Question 1

Argue for and against: Ronald Reagan's ability to negotiate successful arms agreements with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev could not have happened if he had not been so aggressively anti-Soviet in his first term.

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Question 2

Which of these liberal policies provided the most political ammunition for movement conservatives in the 1980s: abortion, affirmative action, or social welfare programs?

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Question 3

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "The greatest success of the conservative movement came in reversing the previously liberal direction of the Supreme Court." Explain your answer.

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Question 4

What were Ronald Reagan's goals as he entered the presidency in 1981? How successful was he in implementing them? In what ways did he fail to achieve his goals? Why?

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Question 5

Why was the United States more successful in dealing with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe than with China after the end of the Cold War? Why did President George H.W. Bush refuse to punish China after it brutally crushed the prodemocracy movement? Do you agree or disagree with President Bush's approach to relations with China after it crushed the prodemocracy movement? Why or why not?

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Question 6

Why did the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair expose such a sharp and often bitter gender gap in American politics? How did the specific issue at stake in the hearings: allegations of sexual harassment: relate to the wider set of issues that divided many men and women in this period?

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Question 7

Agree or disagree with the following statement: George H.W. Bush's administration was essentially the Reagan administration's third term in its policies and goals. Why or why not?

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Question 8

Why did conservatism gain such strength in the 1980s and 1990s? Where did modern American conservatism come from?

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Question 9

What do you think have been the three most important international developments during Ronald Reagan's two terms of office?

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Question 10

Compare and contrast Ronald Reagan as leader and agent of political change in the 1980s with that of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.

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Question 11

How did the rise of social conservatism affect issues like affirmative action and women's rights?

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Question 12

How did George W. Bush's election as the first popular-vote minority president in over a century affect his ability to lead the country? Why was he able to pursue a vigorously conservative political course despite the thinness of his mandate?

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Question 13

To what extent did the United States and the administrations of Reagan and Bush contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? To what extent was it product of internal changes in the Soviet Union itself, especially those sponsored by Mikhail Gorbachev?

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Question 14

Why was the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair so polarizing? What did the radically differing perspectives on the Thomas nomination say about views of gender, race, and ideology?

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Question 15

Why did both the United States and Britain see such strong conservative leaders in the 1980s? Could Reagan have achieved his goals without such support from America's closest ally?

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Question 16

Was the Persian Gulf War a complete American triumph or only a qualified success? What were its long-term consequences?

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Question 17

Were Ronald Reagan's massive deficits a deliberate strategy to bring an end to the expansion of the liberal welfare state or simply the necessary consequences of Reagan's massive tax cuts that he had to accept? What were the long-term consequences of the massive budget deficits for the liberal welfare state and its social programs?

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Question 18

What were the successes and failures of Ronald Reagan's supply-side economics (Reaganomics)?

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Question 19

What gains has the African American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

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Question 20

Describe President Reagan's evolving approach to foreign affairs over two presidential terms.Why did President Reagan shift his approach to managing the superpower relationship with the Soviet Union? Was Reagan's foreign policy in his second term more effective than during his first term? Why or why not?

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Quiz 18: The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992