Deck 29: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Question 1

When AIDS emerged in the 1980s,many in the Reagan administration viewed it largely as a gay disease.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Sunbelt includes the southern and western states.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ronald Reagan made AIDS research a top priority of his administration.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

As he had predicted,Reagan's tax cuts helped reduce the federal deficit.

Question 5

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

Question 6

The religious right was a Protestant-dominated movement in which Catholics were not allowed to participate.

Question 7

Which statement best describes the problems with President Carter's leadership?

A)He was a micromanager.
B)He liked to assign blame to places other than himself.
C)He was incompetent.
D)He expected others to do the work for him.
E)He blamed the Republican-controlled Congress for his failures.

Question 8

During the Reagan administration,El Salvador fell to the Communists.

Question 9

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

Question 10

Despite his support from the religious right,Reagan as president did not restore prayer to public schools.

Question 11

What was an early success of President Carter's?

A)He ended the war in Vietnam.
B)He ended inflation.
C)He successfully brought to an end the gas shortage.
D)He freed Vietnam prisoners of war.
E)He reduced the White House staff by a third.

Question 12

The 1991 Persian Gulf War was provoked by Iraq's invasion of Saudi Arabia.

Question 13

What was a major reason that Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976?

A)He convinced voters he was incorruptible.
B)He promised to restore the nation's credit rating.
C)He promised to free the Iranian hostages.
D)He ended the cold war.
E)He negotiated a cease-fire in Vietnam.

Question 14

What was not a failure of the Carter presidency?

A)A sluggish economy
B)Drastic increase in consumer prices
C)Perceived incompetence
D)Botched rescue efforts of Iranian hostages
E)Bombing of a Marine barracks in Libya

Question 15

When President Carter cut federal spending and federal taxes to save the economy,he inadvertently

A)caused stagflation to occur.
B)caused inflation to occur.
C)caused a depression to occur.
D)caused deflation to occur.
E)caused a recession to occur.

Question 16

Bush invaded Iraq in 1991 with Congress's approval.

Question 17

President Carter suffered a major defeat when the Senate blocked his effort to return the Canal Zone to Panama.

Question 18

In Germany,a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

Question 19

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

Question 20

The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars."

Question 21

Which organization was embraced by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election?

A)Moral Majority
B)League of Latin American Urban Voters
C)National Organization of Woman
D)National Association of Colored People
E)Greenpeace

Question 22

Which of the following did not play a role in the election of 1980?

A)Carter's history as president
B)Shifting demographics in the North
C)Increasing population in the South
D)An increase in the life expectancy of senior citizens
E)Amnesty and granting of voting rights to illegal immigrants

Question 23

President Reagan appointed the first female to the Supreme Court.Her name is

A)Sandra Day O'Connor.
B)Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
C)Martha Whitehead.
D)Anne Richards.
E)Miriam Ferguson.

Question 24

What was Ronald Reagan's nickname during the 1980 election?

A)The Great Emancipator
B)Old Rough and Ready
C)The Great Communicator
D)Uncle Ronnie
E)The Gipper

Question 25

Before becoming president,Ronald Reagan was governor of which state?

A)California
B)Wyoming
C)Texas
D)Washington
E)North Dakota

Question 26

Heading toward the 1984 election,what term was used to describe President Reagan's first administration?

A)Iran-Contra scandal
B)Weathergate
C)Voodoo economics
D)Controllergate
E)Reagan Revolution

Question 27

Which of the following was not a problem for Reagan when he was elected the first time?

A)Runaway inflation
B)Increasing unemployment
C)The Soviet Union invading Afghanistan
D)Attacks on American soil by Libyan terrorists
E)Increasing tension between the USA and the USSR

Question 28

During Reagan's administration,this department was given a blank check to purchase whatever they needed.

A)Defense
B)State
C)Education
D)Homeland Security
E)Housing and Urban Development

Question 29

Which of the following was not part of Ronald Reagan's campaign platform in 1980?

A)Appoint conservative judges to the bench
B)Reduce taxes
C)Reduce government regulations
D)Increase social welfare programs
E)Ban abortions

Question 30

What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?

