Which of the following accurately reflects the reaction to this improvement by African Americans during the 90s

the more rights and comforts that they gained, the more they desired.

What false conspiracy theory did filmmaker Oliver Stone help to perpetuate in 1991?

A plot to kill Kennedy that included Johnson & other authority figures

Which of the following statements accurately describes American Christianity as the Religious Right developed?

Weekly attendance at church services declined

Which of the following received $7,000,000 in advances for a book on the O.J Simpson case

Johnnie Cochran and Marcia Clark

Which statement describes the nuclear forces treaty signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Dec. of 1987

First agreement by USA and USSR to scrap any nuclear weapons

Which statement is false about the events related to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers’ Organization strike of 81

A shortage of traffic controllers disrupted flights after the strike

The key to Gorbachev's success was the early recognition that the Soviet Union must do what

Negotiate an end to the arms race with the U.S.

Which of the following New Right anti-abortion activists built up substantial grass-roots powers in the 1970's

Richard Viguerie of the Conservative Digest

Which statement is False about the “Reagan Doctrine” of foreign policy.

Refused to aid insurrectionist who attacked democrat inclined opponents

George H. W. Bush heeded the advice of which of the following when the Cold War was coming to a close

Officials who insisted that the US maintain unrivaled superpower status

How did the athletes resolve the logo conflict during the 1990s Olympics when they appeared on the winner stands

The athletes draped American flags over the Reebok logo on the warm up suit

In 2000, immigration into the US exceeded the previous record number in which of the following demographic statistics

Total number of foreign born in the population

Who was the author of Modern Liberalism and American Decline

Robert Bork, rejected Supreme Court nominee

Which men of Reagan's Administration were deliberately kept out of the loop regarding the secret arms sales to Iran

Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger

Which statement is FALSE when describing the 1991 American war with Iraq. ?

US Patriot missiles destroyed most of the 86 Iraqi Scud missiles fired

Robert Putnam bemoaned which of the following characteristics of the U.S. in the 1990's

