Nicaragua#Correct ~Honduras#Incorrect ~Panama#Incorrect } // question: 17154344 name: To address the struggling economy, Gerald Ford’s _________________ program ... ::To address the struggling economy, Gerald Ford’s _________________ program ...::[html]
To address the struggling economy, Gerald Ford’s _________________ program included cuts in spending and a temporary increase in income taxes.
{ ~supply-side#Incorrect =Whip Inflation Now (WIN)#Correct ~Keynesian#Incorrect ~New Right#Incorrect ~stagflation#Incorrect } // question: 17154282 name: What effect did the economic distress of the 1970s have on St. Louis? ::What effect did the economic distress of the 1970s have on St. Louis?::[html]
What effect did the economic distress of the 1970s have on St. Louis?
{ ~Federal legislation was required to bail it out.#Incorrect ~200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost.#Incorrect ~Unemployment rose to 20 percent.#Incorrect =Bricks from demolished buildings became one of its leading products.#Correct ~Riots consumed the city for years.#Incorrect } // question: 17154293 name: What led to a temporary boost in President George H. W. Bush’s approval ... ::What led to a temporary boost in President George H. W. Bush’s approval ...::[html]
What led to a temporary boost in President George H. W. Bush’s approval ratings?
{ ~His tax policy.#Incorrect =The Persian Gulf War.#Correct ~His passage of a North American Free Trade Agreement.#Incorrect ~His policies in the former Yugoslavia.#Incorrect ~His public decisiveness in regards to the former Soviet Union.#Incorrect } // question: 17154295 name: What was NOT a major obstacle to framing a single Asian American political ... ::What was NOT a major obstacle to framing a single Asian American political ...::[html]
What was NOT a major obstacle to framing a single Asian American political agenda?
{ ~socioeconomic differences#Incorrect ~broad ethnic diversity#Incorrect ~diverging political goals#Incorrect ~questions of political or cultural identity#Incorrect =disagreement over violent protests.#Correct } // question: 17154278 name: What was NOT a source of the appeal of Jimmy Carter? ::What was NOT a source of the appeal of Jimmy Carter?::[html]
What was NOT a source of the appeal of Jimmy Carter?
{ ~He was a “born-again” Christian.#Incorrect ~He was an untainted Washington outsider.#Incorrect ~He had a southern small-town agricultural background.#Incorrect ~He was a retired naval officer.#Incorrect =He was a self-made millionaire.#Correct } // question: 17154280 name: Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy? ::Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy?::[html]
Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy?
{ ~establishment of formal diplomatic relations with Communist China#Incorrect ~negotiations that improved relations between Israel and Egypt#Incorrect =expansion of American control in the Panama Canal Zone#Correct ~development of a human-rights policy to determine which countries received U.S. foreign aid#Incorrect ~failure to deal effectively with the hostage crisis#Incorrect } // question: 17154290 name: Who appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme ... ::Who appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme ...::[html]
Who appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court?
{ ~Richard Nixon#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan#Correct ~George Bush#Incorrect ~Bill Clinton#Incorrect } // question: 17154265 name: Who did not ally with the New Right? ::Who did not ally with the New Right?::[html]
Who did not ally with the New Right?
{ ~pundit William F. Buckley and economist Milton Friedman#Incorrect ~fundamentalist Protestants and antiabortion Catholics#Incorrect ~anticommunist former Democrats#Incorrect ~conservative business leaders#Incorrect =environmentalists.#Correct } // question: 17154292 name: Who mounted an opposition to Jimmy Carter’s presidential nomination from ... ::Who mounted an opposition to Jimmy Carter’s presidential nomination from ...::[html]
Who mounted an opposition to Jimmy Carter’s presidential nomination from within the Democratic Party?
{ ~Ronald Reagan#Incorrect ~George McGovern#Incorrect ~John Anderson#Incorrect ~Walter Mondale#Incorrect =Edward Kennedy#Correct } // question: 17154341 name: ___________________ helped Cesar Chavez organize boycotts of lettuce and ... ::___________________ helped Cesar Chavez organize boycotts of lettuce and ...::[html]
___________________ helped Cesar Chavez organize boycotts of lettuce and grapes that pressured the UFW into collective bargaining arrangements.
