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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which reason best explains the initial spike in 1973?
The exhaustion of oil supplies from the Gulf of Mexico
An embargo of oil shipments to United States by OPEC
A suspension of all trade to United States by GATT
A loss of access to Persian Gulf by American tanker ships
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which political characteristic of the United States during the 1970s and 1980s best describes the time period?
Upheaval and protest
A resurgence of conservatism
Emergence of new political parties
The rise of powerful state governments
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which set of events is in correct chronological order?
Nixon resigns from office
Space shuttle Challenger explodes on launch
Camp David Accords signed
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Camp David Accords signed
Nixon resigns from office
Space shuttle Challenger explodes on launch
Nixon resigns from office
Camp David Accords signed
Space shuttle Challenger explodes on launch
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Space shuttle Challenger explodes on launch
Nixon resigns from office
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Camp David Accords signed
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did President Nixon reduce tensions between the United States and communist governments?
He normalized relations with Cuba and provided economic aid to China.
He re-established diplomacy with China and negotiated arms reductions with the Soviet Union.
He withdrew American troops from Angola and hosted negotiations with North Korea and China.
He relaxed the military stance of the United States and unilaterally reduced the nuclear weapons stockpile.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Reduce government spending
Reduce income taxes and capital gains taxes
Reduce government regulations
Reduce inflation by controlling the money supply
The characteristics listed in the box describe the economic policy of ~
perestroika
monetarism
Reaganomics
Keynesianism
- 6. Multiple Choice
How has additional available energy affected the American way of life?
Spurred innovation and new technology
Increased crowding conditions in cities
Limited industrial production and manufacturing
Reduced the number of hours people need to work on the job
- 7. Multiple Choice
What has been the U.S. foreign policy approach to Israel?
Hostile diplomatic relations and an embargo of trade
Strong political support and billions of dollars in economic aid
Frequent disagreements regarding limited democratic practices and overreaching economic controls
A steady reduction in economic support as Israel establishes institutions needed for an independent nation
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did President Carter respond to the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1981?
Immediate economic sanctions and a military rescue of the hostages
A military intervention to topple the Iranian revolutionary government
Immediate economic sanctions, a failed military rescue, and negotiations for the release of the hostages
Condemnation at the United Nations and a secret transfer of military equicpment in exchange for the hostages
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which 1980s conservative political organization was founded by the Southern Baptist pastor Jerry Falwell and advocated social policies that reflected the point of view of evangelical Christians?
The Moral Majority
The John Birch Society
The Heritage Foundation
The National Rifle Assocation
- 10. Multiple Choice
First Lady Nancy Reagan headed a national campaign in the 1980s to address the social concern of ~
women in college sports
racial discrimination in the workplace
income differences between men and women
illegal drug use
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the Endangered Species Act affect decision-making in the U.S. government?
U.S. government agencies cannot commit to any actions that may harm the environment.
U.S. government agencies must seek presidential approval for any expansion of federal sites and buildings.
U.S. government agencies must fund scientific research into improving sustainability of endangered species.
U.S. government agencies must consider how any actions may threaten environments of endangered species.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which disease that emerged in the 1980s led to a worldwide epidemic and one of the largest health concerns in regard to investigating its prevention and a possible cure?
Smallpox
West Nile virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS)
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which widely-respected Christian evangelical preacher has served often as a religious counselor to American presidents since the Truman administration?
Jim Bakker
Billy Graham
Pat Robertson
Rick Warren
- 14. Multiple Choice
According to the graph, which event likely contributed to a significant decline of public confidence in goverment?
Cuban Missile Crisis
September 11 terrorism attack
Assassination of President Kennedy
Watergate scandal
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did Congress implement this legislation?
To limit loans to unqualified borrowers
To reduce discriminatory practices of banks
To increase community revenues for taxation
To expand employment opportunities for the impoverished
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which person was the first woman appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which generalization best describes the pattern of twentieth-century migration within the United States?
People migrated from overpopulated cities to mountainous and rural states.
People migrated from industrial centers in the Midwest to cities in the South.
People migrated from flood-prone coastal regions to interior plains states.
People migrated from hotter states in the South to cooler states in the Northeast.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which form of music, popularized in the 1970s and generally associated with the culture of the American South, blends genres of gospel, jazz, blues, and folk?
Disco
Hip Hop
New Wave
Country and Western
- 19. Multiple Choice
The act of collecting, processing, and storing information was greatly improved in the 1980s due to ~
growth in mobile telephone
creation of a trans-Atlantic telephone cable
formation of a system of government archives
expanded use of desktop computing
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