Question 1

What did Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Stephen Wozniak, and Steven Jobs introduce to Americans in the 1980s?

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft and introduced the first IBM-compatible personal computer in 1981. Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple and introduced the Apple II personal computer in 1977, followed by the Macintosh in 1984.

Question 2

What was the result of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s?

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All of these options are accurate outcomes of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s. The tobacco industry faced massive lawsuits from smokers facing smoking-related diseases, state governments were suing the tobacco industry to help defray costs of treating former smokers' health issues, and the tobacco industry agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government. Additionally, it was shown that the tobacco industry had hoped to lure young people to smoking with specially targeted advertising.

Question 3

What was Reagan's position on social programs?

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Question 4

According to the theories of "Reaganomics,"

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According to the theories of Reaganomics, cutting taxes would stimulate economic growth, which would in turn produce more revenue for the federal government through increased economic activity. This approach was based on the idea that a lower tax burden on individuals and businesses would lead to increased investment, higher productivity, and ultimately more job creation. The increased economic activity and resulting revenue growth would then allow the government to continue funding defense programs while also investing in other domestic priorities.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
2000 Election

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Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Oklahoma City bombing

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Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Kenneth Starr, Clinton Impeachment

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Question 9

Who were the "contras"?

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The "contras" were a group of anti-Sandinista rebels in Nicaragua who were backed and funded by the CIA during the 1980s. The conflict became known as the Iran-Contra affair, as it was later revealed that the CIA was also engaging in illegal arms sales to Iran to fund the contras.

Question 10

What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?

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The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification. However, it fell three states short of the required 38 needed for ratification and ultimately died. It has not been passed as a constitutional amendment to this day.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
George W. Bush

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Question 12

What happened in the 1980 presidential election?

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Reagan won the 1980 presidential election with approximately 51% of the popular vote, and this victory also led to Republicans gaining control of the Senate for the first time in 25 years.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
The Culture Wars

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Question 14

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

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The only economic development that occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term was a surging stock market. There was a budget deficit, an increase in the balance of trade deficit, and a lowering of tax receipts.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about Ronald Reagan is not true?

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Ronald Reagan was not an enthusiastic conservative Republican in the 1930s as he was a Democrat until the 1950s.

Question 16

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of President Reagan's first term?

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President Reagan did not reduce the federal deficit during his first term. In fact, the federal deficit increased under his leadership due to increased military spending and tax cuts.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Monica Lewinsky Scandal

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Question 18

In the "Iran-Contra" scandal,

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The "Iran-Contra" scandal involved the Reagan administration secretly selling weapons to Iran and using the profits to fund the Contras, a rebel group in Nicaragua fighting the Sandinistas. This was done despite Congressional restrictions against providing military aid to the Contras.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the Strategic Defense Initiative is true?

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The Strategic Defense Initiative proposed a system of space-based lasers and other high-tech defenses against nuclear missiles.

Question 20

To what was Ronald Reagan referring when he spoke of the "evil empire"?

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Ronald Reagan was referring to the Soviet Union when he spoke of the "evil empire." He believed that the Soviet Union constituted a moral and political threat to the United States and sought to confront it in various ways, including through military buildup, economic pressure, and support for anti-communist movements around the world.

Quiz 30: A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

What did Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Stephen Wozniak, and Steven Jobs introduce to Americans in the 1980s?

What was the result of growing public awareness of cigarette smoking in the late 1990s?

What was Reagan's position on social programs?

According to the theories of "Reaganomics,"

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 2000 Election

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Oklahoma City bombing

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Kenneth Starr, Clinton Impeachment

Who were the "contras"?

What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George W. Bush

What happened in the 1980 presidential election?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. The Culture Wars

Which of the following economic developments occurred during Ronald Reagan's first term?

Which of the following statements about Ronald Reagan is not true?

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of President Reagan's first term?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Monica Lewinsky Scandal

In the "Iran-Contra" scandal,

Which of the following statements about the Strategic Defense Initiative is true?

To what was Ronald Reagan referring when he spoke of the "evil empire"?