A)Israel returned the Golan Heights to Egypt
B)Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist
C)The United States promised to fund a dam in Egypt
D)Iran ended the Iraq war
E)Syria signed a cease-fire with Israel

Question 31

This term was used to describe the economic plan of President Reagan.

A)Econometrics
B)Supply-side economics
C)HooDoo economics
D)Recovery economics
E)Regressive economics

Question 32

What landmark piece of President Carter's administration was referred to as being "nibbled to death by ducks"?

A)The Department of Energy
B)North American Free Trade Agreement
C)National Energy Act
D)Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
E)the Patriot Act

Question 33

Which statement best describes President Reagan's plan to deal with the Soviets?

A)Kill them all,let God sort them out.
B)Peace through strength.
C)The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
D)By any means necessary.
E)Mutually assured destruction.

Question 34

President Reagan planned on beating the Russians in the cold war by

A)destroying their armies in the field.
B)convincing their people to overthrow their government.
C)containing communism and forcing it to admit it failures.
D)overwhelming them both financially and militarily.
E)abolishing their financial aid from other nations.

Question 35

Thanks to President Reagan's first-term budget cuts,

A)the economy entered into the worst recession since the 1930s.
B)the economy soared to new heights.
C)the economy crashed to new lows.
D)a period of stagflation occurred.
E)everyone who wanted a job could get one.

Question 36

In the 1984 election,the first female vice-presidential candidate was nominated.Who was she?

A)Geraldine Ferraro
B)Sandra Day O'Connor
C)Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D)Miriam Ferguson
E)Anne Richards

Question 37

Which of the following did not play a factor in securing the presidency for Ronald Reagan?

A)The Iran hostage scandal
B)The Iran-Contra scandal
C)The crisis of confidence
D)Runaway inflation
E)Carter's inability to lead

Question 38

Perhaps the greatest failure of President Carter's administration could be considered

A)his pardoning Gerald Ford for his actions in the Watergate scandal.
B)his Crisis of Confidence speech to the American public.
C)his failure to force big oil to lower gas prices.
D)his inability to work with Congress.
E)his decision to cut the MX missile system during the cold war.

Question 39

Which statement best describes the 1980 election?

A)It was a landslide for Reagan.
B)It was a landslide for Carter.
C)Reagan pulled out a slim victory.
D)Carter managed a slim victory as a third-party candidate divided Republican support.
E)A strong third party showing by John Anderson gave Reagan a victory.

Question 40

When the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization went on strike,President Reagan

A)fired them.
B)negotiated a settlement between managers and laborers to everyone's satisfaction.
C)did nothing,allowing the airline industry to come to a halt.
D)abolished the organization.
E)forced the AFL-CIO to the table to negotiate.

Question 41

During the 1980s,

A)Americans spent more than they made.
B)Americans saved on average 10 percent of their income.
C)Americans experienced high unemployment rates.
D)Americans suffered the highest rates of inflation in decades.
E)Americans feared nuclear war with the China.

Question 42

The purchase,destruction,and rebuilding of poor neighborhoods into upscale condominiums is known as

A)stagnation.
B)gentrification.
C)elaboration.
D)reinvestment.
E)eradication.

Question 43

During the 1980s,this epidemic ran rampant among gay men and intravenous drug users.

A)Ebola
B)E.coli
C)Hepatitis C
D)AIDS
E)Diabetes

Question 44

Americans feared U.S.involvement in Nicaragua during President Reagan's administration because it seemed similar to

A)Korea.
B)World War II.
C)Vietnam.
D)the Philippines.
E)China.

Question 45

In 1989,the Soviet Union pulled out of

A)Hungary.
B)East Germany.
C)Afghanistan.
D)Kazakhstan.
E)Perestroika.

Question 46

The first computer was created by

A)Microsoft.
B)IBM.
C)Texas Instruments.
D)The University of Pennsylvania.
E)Texas A&M University.

Question 47

Why did President Reagan approve selling arms to Iran?

A)To allow them to defeat Iraq
B)In the hopes that Iran would help free U.S.hostages held in Lebanon
C)So that they could combat Communist forces in their government
D)To encourage them to become a democracy and overthrow their existing government
E)He did not.

