Deck 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

On the domestic front,Carter's most notable shortcoming was:

A)providing amnesty for draft evaders.
B)failing to deal adequately with an energy crisis.
C)not putting a stop to government corruption.
D)opposing new initiatives to protect the environment.
E)trying to slow progress on civil rights.

Answer 2

failing to deal adequately with an energy crisis.

Question 3

The Camp David Accords involved all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Egypt's diplomatic recognition of Israel.
B)the creation of a Palestinian state on the West Bank.
C)intense negotiations among Carter,Sadat,and Begin.
D)Israel's return of the Sinai to Egypt.
E)massive anger resulting toward Sadat in the Arab world.

Answer 3

the creation of a Palestinian state on the West Bank.

Question 4

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq.

Question 5

To many voters in 1980,Ronald Reagan,in contrast to Jimmy Carter,seemed:

A)indecisive.
B)upbeat.
C)humorless.
D)to be a deep thinker and expert on the details of policy.
E)capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program.

Question 6

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

Question 7

Bush invaded Iraq in 1991 with Congress's approval.

Question 8

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

Question 9

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

A)opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976.
B)led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s.
C)served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s.
D)campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s.
E)made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964.

Question 10

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

Question 11

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:

A)the growth of the Hispanic population.
B)the baby boomers reaching retirement age.
C)the declining percentage of people who went to church.
D)population growth in the South and West.
E)the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

A)a sharp decline in unemployment.
B)unacceptably high rates of inflation.
C)a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry.
D)growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession.
E)a surplus in the federal budget.

Question 14

A crisis in Iran involved all of the following EXCEPT:

A)the freezing of Iranian assets in the United States.
B)Carter's inability to secure the return of American hostages.
C)the takeover of Iran's government by hard-line Communists.
D)a rescue mission that ended disastrously in the Iranian desert.
E)the overthrow of the shah's American-backed government.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

As he campaigned for president in 1980,Reagan promised to restore prosperity by:

A)bailing out ailing banks and industries.
B)putting millions to work on government construction projects.
C)balancing the federal budget.
D)returning the country to the gold standard.
E)cutting taxes.

Question 18

Reagan's experience as an actor:

A)helps explain his skill as a public speaker.
B)was irrelevant once he entered politics.
C)had been limited to a few performances on radio.
D)helped him master policy details.
E)caused conservative Christians to view him with suspicion given the immorality of Hollywood.

Question 19

The sunbelt includes the southern and western states.

Question 20

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

Question 21

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he:

A)supported its conservative social values.
B)was active in his church as a deacon.
C)had memorized large sections of the Bible.
D)was a model family man.
E)was such a gifted actor.

Question 22

The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on:

A)Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras.
B)Reagan's loose management style.
C)the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal.
D)Secretary of State George Shultz.
E)the psychiatric problems of Oliver North.

Question 23

Revelations of the Iran-Contra affair indicated that Reagan had violated his pledge to never:

A)raise taxes.
B)work with Communists.
C)lie to the American people.
D)negotiate with terrorists.
E)needlessly send troops into battle.

Question 24

Opposing Iraq in the Gulf War was:

A)a coalition of over thirty nations.
B)the United States and Britain alone.
C)an army comprising Arab soldiers.
D)China and the Soviet Union.
E)Israel and India.

Question 25

Ronald Reagan viewed the Soviet Union as:

A)a close and trusted ally.
B)militarily weak.
C)a source of global stability.
D)an evil empire.
E)capable of becoming more democratic while remaining Communist.

Question 26

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

A)caught it through casual personal contact.
B)could be cured with prompt treatment.
C)were in monogamous relationships.
D)soon died.
E)were put in government detention centers.

Question 27

Bush ultimately dealt with Noriega by:

A)cutting off foreign aid to Panama.
B)funding his political opposition.
C)ordering a military invasion to arrest him.
D)having Panama expelled from the United Nations.
E)persuading him to change his policies.

Question 28

A high percentage of the homeless people of the 1980s were:

A)Reagan supporters.
B)formerly wealthy.
C)mentally ill.
D)easy to lift out of homelessness.
E)receiving large welfare payments.

Question 29

David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's:

A)secretary of state.
B)secretary of defense.
C)budget director.
D)attorney general.
E)chief of staff.

Question 30

The 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted in:

A)massive American casualties.
B)the United States' capture of Baghdad.
C)Saddam Hussein remaining in power.
D)trench warfare.
E)Bush's guaranteed reelection.

Question 31

The result of the 1984 election was:

A)one of the closest races in history.
B)massive Republican majorities in Congress.
C)a landslide for Reagan over Mondale.
D)exposure of Reagan's ignorance of policy details.
E)repudiation of Reagan's handling of the economy.

Question 32

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be:

A)science teachers.
B)Californians.
C)evangelical Christians.
D)college-educated women.
E)Episcopalians.