{ ~Jimmy Carter#Incorrect ~Henry Louis Gates, Jr.#Incorrect ~Toni Morrison#Incorrect ~Alice Walker#Incorrect =Dolores Huerta#Correct } // question: 17154356 name: ____________________ served as Jimmy Carter’s first secretary of state. ::____________________ served as Jimmy Carter’s first secretary of state.::[html]
____________________ served as Jimmy Carter’s first secretary of state.
{ ~Walter Mondale#Incorrect ~John Anderson#Incorrect ~Zbigniew Brzezinski#Incorrect =Cyrus Vance#Correct ~Geraldine Ferraro#Incorrect } // question: 17154353 name: ____________________ was an organization founded to ensure women’s rights. ::____________________ was an organization founded to ensure women’s rights.::[html]
____________________ was an organization founded to ensure women’s rights.
{ ~AIM#Incorrect ~NAFTA#Incorrect ~ACT UP#Incorrect =NOW#Correct ~APPCON#Incorrect } // question: 17154347 name: ____________________ was formed to lobby for Asian American interests. ::____________________ was formed to lobby for Asian American interests.::[html]
____________________ was formed to lobby for Asian American interests.
{ ~AIM#Incorrect ~NAFTA#Incorrect ~ACT UP#Incorrect ~NOW#Incorrect =APPCON#Correct } // question: 17154349 name: ____________________ was head of the CIA when Panama’s General Manuel Noriega... ::____________________ was head of the CIA when Panama’s General Manuel Noriega...::[html]
____________________ was head of the CIA when Panama’s General Manuel Noriega was recruited as an Agency “asset” during the mid-1970s.
{ ~Oliver North#Incorrect ~John Sununu#Incorrect ~Ronald Reagan#Incorrect =George Bush#Correct ~Al Gore#Incorrect } // question: 17154354 name: ____________________, Jimmy Carter’s running mate in 1976, was a senator from... ::____________________, Jimmy Carter’s running mate in 1976, was a senator from...::[html]
____________________, Jimmy Carter’s running mate in 1976, was a senator from Minnesota.
{ =Walter Mondale#Correct ~John Anderson#Incorrect ~Ross Perot#Incorrect ~Ralph Nader#Incorrect ~Geraldine Ferraro#Incorrect } // question: 17154315 name: A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy... ::A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy...::[html]
A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy.
{TRUE} // question: 17154321 name: Bill Clinton won election in 1992 with well under half of the popular vote. ::Bill Clinton won election in 1992 with well under half of the popular vote.::[html]
Bill Clinton won election in 1992 with well under half of the popular vote.
{TRUE} // question: 17154297 name: Cesar Chavez was a key leader in the agricultural Mexican American movement. ::Cesar Chavez was a key leader in the agricultural Mexican American movement.::[html]
Cesar Chavez was a key leader in the agricultural Mexican American movement.
{TRUE} // question: 17154317 name: Chicanismo was a movement that involved the reclamation of what were once ... ::Chicanismo was a movement that involved the reclamation of what were once ...::[html]
Chicanismo was a movement that involved the reclamation of what were once disparaging names to Mexican Americans.
{TRUE} // question: 17154331 name: Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax cuts in 1984. ::Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax cuts in 1984.::[html]
Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax cuts in 1984.
{FALSE} // question: 17154322 name: Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan ... ::Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan ...::[html]
Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan industry from financial collapse.
{FALSE} // question: 17154298 name: During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the ... ::During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the ...::[html]
During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the Panama Canal to Panama.
{TRUE} // question: 17154313 name: Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were severed ... ::Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were severed ...::[html]
Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were severed during the Carter administration.
{FALSE} // question: 17154304 name: George Bush failed to keep one of his most important 1988 campaign ... ::George Bush failed to keep one of his most important 1988 campaign ...::[html]
George Bush failed to keep one of his most important 1988 campaign pledges—the pledge of “no new taxes.”
{TRUE} // question: 17154324 name: George Bush’s signature civil rights achievement was the Americans with ... ::George Bush’s signature civil rights achievement was the Americans with ...::[html]
George Bush’s signature civil rights achievement was the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
{TRUE} // question: 17154302 name: George Bush’s vice president was Dan Quayle. ::George Bush’s vice president was Dan Quayle.::[html]
George Bush’s vice president was Dan Quayle.
{TRUE} // question: 17154335 name: In 1991, George H. W. Bush referred to Iraq as an “evil empire.” ::In 1991, George H. W. Bush referred to Iraq as an “evil empire.”::[html]
In 1991, George H. W. Bush referred to Iraq as an “evil empire.”
{FALSE} // question: 17154323 name: In 1992, Bill Clinton’s main criticism of George H. W. Bush was that he had ... ::In 1992, Bill Clinton’s main criticism of George H. W. Bush was that he had ...::[html]
In 1992, Bill Clinton’s main criticism of George H. W. Bush was that he had left Saddam Hussein in power after the Persian Gulf War.
{FALSE} // question: 17154332 name: In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas ... ::In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas ...::[html]
In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas stations for American drivers.
{TRUE} // question: 17154319 name: In the name of anticommunism, the United States funded opposition forces in ... ::In the name of anticommunism, the United States funded opposition forces in ...::[html]
In the name of anticommunism, the United States funded opposition forces in Ethiopia, Angola, South Yemen, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and Cambodia.
{TRUE} // question: 17154336 name: Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States ... ::Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States ...::[html]
Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States stop its support of Israel for in exchange for their release.
