The Reagan Revolution
the features if the Reagan revolution included all of the following except
A.) lower taxes
B.) increased federal debt
C.) more support for unions
D.) end of Cold war
C.) more support for unions
The process of Vietnamization called for
A.) Immediate removal of U.S. troops
B.) Increased deployment of U.S. troops in Vietnam
C.) Gradual removal of U.S. troops and increased bombing
D.) A cease-fire with North Vietnam
C.) With the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops, more responsibility was placed on the soldiers in South Vietnam
The scare of Y2K referred to
A.) fear of computer malfunction on New Year's Day 2000
B.) Hurricanes forecasted for the Gulf of Mexico
C.) Hacking into the accounts of online bankers
D.) A terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
A.) Civilians and defense both worried about the outcome of computers switching to the time reference of 2000.
During the 9/11 attacks, the World Trade Center Towers collapsed as a result of
A.) bombs planted on the upper floors
B.) car bombs detonated in the towers parking lots
C.) hijacked planes that struck the towers
D.) missle attacks from al-Qaeda pilots
C.) Hijacked planes were used as gasoline-filled missiles.
oil shocks struck the nation and gasoline prices skyrockets after
a.) a hurricane destroyed oil refineries in louisiana
b.) a snowstorm damaged the alaska
c.) OPEC raised the price of oil
d.worker wenon stirke at oil refineries in santa barbara
C. OPEC raised the price of oil
Reagans supply-side economics aimed to stimulate the economy by
A.) deficit spending
B.) increasing aid to social programs
C.) increasing the minimum wage
D.) reducing taxes
D.) reducing taxes
Title IX called for equal funding in both male and female activities
A.) In the workforce
B.) In student loans
C.) In schools
D.) In employment payments
C.) Title IX made possible the introduction of more female sports through federal funding.
During Bush's presidency, a violent riot broke out in the city of
A.) Detroit
B.) New York
C.) Oakland
D.) Los Angeles
D.) Rioting broke out in Los Angeles after four officers accused of beating Rodney were acquitted.
Obama's most notable law that passed during his first term dealt with
A.) tax relief reform
B.) health care reform
C.) education reform
D.) campaign reform
B.) Obamacare as it was labeled went into effect in 2014.
In the election of 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush easily defeated
A.) Walker mondale
B.) Jesse jackson
C.) Pat buchanan
D.) Micheal dukakis
D.) Micheal dukakis
A frightening disease that the center for disease control officially recognized in the 80's was
A.) AIDs
B.) cancer
C.) diabetes
D.) heart disease
A.) AIDs
As a result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president to..
A.) Be impeached by the House of Representatives
B.) be removed by Senate Trial
C.) have Articles of Impeachment charged against him
D.) resign from office.
D.) Two presidents have been impeached; Nixon was the first to resign.
During the Gulf War, Osama bin Laden became infuriated with the United States because
A.) Israel's support of the war
B.) Bin Laden was from Iraq
C.) American troops were on Saudi Arabian Soil
D.) The U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Afghanistan
C.) As part of Operation Desert Shield, the U.S placed soldiers in Saudi Arabia.
The election of 2008 was unprecedented in all of the following aspects except
A.) First African American elected as president
B.) First female Republican vice-presidential candidate
C.) First election utilizing Facebook and YouTube
D.) First election that featured no campaign fundraising
D.) Massive campaign funding was raised during the election of 2008.
The treatry ty reduedall tradebarriers betwe the Unied states, Canada, Mexio was
A.) NATO
B.) NAFTA
C.) Hay-bunau varilla treaty
D.) Treaty of tlatelolco
B.) NAFTA
Reagans use of the term, "The evil empire" was in reference to
A.) Iran
B.) Syria
C.) Soviet Union
D.) Iraq
C.) Soviet Union
All of the following negative events occurred under Carter’s presidency EXCEPT
A.) Camp David Accords
B.) rise of stagflation
C.) American hostages taken in Iran
D.) Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
A.) The Camp David Accords were seen as a victory for peace in the Middle East.
The U.S. attack against Iraqi forces during the Gulf War came to be known as
A.) Operation Shock and Awe
B.) Operation Desert Storm
C.) Operation Desert Shield
D.) Operation Free Iraqi
B.) Operation Desert Storm was led by General Norman Schwarzkopf.
Bush's proposal for education reform came to be known as
A.) No Child Left Behind
B.) National Defense Education Act
C.) Common Core
D.) A Nation at Risk
A.) No Child Left Behind was the basis of education until Common Core emerged.
In total the number of people who were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks was
A.) 500
B.) 1000
C.) 2000
D.) 3000
D.) 3000
Reagans plan to defend against a soviet nuclear attack was known as
A.) Strategic Defense Initiative
B.) Massive Retaliation
C.) Big Stick Diplomacy
D.) Nuclear Control Politics
A.) Strategic Defense Initiative
In the case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled
A.) Segregation in private schools was unconstitutional
B.) Affirmative action was unconstitutional
C.) Women had the right to abortion in the first two trimesters of their pregnancy
D.) Minimum wage had to be increased
C.) Roe v. Wade opened up the doors for legalized abortions.
The Pentagon co-worker who taped her conversations regarding the president's affair with Monica Lewinski was
A.) Linda Tripp
B.) Kenneth Starr
C.) Newt Gingrich
D.) Paula Jones
A.) Linda Tripp gave her recorded messages to Kenneth Starr, who was investigating Clinton on a sexual harassment lawsuit involving Paula Jones.
CThe immediate response to the attacks by the Bush Administration was
A.) an invasion of Iraq
B.) assassinating Osama bin Laden
C.) invading Afghanistan
D.) assassinating Saddam Hussein
C.) The U.S. invaded the base of al-Qaeda which was in Afghanistan
Bushs proposal for education reform came to be known as
A.) No child left behind
B.) National defense education act
C.) common core
D.) A nation at risk
A.) No child left behind