Question 1

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

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A)  opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976.
B)  led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s.
C)  served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s.
D)  campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s.
E)  made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

By the end of 1991,the Soviet Union:

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

Question 3

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

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A)  pour money into medical research.
B)  give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles.
C)  urge all Americans to get a vaccination.
D)  crack down on people having sex outside of marriage.
E)  largely ignore it as a gay disease.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Despite his loss to Reagan in 1984,Walter Mondale made a close race of it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The leader of the Moral Majority was:

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A)  Pat Robertson.
B)  John Osteen.
C)  Billy Graham.
D)  Jerry Falwell.
E)  Oral Roberts.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

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A)  massive American casualties.
B)  the United States' capture of Baghdad.
C)  Saddam Hussein remaining in power.
D)  trench warfare.
E)  Bush's guaranteed reelection.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Mikhail Gorbachev

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A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was convicted in 1992 for drug distributionF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponentsH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White HouseK) C) and F)
L) A) and H)

Question 8

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Reagan's experience as an actor:

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A)  helps explain his skill as a public speaker.
B)  was irrelevant once he entered politics.
C)  had been limited to a few performances on radio.
D)  helped him master policy details.
E)  caused conservative Christians to view him with suspicion given the immorality of Hollywood.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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

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A)  Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras.
B)  Reagan's loose management style.
C)  the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal.
D)  Secretary of State George Shultz.
E)  the psychiatric problems of Oliver North.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's:

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A)  secretary of state.
B)  secretary of defense.
C)  budget director.
D)  attorney general.
E)  chief of staff.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Ronald Reagan practiced "the politics of symbolism," according to one scholar.Is this an accurate assessment of Reagan's presidential career?

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Question 13

Bush invaded Iraq in 1991 with Congress's approval.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A)  Mikhail Gorbachev.
B)  Vladimir Putin.
C)  Nikita Khrushchev.
D)  Boris Yeltsin.
E)  Leonid Brezhnev.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

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

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A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States.
B)  moderate their views and become democratic.
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America.
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases.
E)  be overthrown by the Contras.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

A change in the cold-war climate was indicated in early 1989,when Soviet troops left:

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A)  Ukraine.
B)  Cuba.
C)  Eastern Europe.
D)  Turkey.
E)  Afghanistan.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

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

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-Ronald Reagan

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A)  championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)  was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)  led the Moral Majority
D)  was the former governor of California
E)  was convicted in 1992 for drug distributionF) was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affairG) was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponentsH) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988I) was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984J) carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White HouseK) B) and J)
L) F) and H)

Question 19

The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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

Question 20

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion.Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

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The Iran-Contra affair was a political s...

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The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

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By the end of 1991,the Soviet Union:

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The leader of the Moral Majority was:

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Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion.Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

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Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Mikhail Gorbachev

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MATCHING Match each person with one of the descriptions below. -Ronald Reagan

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A change in the cold-war climate was indicated in early 1989,when Soviet troops left:

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

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

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David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's:

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Ronald Reagan practiced "the politics of symbolism," according to one scholar.Is this an accurate assessment of Reagan's presidential career?

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Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

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

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Reagan's experience as an actor:

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Despite his loss to Reagan in 1984,Walter Mondale made a close race of it.

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The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

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

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The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

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Bush invaded Iraq in 1991 with Congress's approval.

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