Why did Reagan support the Contras in Nicaragua?

He supported their revolution against communism

Which of the following is an example of deregulation?

Reducing the rules on TV companies

Which of the following was a direct result of the attack on the USS Maddox?

Congress gave Johnson increased military powers

What evidence would a historian use to prove Nixon practiced Realpolitik?

Nixon pushed friendly relations with China

All of the following were economic tactics of Reagan except

Increase funding for social programs

Why did spending on social programs increase under Nixon?

He needed support from Democrats in other areas

What tactic contributed to a budget deficit?

Increasing funding of the military

Why did Gorbachev want to sign the INF Treaty?

He wanted to reduce military spending

Which option describes the Watergate scandal?

Nixon's men broke into a building

All of the following damaged Jimmy Carter's popularity except

Carter could not get America out of Vietnam

Why was it ironic that Jimmy Carter lost support from the Moral Majority?

Carter claimed he was an Evangelical Christian

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1
Who did Nixon lose to in the election of 1960?
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
John Ehrlichman
2
Why did OPEC refuse to trade with the USA in 1973?
The USA supported Israel
The USA started trading with China
The USA developed solar energy initiatives
Nixon refused to recognize communist nations
3
Why did Reagan support the Contras in Nicaragua?
He believed they would overthrow Castro in Cuba
He wanted to build another canal in Panama
He believed they would bring stability to the Middle East
He supported their revolution against communism
4
Which of the following is an example of deregulation?
Government purchase of surplus crops
Creating rules for trading stocks
Splitting up a monopoly
Reducing the rules on TV companies
5
How did Nixon avoid facing criminal charges in the Watergate scandal?
He was proven innocent
It was discovered that it was all fake
President Ford pardoned him
Nixon was impeached so nothing else needed to happen
6
Which of the following was a direct result of the attack on the USS Maddox?
South Korea appealed to the United Nations for assistance
France abandoned French Indo-China
Congress gave Johnson increased military powers
Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba
7
What evidence would a historian use to prove Nixon practiced Realpolitik?
Nixon pushed friendly relations with China
Nixon didn't want to fund social programs
Nixon tried to slow down segregation efforts
Nixon supported Israel
8
Which of the following did Reagan want to fund extensively?
Defense
Food stamps
Welfare
Medicaid
9
All of the following were economic tactics of Reagan except
Increase spending on defense
Reduce funding for social programs
Reduce taxes
Increase funding for social programs
10
Why did spending on social programs increase under Nixon?
He needed support from Democrats in other areas
He did not want the Chinese economy to be bigger
He wanted to make sure the USA could afford war
All of the above
11
What tactic contributed to a budget deficit?
Supporting the Moral Majority
Increasing funding of the military
Securing the release of American hostages
Reducing funding for free and reduced lunches in schools
12
How could you describe Nixon's attitude toward his political opponents?
Apathetic
Paranoid
Calm
Timid
13
During the protests in China at __________________, Li Peng sent in the military to end them.
The Forbidden City
Red Square
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
14
Why did Gorbachev want to sign the INF Treaty?
He wanted to stop the separation of Belarus from the USSR
He wanted America to remove missiles from Turkey
He wanted Cuba to remain communist
He wanted to reduce military spending
15
Which political party gained massive support from Evangelical Christians in 1980?
The Democrats
The Bull Moose Party
The Green Party
The Republicans
16
All of the following decreased the popularity of the Vietnam War in the USA except:
News programs reporting on Vietnam in the USA
The use of napalm in the war
The occurrence of many civilian death in Vietnam
The attack on the USS Maddox
17
Which option describes the Watergate scandal?
The Pentagon Papers were released
The USA used massive amounts of napalm
Nixon was secretly working with China
Nixon's men broke into a building
18
What European power claimed Vietnam as a region of their colony in the mid-twentieth century?
France
Netherlands
Germany
Britain
19
Who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
James Earl Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
20
________________ led the Communist takeover of North Vietnam.
Syngman Rhee
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kim Jong Un
21
All of the following damaged Jimmy Carter's popularity except
Carter only dealt with nations that secured Human Rights
The economy was not doing well
He could not get the hostages released
Carter could not get America out of Vietnam
22
All of the following were trends Republicans wanted to change except
Lower taxes
Legalization of abortion
Removal of prayer in school
The Equal Rights Act
23
Who were the two reporters that broke the Watergate story?
Woodward and Bernstein
Murrow and Jennings
Rather and Bradley
Haldeman and Nast
24
Which word below describes the attitudes of the Students for a Democratic Society toward the Vietnam conflict?
None of the above
Neutral
Oppositional
Supportive
25
Why was it ironic that Jimmy Carter lost support from the Moral Majority?
Carter claimed he was an Evangelical Christian
He encouraged support of Nicaragua's government
He freed many hostages in Iran
He encouraged people to boycott the election
26
Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Gorbachev
Lenin
Khrushchev
Stalin
27
President Nixon tried to give more power to state gov. through this policy.
The Great Society
Detente
New Federalism
The New Deal
28
What word describes Nixon's opinion of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg BOE?
Supportive
Undecided
Neutral
Oppositional

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