Deck 13: The Global Conservative Shift, 1975-1988

Question 1

After Carter negotiated the release of American hostages in Iran, Iran allowed the hostages to leave

A)as soon as the deal was signed.
B)as soon as the United States unfroze Iranian assets.
C)as soon as Reagan was sworn into office.
D)two years after the deal was concluded.
E)None of these are correct.

Answer 1

as soon as Reagan was sworn into office.

Question 2

"Great Satan" was a derogatory term used by some _____________________ to describe the United States.​

A)Russians
B)Vietnamese
C)Chinese
D)Iranians
E)Palestinians

Answer 2

Iranians

Question 3

Marielitos were refugees who arrived from

A)Haiti.
B)Cuba.
C)the Dominican Republic.
D)Puerto Rico.
E)Jamaica.

Answer 3

Cuba.

Question 4

The SALT II Treaty ​

A)was signed by the Soviet Union and the United States in 1979.
B)limited nuclear warheads.
C)gave each side the right to check each other's compliance.
D)was ultimately withdrawn from Senate consideration.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 5

The Soviet reforms of Glasnost and Perestroika were implemented under Mikhail Gorbachev.​

Question 6

The move toward containerization dramatically increased shipping costs.​

Question 7

During the 1970s, the number of women living in poverty dramatically decreased.

Question 8

During the 1970s there was an increase in the number of nations that criminalized homosexuality.​

Question 9

During the 1970s U.S. policy makers concluded that Keynesian economics no longer no longer seemed to increase standards of living.

Question 10

​The program America Held Hostage  reported on

A)social changes threatening traditional social values.
B)the Cold War.
C)the Iranian hostage crisis.
D)the state of immigration in the United States.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 11

During the 1970s, religious conservatives were gaining power internationally.​

Question 12

The East German policy of Ostpolitik​

A)called for strengthening security against Soviet allied Eastern Europe.
B)called for strengthening relations with the United States.
C)called for a build-up of West German nuclear missiles.
D)aimed at improving diplomatic and trade relations with Communist the countries of Eastern Europe.
E)aimed to reunify Germany.

Question 13

President Carter's treaty with Panama ceded U.S. operation of the Panama Canal effective December 31, ​

A)1999.
B)2002.
C)2005.
D)2007.
E)2010.

Question 14

The Carter Doctrine warned that _____________________ would be considered a threat to the United States and would be repelled.​

A)pro-Communist activity on American soil.
B)foreign aid given to China.
C)foreign incursions into the Persian Gulf.
D)any Soviet invasion into any territory.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 15

As a response to the 1973 OPEC embargo and rising oil prices, the United States increased its domestic production of oil.

Question 16

The Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran came to power​

A)through popular election.
B)through a coup staged by Iranians.
C)through a coup orchestrated by the United States.
D)when the United Nations placed his in power to stabilize the region.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 17

After Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, the prison population increased dramatically.​

Question 18

The Sandinistas established a left-wing government in ​

A)Guatemala.
B)Nicaragua.
C)Costa Rica.
D)Honduras.
E)El Salvador.

Question 19

In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, ​U.S. global power declined.

Question 20

When the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization went on strike, Reagan expedited collective bargaining by consenting to their demands.​

Question 21

In the 1970s, the United States had 6 percent of the world's population, but it used _____________________ percent of the world's petroleum.​

A)20
B)25
C)35
D)40
E)45

Question 22

In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to ​

A)become the CEO of a major corporation.
B)become a Supreme Court justice.
C)get elected to the Senate.
D)run for the U.S. presidency.
E)serve in the president's cabinet.

Question 23

Deregulation affected which of the following industries?​

A)telecommunication
B)railroad
C)banking
D)airline
E)All of these are correct.

Question 24

Chernobyl is known as

A)the most productive industrial site in the Soviet Union.
B)the site of the world's worst nuclear accident.
C)a hot-bed of anti-Communist resistance.
D)a city where environmentally-friendly technologies were developed and tested.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 25

Which of the following is not a characteristic of stagflation?​

A)high unemployment
B)slow economic growth
C)higher levels of productivity
D)rising prices
E)None of these are correct.

Question 26

The 1970s marked the beginning of a major shift toward

A)more economic regulation.
B)more government investment in the private sector.
C)a free market economy.
D)less investment in foreign aid.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 27

Which of the following was not a crisis that the United States faced during the 1970s?​

A)energy
B)rising food prices
C)increase in health care and housing
D)a stalled economy
E)None of these are correct.