Question 33

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its:

A)Communist leanings.
B)threat to shut down the Panama Canal.
C)aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors.
D)involvement in the drug trade.
E)boycott of banana shipments to the United States.

Question 34

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would:

A)sign a free-trade agreement with the United States.
B)moderate their views and become democratic.
C)become a model for the rest of Central America.
D)give the United States land for military and naval bases.
E)be overthrown by the Contras.

Question 35

The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair,Oliver North,was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

A)finance the Nicaraguan Contras.
B)enrich himself and some corrupt friends.
C)buy new weapons for the U.S.Marine Corps.
D)contribute to Republicans.
E)pay for the release of American hostages.

Question 36

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

A)was inspired by a science-fiction movie.
B)forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace.
C)made the United States invulnerable to attack.
D)involved the United States' building even more powerful nuclear weapons.
E)went into operation in outer space in 1984.

Question 37

The anti-feminist women led by Phyllis Schlafly:

A)helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified.
B)succeeded in keeping abortion illegal.
C)believed Ronald Reagan was too liberal.
D)believed in total separation of politics and religion.
E)voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans.

Question 38

The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to:

A)pour money into medical research.
B)give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles.
C)urge all Americans to get a vaccination.
D)crack down on people having sex outside of marriage.
E)largely ignore it as a gay disease.

Question 39

The leader of the Moral Majority was:

A)Pat Robertson.
B)John Osteen.
C)Billy Graham.
D)Jerry Falwell.
E)Oral Roberts.

Question 40

One major factor working in Reagan's favor in his 1984 reelection bid was:

A)a robustly growing economy.
B)the collapse of the Soviet Union.
C)the deeply divided Democrats.
D)surpluses in the federal budget.
E)the support he received from minorities and organized labor.

Question 41

By the end of his presidency,Reagan had:

A)dramatically shrunk the federal government's size.
B)abolished the Department of Education.
C)privatized Social Security.
D)restored American confidence.
E)fulfilled the religious Right's agenda on issues such as school prayer.

Question 42

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to:

A)pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda.
B)wipe out the Democratic opposition.
C)consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements.
D)be a Kennedy-like inspirational leader.
E)establish a dynasty of Bushes in the White House.

Question 43

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

Question 44

The fall of the Berlin Wall was soon followed by:

A)Soviet military intervention in East Germany.
B)the threat of war in central Europe.
C)the formal dissolution of NATO.
D)Germany's reunification.
E)the Communists constructing an even stronger one.

Question 45

By the end of 1991,the Soviet Union:

A)remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe.
B)had fallen apart.
C)still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal.
D)enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States.
E)was torn by civil war.

Question 46

A change in the cold-war climate was indicated in early 1989,when Soviet troops left:

A)Ukraine.
B)Cuba.
C)Eastern Europe.
D)Turkey.
E)Afghanistan.

Question 47

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

Question 48

Describe and illustrate the main features of Reaganomics.

Question 49

In late 1987,the United States and the Soviets signed a treaty to eliminate:

A)conventional weapons.
B)intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
C)submarine-based missiles.
D)long-range nuclear missiles.
E)anti-missile systems in outer space.

Question 50

The crucial development in the Soviet Union in August 1991 was:

A)Gorbachev's assassination.
B)a failed Communist coup.
C)revolution in the Baltic republics.
D)the collapse of the Soviet economy.
E)Gorbachev's reelection.

Question 51

By the fall of 1991,the most popular Soviet politician was:

A)Mikhail Gorbachev.
B)Vladimir Putin.
C)Boris Yeltsin.
D)Dmitry Medvedev.
E)Andrei Sakharov.

Question 52

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

Question 53

In late 1989,all the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe toppled bloodlessly EXCEPT that of:

A)East Germany.
B)Poland.
C)Bulgaria.
D)Czechoslovakia.
E)Romania.

Question 54

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

Question 55

The reform-minded Soviet premier who emerged in the mid-1980s was:

A)Mikhail Gorbachev.
B)Vladimir Putin.
C)Nikita Khrushchev.
D)Boris Yeltsin.
E)Leonid Brezhnev.

Question 56

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

Question 57

Discuss the role of Mikhail Gorbachev in ending the cold war.How might Americans and Russians differ in their view of his historical legacy?

Question 58

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

Question 59

Ronald Reagan practiced "the politics of symbolism," according to one scholar.Is this an accurate assessment of Reagan's presidential career?

Question 60

One of President Bush's major domestic successes was:

A)eliminating poverty.
B)significantly reducing drug use.
C)assisting people with disabilities.
D)reducing taxes.
E)paying off the deficit.

Question 61

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Manuel Noriega

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 62

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Mikhail Gorbachev

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 63

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Michael Dukakis

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 64

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Oliver North

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 65

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
George H.W.Bush

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Geraldine Ferraro

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 67

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 68

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Ronald Reagan

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 69

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Phyllis Schlafly

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 70

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Jerry Falwell

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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

Question 71

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
Walter Mondale

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 in 1992 for drug distribution
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