{FALSE} // question: 17154312 name: Jesse Jackson’s political philosophy embraced the anti-apartheid movement in ... ::Jesse Jackson’s political philosophy embraced the anti-apartheid movement in ...::[html]
Jesse Jackson’s political philosophy embraced the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and Palestinian rights in Israel.
{TRUE} // question: 17154314 name: Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976. ::Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976.::[html]
Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976.
{FALSE} // question: 17154329 name: Jimmy Carter worked closely with Congress to secure approval of his energy plan. ::Jimmy Carter worked closely with Congress to secure approval of his energy plan.::[html]
Jimmy Carter worked closely with Congress to secure approval of his energy plan.
{FALSE} // question: 17154305 name: Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men. ::Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.::[html]
Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.
{TRUE} // question: 17154326 name: Navy officials attempted to cover up sexual harassment during a 1991 convention. ::Navy officials attempted to cover up sexual harassment during a 1991 convention.::[html]
Navy officials attempted to cover up sexual harassment during a 1991 convention.
{TRUE} // question: 17154333 name: New Right radio often attacked federal environmental regulations in the name ... ::New Right radio often attacked federal environmental regulations in the name ...::[html]
New Right radio often attacked federal environmental regulations in the name of defending property rights.
{TRUE} // question: 17154311 name: One of George H. W. Bush’s last acts as president was to pardon six officials... ::One of George H. W. Bush’s last acts as president was to pardon six officials...::[html]
One of George H. W. Bush’s last acts as president was to pardon six officials connected to the Iran–Contra affair.
{TRUE} // question: 17154328 name: One of Jimmy Carter’s first acts as president was to extend amnesty to those ... ::One of Jimmy Carter’s first acts as president was to extend amnesty to those ...::[html]
One of Jimmy Carter’s first acts as president was to extend amnesty to those who had resisted the draft during the Vietnam War.
{TRUE} // question: 17154320 name: President George H. Bush opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement. ::President George H. Bush opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement.::[html]
President George H. Bush opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement.
{FALSE} // question: 17154325 name: Ronald Reagan fired the nation’s air traffic controllers because they were ... ::Ronald Reagan fired the nation’s air traffic controllers because they were ...::[html]
Ronald Reagan fired the nation’s air traffic controllers because they were striking.
{TRUE} // question: 17154300 name: Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president. ::Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president.::[html]
Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president.
{TRUE} // question: 17154309 name: Ronald Reagan’s pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the ... ::Ronald Reagan’s pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the ...::[html]
Ronald Reagan’s pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the 1980s.
{FALSE} // question: 17154308 name: The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded by young activists from ... ::The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded by young activists from ...::[html]
The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded by young activists from several Northern Plains tribes.
{TRUE} // question: 17154334 name: The Bakke principle states that diversity benefits both historically ... ::The Bakke principle states that diversity benefits both historically ...::[html]
The Bakke principle states that diversity benefits both historically marginalized people and those who are not.
{TRUE} // question: 17154330 name: The creation of an “Afrocentric” school curriculum that spoke to all ... ::The creation of an “Afrocentric” school curriculum that spoke to all ...::[html]
The creation of an “Afrocentric” school curriculum that spoke to all Americans was a goal of academic Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
{TRUE} // question: 17154327 name: The election of 1988 saw the highest voter turnout since the Great Depression. ::The election of 1988 saw the highest voter turnout since the Great Depression.::[html]
The election of 1988 saw the highest voter turnout since the Great Depression.
{FALSE} // question: 17154299 name: The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ... ::The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ...::[html]
The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ticket was Sandra Day O'Connor.
{FALSE} // question: 17154307 name: The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy ... ::The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy ...::[html]
The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy failures of the Carter administration.
{TRUE} // question: 17154316 name: The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald ... ::The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald ...::[html]
The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
{FALSE} // question: 17154306 name: The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980. ::The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980.::[html]
The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980.
{FALSE} // question: 17154310 name: The Reagan administration supported “freedom fighters” in Ethiopia, Angola, ... ::The Reagan administration supported “freedom fighters” in Ethiopia, Angola, ...::[html]
The Reagan administration supported “freedom fighters” in Ethiopia, Angola, Nicaragua, and elsewhere because these revolutionaries were dedicated to democracy and human rights.
{FALSE} // question: 17154318 name: The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win ... ::The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win ...::[html]
The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win confirmation to a seat on the Supreme Court.
{TRUE} // question: 17154301 name: The U.S. operation to remove Iraq from Kuwait was known as “Operation Just ... ::The U.S. operation to remove Iraq from Kuwait was known as “Operation Just ...::[html]
The U.S. operation to remove Iraq from Kuwait was known as “Operation Just Cause.”
{FALSE} // question: 17154303 name: When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, “Are you better... ::When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, “Are you better...::[html]
When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
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