Question 28

In 1979, _____________________  introduced limited forms of capitalism.​

A)Cuba
B)Vietnam
C)the Soviet Union
D)China
E)East Germany

Question 29

The Soviet Union marched into Afghanistan to prop a faltering Marxist regime in ​

A)1977.
B)1978.
C)1979.
D)1980.
E)1981.

Question 30

The glass ceiling refers to discriminatory barriers ​that excludes _____________________  from reaching the highest levels of compensation and responsibilities.

A)working-class men
B)unionized laborers
C)women and minorities
D)former civil service employees
E)those without a college education

Question 31

Homosexuality was removed from the American Psychological Association's list of mental disorders in

A)1972.
B)1973.
C)1974.
D)1975.
E)1976.

Question 32

Neoliberal economics​ calls for

A)deficit reduction.​
B)tax reforms.
C)fluctuating exchange rates.
D)deregulation.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 33

By 1980, _____________________  percent of Americans worked in the service sector.​

A)70
B)75
C)80
D)85
E)90

Question 34

Which of the following is true about women during the 1970s?​

A)More and more women had children at a younger age.
B)The number of married women with young children in the workforce dropped.
C)Female employees secured 60 percent of the jobs created during the decade.
D)Fertility rates rose throughout the 1970s.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 35

Monetarists believe that in order to control inflation, _____________________ need(s) to be regulated closely by the governments.

A)wages
B)the circulation of money
C)social services
D)foreign aid
E)None of these are correct.

Question 36

The wage gap refers to the disparity in pay between​

A)unionized and non-unionized laborers.
B)men and women.
C)whites and blacks.
D)immigrants and native-born workers.
E)workers in the industrial sectors and workers in the service sector.

Question 37

U.S prices rose an average of _____________________ percent each year from 1973 to 1980.​

A)3
B)4.5
C)5
D)6.6
E)7.2

Question 38

As a result of outsourcing, the United States lost _____________________ jobs during the 1970s.​

A)1 million
B)8 million
C)10 million
D)20 million
E)30 million

Question 39

Movies like Saturday Night Fever  showcased

A)the optimism for the coming decade.
B)the desire to escape a life of low-wage, dead-end work.
C)that the American Dream was still alive.
D)a rags to riches story.
E)that women were making headway into the professional world.

Question 40

After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan​, Carter

A)halted U.S. grain and technology sales to the Soviet Union.
B)called for $1.2 trillion expansion in defense spending.
C)pulled the United States from the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow.
D)privately directed the CIA to increase its covert aid to the Islamist resistance in Afghanistan.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 41

Movies like Wall Street and novels like The Bonfire of the Vanities​

A)prompted the working class to agitate for a renewed labor movement.
B)promoted the American Dream.
C)warned about the dangers of corruption and excess.
D)provided a warning about a declining society due to crime and drugs.
E)highlighted a recovering nation and the hope for a better future.

Question 42

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative called for

A)increasing the production of nuclear missiles.
B)launching a spy program to uncover Soviet nuclear secrets.
C)calling for the defeat of all communism at home and abroad.
D)creating an atmosphere-based defensive shield that can intercept and destroy nuclear missiles before they struck U.S. soil.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 43

President Ronald Reagan's administration was characterized by ​

A)tax cuts.
B)reduced government programs.
C)market-based reforms.
D)a strong anti-Communist rhetoric.
E)All of these are correct..

Question 44

Prior to serving as U.S. president, Ronald Reagan had been ​

A)a senator from Tennessee.
B)the governor of California.
C)the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D)a diplomat.
E)a congressman from New York.

Question 45

Anita Bryant became nationally known for ​

A)agitating against the wage gap.
B)engaging in activism against gay rights.
C)activism in favor of African-American civil rights.
D)leading a boycott against companies that outsourced its industrial production.
E)leading a campaign against abortion rights.

Question 46

Which of the following is true about religious worship during the 1970's?​

A)A wave of religious revivalism occurred during the 1970s.
B)Alternative spiritual practices such as Buddhism, Native American traditions, and New Age gained adherents.
C)Cults and pseudo-faiths gained a following.
D)Fundamentalism and evangelicalism gained a following.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 47

Gush Emunim ​ was a right-wing _____________________ movement.

