// 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?”
{FALSE}