Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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During the early 1980s, conservatives objected to what they believed were
excesses in
a. | big business | c. | military spending | b. | free enterprise | d. | government
regulation |
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2.
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The Strategic Defense Initiative was an extremely costly
a. | bomber | c. | communications system | b. | missile defense
system | d. | plan for
international alliance |
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3.
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In the 1980s, reports on education revealed that U.S. schools were
a. | in danger of going bankrupt within ten years | c. | performing better than those of
most other industrialized nations | b. | focusing too heavily on math and
science. | d. | performing worse
than those of most other industrialized nations |
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During Reagan's presidency, federal spending increased most for
a. | defense and the military | c. | urban mass transit in major
cities | b. | job training and school loans | d. | environmental
protection |
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5.
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Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the
organization called
a. | the New Right | c. | the Moral Majority | b. | the conservative coalition | d. | affirmative
action |
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6.
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President Reagan made a point of appointing administrators to the Environmental
Protection
Agency who were sympathetic to
a. | business interests | c. | agricultural interests | b. | foreign
interests | d. | environmental
interests |
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7.
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People who believe that reverse discrimination is a problem are worried about
discrimination
against
a. | the poor | c. | white people | b. | minorities | d. | business owners |
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8.
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Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of
a. | consistently lowering taxes | c. | cutting off the supply of illegal
drugs | b. | problem-free federal deregulation | d. | making the Supreme Court more
conservative |
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9.
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When George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, his opponent was
a. | Oliver North | c. | Walter Mondale | b. | Jimmy Carter | d. | Michael Dukakis |
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People who support pay equity argue that women should be paid
a. | for household work | c. | more than men, to make up for past
discrimination | b. | the same as men for doing the same jobs | d. | more than men, to combat the feminization of
poverty |
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This former Soviet republic is the largest shown on the map
a. | Moldova | c. | Russia | b. | Poland | d. | Ukraine |
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12.
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This country is bordered on the north by the Baltic Sea, Denmark, and the North
Sea
a. | Russia | c. | Ukraine | b. | Germany | d. | Kazakhstan |
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This former Soviet republic is bordered by Romania and the Ukraine
a. | Bulgaria | c. | Moldova | b. | Kazakhstan | d. | Estonia |
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This nation is the northernmost of the former Soviet republics
a. | Estonia | c. | Ukraine | b. | Bulgaria | d. | Moldova |
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This country borders the Black Sea but does not share a border with a former
Soviet republic
a. | Bulgaria | c. | Moldova | b. | Ukraine | d. | Estonia |
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How many countries were created when the Soviet Union broke up?.
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Which sea labeled on the map is bordered on all sides by former Soviet
republics?
a. | Baltic Sea | c. | Caspian Sea | b. | Black Sea | d. | Aral Sea |
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18.
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Which of the following eastern European countries shares its eastern border with
three former
Soviet republics?
a. | Germany | c. | Romania | b. | Poland | d. | Slovakia |
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19.
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According to the map, which former Soviet republic had the largest land
mass?
a. | Russia | c. | Estonia | b. | Belarus | d. | Uzbekistan |
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Based on the map, which of the following countries would most likely have shared
close ties with the former Soviet Union?
a. | United Kingdom | c. | Italy | b. | Poland | d. | Sweden |
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Matching
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each
description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
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a. | AIDS | e. | affirmative action | b. | Asian Women United | f. | Geraldine Ferraro | c. | pay
equity | g. | L. Douglas
Wilder | d. | Jessee Jackson |
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This person was the 1984 Democratic vice-presidential candidate
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22.
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In 1990, this person became the nation's first African-American
governor
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23.
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In 1984 and 1988, this person ran for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
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24.
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As this virus spread during the 1980s, so did concern over preventing further
infection and finding a cure for the illnesses it caused
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25.
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This organization aims to end racism toward Asian Americans and generate
awareness of Asian culture.
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26.
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This was the basis of a system proposed by unions and women's rights
organizations to close the income gap that left so many women poor
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27.
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This policy was intended to correct the effects of discrimination, both past
and present, in the employment and education of minority groups and women.
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each
description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than
once.
a. | Iraq | g. | Germany | b. | Iran | h. | Nicaragua | c. | China | i. | Yugoslavia | d. | Poland | j. | the Soviet Union | e. | Panama | k. | the
United States | f. | Grenada |
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28.
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This nation invaded Kuwait
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29.
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The United States and _____ signed the INF Treaty
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30.
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Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the president of this nation
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31.
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Sandinista rebels overthrew the dictator of this nation in 1979
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32.
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This tiny island nation was invaded by the United States in 1983
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33.
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The Contras attempted to overthrow the government of this nation
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34.
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In 1991, the Commonwealth of Independent States took the place of this
nation
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35.
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This nation's president was overthrown, arrested, and convicted of drug
trafficking
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36.
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In the Iran-Contra scandal the United States sent weapons to Israel who sold
them to Iran. The profits were used to support the rebels in _____
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37.
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This nation's actions led the United States and its allies to launch
Operation Desert Storm
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38.
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This nation was the one most directly affected by the domestic policies known
as glasnost and perestroika.
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39.
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Tiananmen Square was the location of demonstrations that drew international
attention to this nation's lack of political freedoms
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each
description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once. (4 points
each)
a. | China | g. | Nicaragua | b. | East Germany | h. | Panama | c. | Grenada | i. | Poland | d. | Iran | j. | Soviet Union | e. | Iraq | k. | United
States | f. | Kuwait | l. | Yugoslavia |
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40.
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This nation's leader was overthrown by U.S. troops and tried for drug
trafficking
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41.
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This nation's leader introduced glasnost and
perestroika
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42.
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Although this nation's government received foreign aid from the Carter
administration, the Reagan administration aided those rebelling against it
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43.
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In the early 1990s, this nation dissolved after 74 years as a major world
power
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44.
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This nation's ties to Cuba led to a U.S. invasion during the Reagan
administration
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45.
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This nation's leaders ordered a brutal crackdown on demonstrators gathered
in Tiananmen Square.
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46.
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This nation approved the START II treaty with Russia
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47.
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This nation invaded a neighboring country and claimed major oil fields,
provoking the United States to declare war
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48.
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This nation was torn apart by a brutal civil war between Muslims, Orthodox
Serbs, and Roman Catholic Croats
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49.
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The Reagan administration secretly sold military weapons to this nation in the
hope of obtaining the release of U.S. hostages
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