Question 48

The major breakthrough in the computing industry in the 1970s was the invention of

A)the Internet.
B)the color monitor.
C)the microprocessor.
D)the printer.
E)the personal computer.

Question 49

The biggest problem facing George H.W.Bush when he became president was

A)the debt.
B)the Soviet Union.
C)the war in Iraq.
D)the rise of terrorism.
E)the collapsing economy.

Question 50

In the Soviet Union,Communist hardliners saw this man as the reason for the collapse of their government.

A)George H.W.Bush
B)Boris Yeltsin
C)Mikhail Gorbachev
D)Ronald Reagan
E)Oliver North

Question 51

The worst Wall Street Crash since the Depression occurred on a day known as

A)Bloody Sunday.
B)Black Monday.
C)the Valentine's Day Massacre.
D)the Saturday Slaughter.
E)the Day of Infamy.

Question 52

President Reagan's plan to contain the Soviet Union was called

A)Reaganomics.
B)the Reagan Doctrine.
C)Clear and Present Danger.
D)the Evil Empire.
E)Pre-emptive Action.

Question 53

President Reagan viewed this area as the greatest threat to the United States.

A)Central America
B)South America
C)Canada
D)Eastern Europe
E)China

Question 54

During the collapse of the Soviet Union,which of the following did President George H.W.Bush not do?

A)Take all long-range bombers off 24-hour alert
B)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles in the United States
C)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles at sea
D)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles in Europe
E)Launch a pre-emptive strike into Russia to destroy their nuclear capability

Question 55

President Reagan employed the ______ to train anti-communist forces in Nicaragua.

A)FBI
B)MI-5
C)CIA
D)DEA
E)NSA

Question 56

President Reagan's anti-missile defense system involved missile-killing

A)sharks.
B)missile batteries.
C)satellites.
D)destroyers.
E)tanks.

Question 57

The first telltale sign of the collapse of the Soviet Union was

A)the overthrow of Communist forces in France.
B)the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
C)the abolishment of the Soviet Union's parliament.
D)the overthrow of their president,Boris Yeltsin.
E)the SALT II treaty.

Question 58

During President George H.W.Bush's administration,Nicolae Ceaus¸escu was overthrown as dictator of

A)Hungary.
B)Prussia.
C)Bulgaria.
D)Romania.
E)Lithuania.

Question 59

The computer company Microsoft is best associated with

A)Bill Gates.
B)Warren Buffett.
C)Steve Jobs.
D)William Devane.
E)James Buchanan.

Question 60

Which of the following did not have a higher rate of production than the United States in the 1980s?

A)France
B)England
C)Germany
D)Japan
E)China

Question 61

Discuss the impact of the computer and the Internet revolution on society and the economy.

Question 62

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
George H.W.Bush

Question 63

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Michael Dukakis

Question 64

The United States attacked which Central American country in 1989 to capture their president and drug dealer?

A)Columbia
B)Venezuela
C)Panama
D)Mexico
E)Peru

Question 65

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Phyllis Schlafly

Question 66

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991.What strategies did President George H.W.Bush use to ensure victory,and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

Question 67

Detail the factors that ultimately led to the end of the longest conflict in which the United States had ever been involved: the cold war.

Question 68

Were the Reagan and Bush administrations more successful at handling domestic or foreign problems? Explain.

Question 69

Describe and illustrate the main features of Reaganomics.

Question 70

What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?

Question 71

What were the main foreign policy achievements of the Carter administration? Where did Carter fail?

Question 72

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Walter Mondale

Question 73

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Oliver North

Question 74

Discuss the domestic problems Carter faced.Why was he not more successful in addressing those issues?

Question 75

Discuss the status of the poor and the victims of AIDS during the 1980s.How did the government respond to the needs of these groups?

Question 76

Detail the election of 1980.Who were the major parties? What issues dominated the campaign?

Question 77

Trace the rise of Ronald Reagan to the presidency and how he set the tone for the decade.Discuss his governing philosophies and how they were manifested.

Question 78

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Jerry Falwell

Question 79

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
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 of drug distribution in 1992
f.Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
g.Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
h.Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
i.Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
j.Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Manuel Noriega

Question 80

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