A)Afghan
B)Israeli
C)Soviet
D)Fundamentalist Christian
E)Islamist

Question 48

Those who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment did so because they feared ​

A)an assault on traditional womanhood.
B)that it would lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage and tax-payer funded abortions.
C)that it would lead to the conscription of women into the armed forces.
D)that it would free men from their legal and financial responsibilities as husbands and fathers.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 49

Initially, AIDS was a disease thought to infect only​

A)women.
B)African-Americans.
C)Asians.
D)homosexuals.
E)Hispanics.

Question 50

The New Right movement had originated in the ​

A)late 1940s
B)early 1950s
C)mid-1950s
D)early 1960s
E)early 1970s

Question 51

Which of the following groups did not support the New Right?​

A)business people
B)white Southerners
C)Evangelical Christians
D)working-class minorities
E)Catholics

Question 52

The Moral Majority had an influence on the _____________________ Party.​

A)Republican
B)Democratic
C)Reform
D)Libertarian
E)Socialist

Question 53

Which of the following is not true about Reagan's administration?​

A)He believed that welfare created dependency.
B)His administration reduced subsidies on food stamps, child abuse prevention programs and mental health services.
C)His administration slashed funding for consumer protections, workplace safety, housing assistance, and agricultural subsidies.
D)He reinstated Nixon's policy of detente with Communist regimes.
E)His administration reduced funding for child nutrition initiatives and child care for low-income families.

Question 54

In spite of the Reagan administrations best efforts, through supply-side economics, the economic recession deepened into

A)1982.
B)1983.
C)1984.
D)1985.
E)1986

Question 55

Proposition 13 made _____________________  an effective political tool for ​conservatives.

A)anti-abortion rhetoric
B)traditional family values
C)the reduction of government programs
D)tax-cuts
E)None of these are correct.

Question 56

The Immigration Reform and Control Act​ of 1986

A)lifted immigration restrictions for those fleeing Communist regimes.
B)provided social programs to help newly-arrived immigrants with education and job training.
C)criminalized hiring and recruiting undocumented workers.
D)gave preference to single women and children in the granting of visas.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 57

Which of these was not a nation that adopted the principles of supply-side policies?​

A)New Zealand.
B)Australia.
C)Great Britain.
D)France.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 58

According to the principle of supply-side economics,

A)the wealthy should pay a higher share of taxes.
B)lower taxes inspire corporate investment and productivity, which helps the economy as a whole.
C)the government should invest in programs to help bolster the economy.
D)the government should help to close the wage gap affecting women and minorities.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 59

Which of the following is true about the Iran-Contra affair?

A)U.S hostages held in Iran were traded for ​the sale of anti-tank missiles.
B)It was a violation of the Boland Amendment.
C)Israeli and private arms merchants shipped hundreds of missiles and aircrafts to Iran.
D)Money from the sales of weapons to Iran was used to help the contras in Nicaragua.​
E)All of these are correct.

Question 60

During the election of 1980,

A)Reagan won the support of Democrats who crossed party lines to vote for him.
B)the Iranian hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan gave many a reason to criticize Carter's foreign policy.
C)Reagan helped Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1954.
D)voters blamed Carter for the nation's poor economy.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 61

Term for identification:  service sector​

Question 62

Term for identification:  Great Satan​

Question 63

Term for identification:  Palestinian Liberation Organization ​(PLO)

Question 64

Term for identification:  Sandinistas​

Question 65

Term for identification:  Shi'ite​

Question 66

Term for identification:  Three Mile Island​

Question 67

Term for identification:  neoliberal​

Question 68

Term for identification:  stagflation

Question 69

Term for identification:  Immigration Act of 1965​

Question 70

Term for identification: Marielitos​

Question 71

Term for identification:  Carter Doctrine​

Question 72

Term for identification:  SAVAK​

Question 73

Term for identification:  Micro-Soft​

Question 74

Term for identification:  outsourcing​

Question 75

Term for identification:  Refugee Act of 1980​

Question 76

Term for identification:  monetarist

Question 77

Term for identification:   America Held Hostage​

Question 78

Term for identification:  theocracy​

Question 79

Term for identification:  Ostopolitik​

Question 80

Term for identification:  Chernobyl​