Americans tendency to drop out of organized community life

Which new law does Patterson describe as Bill Clinton's major accomplishment

An act that made obstruction of clinics/ places of worship a federal crime

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1
Which of the following accurately reflects the reaction to this improvement by African Americans during the 90s
they did not have high expectations of continued improvements.
they were comfortable and satisfied with their improved economic status.
the economic gap between Blacks and Whites had narrowed substantially.
the more rights and comforts that they gained, the more they desired.
2
What false conspiracy theory did filmmaker Oliver Stone help to perpetuate in 1991?
A plot to kill Kennedy that included Johnson & other authority figures
Dark rumors about the murder of Princess Diana by her husband & his family
A scheme to blow up the federal building in Oklahoma City
A vast conspiracy of Jews to control the nations wealth
3
Which of the following statements accurately describes American Christianity as the Religious Right developed?
Weekly attendance at church services declined
Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools increased
Membership in mainline and evangelical Protestant churches increased
Catholics supported their church's position on birth control & divorce
4
Which of the following received $7,000,000 in advances for a book on the O.J Simpson case
OJ Simpson
Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpsons friends
Johnnie Cochran and Marcia Clark
Nicole Brown Simpsons parents
5
Which statement describes the nuclear forces treaty signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Dec. of 1987
Included procedures for monitoring by satellites
Gave an advantage to the USSR whose conventional weaponry was weaker
Committed both sides to the destruction of their long-range missiles
First agreement by USA and USSR to scrap any nuclear weapons
6
Which statement is false about the events related to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers’ Organization strike of 81
Ronald Reagan declared that the strike was illegal
A shortage of traffic controllers disrupted flights after the strike
PATCO had endorsed Ronald Reagan during the 1980 election
Reagan broke the strike by firing more than 11000 traffic controllers
7
Which issue that was most important to the Religious Right did not concentrate during Reagan's presidential campaign
Social issues
The size and budget of the federal government
Economic issues
Foreign and defense issues
8
According to Patterson, who emerged as the strongest voice within the Bush Admin. against Saddam's invasion on Kuwait
Sec. of Defense Dick Cheney
President Bush himself
Deputy Sec. of Defense for Policy Paul Wolfowitz
Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of Staff Colin Powell
9
According to James Patterson, many observers credit Reagan & which person/persons with ending the decades-long conflict
Western leaders and the NATO alliance
Mikhail Gorbachev and his desire to reform the U.S.S.R.
Dissident groups within the Soviet bloc
All of the above
10
The key to Gorbachev's success was the early recognition that the Soviet Union must do what
Eliminate hard-core Communists in the Soviet government
Pull Soviet forces out of Afghanistan
Negotiate an end to the arms race with the U.S.
Require the U.S. to stop developing the Strategic Defense Initiative
11
Which of the following New Right anti-abortion activists built up substantial grass-roots powers in the 1970's
James Dodson of Focus on the Family
Jerry Falwell of The Moral Majority
Richard Viguerie of the Conservative Digest
Paul Weyrich of the Heritage Foundation
12
Who did Patterson describe as the 80’s & 90’s shock jock who attracted followers with raunchy bathroom humor
Ice-T
Howard Stern
Jerry Springer
Willie Nelson
13
Which statement is False about the “Reagan Doctrine” of foreign policy.
Refused to aid insurrectionist who attacked democrat inclined opponents
Provided military aid to anti-Communist force in several small countries
Deployed a new generation of nuclear missiles in Western Europe
Cooperated with Pope John Paul to aid anti-communist labor union in Poland
14
George H. W. Bush’s father held which of the following offices?
Secretary of State in the Eisenhower Administration
Governor of Massachusetts
Federal circuit court judge
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
15
George H. W. Bush heeded the advice of which of the following when the Cold War was coming to a close
Officials who insisted that the US maintain unrivaled superpower status
Human rights advocates who wanted tougher trade policies involving China
Conservatives who urged that he take a hard line with Gorbachev
Liberals who sought a peace dividend to be used for domestic programs
16
During the 1988 presidential election which political party was less divided, and for the most part agreed on key issues
Neither the Democrat nor the Republican party
The Democrat Party
Both the Democrat and the Republican parties
The Republican Party
17
Proposition 209 prohibited states & local government giving preferences based on race, sex, & color, in what areas
Hiring
Contracting
All of the above
University admissions
18
which event was accompanied by a great amount of violence that threatened the peace of East Europe
None of the above
Removal of Soviet troops from the satellite nations
Independence of various nationalistic Soviet republics
Gorbachev's fall from power
19
How did the athletes resolve the logo conflict during the 1990s Olympics when they appeared on the winner stands
The USOC allowed the athlete to wear warm up suits with Reebok or Nike logo
The athletes wore warm up suits without any company logos
The athletes draped American flags over the Reebok logo on the warm up suit
They agreed to wear the warm up suits with the Reebok logos
20
Why did George H. W. Bush choose U.S. Senator J. Danforth Quayle to be his vice-presidential running mate
Midwesterners
Baby Boomers
Evangelical Christians
Veterans
21
In 2000, immigration into the US exceeded the previous record number in which of the following demographic statistics
Total number of foreign born in the population
Percentage of foreign born in the population
Percentage of overall population growth
Non of the above
22
Who was the author of Modern Liberalism and American Decline
Ralph Reed, leader of the Christian Coalition
Robert Bork, rejected Supreme Court nominee
Allan Bloom. literary critic
Paul Kennedy, British professor at Yale
23
Which men of Reagan's Administration were deliberately kept out of the loop regarding the secret arms sales to Iran
Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger
Admiral John Poindexter and General Colin Powell
Nat. Security Director Robert McFarlane & his assist. Lt Col Oliver North
President Ronald Reagan
24
Which statement is FALSE when describing the 1991 American war with Iraq. ?
US Patriot missiles destroyed most of the 86 Iraqi Scud missiles fired
US strategy reflected the Powell Doctrine of using over military power
39 days of bombing caused many Iraqi troops to desert before ground combat
In just 100 hours, attacks by coalition forces shattered Iraqi resistance
25
Which statements accurately describes trends within American Christianity from the 1970’s through the 1990’s?
America remained the most religious nation in the Western world
The percentage of socially conservative Christians increased
social conservatives gained considerable political influence in the south
all of the above
26
Robert Putnam bemoaned which of the following characteristics of the U.S. in the 1990's
Americans tendency to drop out of organized community life
Social critics tendency to romanticize grass roots movements of the past
Activists tendency to rely on local comm. groups without prof. management
Conservative Christians tendency to join groups of only like mind believers
27
Which new law does Patterson describe as Bill Clinton's major accomplishment
A measure banning the sale of 19 kinds of semi-automatic assault weapons
An act that made obstruction of clinics/ places of worship a federal crime
national service program that offered aid for college to students
law enabling citizen to register to vote while applying for drivers license

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