Download 17b Testbank 5: Chapters 29 – 31

17b Exam 5 Test bank: Chapters 30 – 31
Chapter 30
1. Stagflation was characterized by all of the following
except:
a. rising unemployment.
b. skyrocketing prices.
c. increasing foreign trade.
d. low economic growth.
2. On October 17, 1973, OPEC announced an embargo
on oil shipments to:
a. Latin American nations, especially Venezuela.
b. Israel's allies, including the United States.
c. the Soviet Union and its allies.
d. Iran and its allies.
5. Between 1955 and 1980, relative to the earnings of
men, the average wages paid women:
a. remained basically the same.
b. rose for Hispanic women.
c. showed substantial gains.
d. showed a decline.
4. President Ford sought to achieve economic recovery
by doing all of the following except:
a. keeping interest rates stable.
b. lowering taxes.
c. restraining federal spending.
d. reducing federal deficits.
5. In the 1976 campaign for the presidency, Jimmy
Carter's chief qualification for the presidency was
his:
a. personal integrity.
b. experience running a state government.
c. connections to Washington.
d. political insider experience.
6. In seeking to address the nation's social problems,
Carter focused on:
a. the social welfare initiatives begun by President
Johnson.
b. tax reform measures.
c. health reform measure.
d. technical solutions.
7. During the 1970's, economic indicators showed that:
a. the gap between the rich and poor was
widening.
b. African American income rose throughout the
decade.
c. the gap between the rich and poor was narrowing.
d. poverty was not defined by race and ethnicity.
8. All of the following were changes evident in the
African American population except:
a. one-third of all black workers held white-collar jobs.
b. the black community was divided on political, social,
and economic issues.
c. in inner city schools, African American dropout
rates fell to record lows.
d. the number of African Americans attending college
rose 500 percent from the 1960's to 1973.
9. During the 1970s, women as a group:
a. gained economic ground.
b. declined as members of the labor force.
c. experienced a reduction in teenage pregnancies.
d. increasingly were the heads of families living in
poverty.
10. The majority of poor Americans lived:
a. in inner cities.
b. in rural areas and small towns.
c. in the southwest.
d. in the northeast.
11. _______________ were the poorest and most
disadvantaged group.
a. Hispanics
b. African Americans
c. Southern whites
d. Native Americans.
12. The fiscal crises of the 1970s hampered:
a. developing strong ethnic-based political
organizations.
b. municipal government reforms.
c. temporary job programs.
d. community-based mobilization to address issues.
13. The Community Development Act of 1974:
a. created a centralized federal bureaucracy for urban
renewal.
b. eliminated old federal programs and instituted statebased initiatives.
c. combined federal programs into a single
program with cities in charge of funding.
d. provided recommendations for local institutional
development.
14. The most substantial gains in voter participation
during the 1970s came from:
a. African Americans.
b. conservatives.
c. women.
d. liberals.
15. _______________ stood at the top of the New
Right agenda.
a. Welfare reform.
b. Prayer in public schools
c. Defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
d. The death penalty
16. In addition to the rise of the New Right, a major
political trend of the 1970s was:
a. increased engagement in the political process.
b. the rise of third parties.
c. the decline of partisanship in local politics.
d. the disengagement of numerous Americans
from politics.
17. Major themes in popular music included all of the
following except:
a. community and hope.
b. despair or nihilism.
c. decadence.
d. nostalgia.
18. During the Carter administration, foreign policy:
a. remained wedded to the Cold War.
b. became relatively unimportant.
c. was tied directly to domestic policy initiatives.
d. became concerned with global conflict over
energy sources.
19. During Carter’s presidency, the United States for
the first time:
a. had relations with the Peoples’ Republic of China.
b. signed treaties with the Soviet Union.
c. spoke out against the apartheid regime in South
Africa.
d. instituted covert operations against other nations.
20. In 1978, Egypt became the first Arab nation to:
a. win a military victory over Israel.
b. develop a nuclear weapon.
c. call for a Palestinian state.
d. recognize Israel’s right to exist.
21. All of the following were part of the Camp David
Accords except:
a. the return of Israel to its approximate borders of
1967.
b. the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the Sinai.
c. the status of Palestinians.
d. the return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
22. The seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran
was prompted by the:
a. issuing of the Carter Doctrine.
b. freezing of Iranian assets in the United States.
c. entry of the Shah into the United States for
medical treatment.
d. signing of the Camp David Accords.
23. The Republican victory in the 1980 election meant
that for the first time since 1952:
a. Republicans controlled both houses of Congress.
b. a president won the popular vote by almost a 10
percent margin.
c. the Democratic candidate failed to carry his home
state.
d. the Republicans won control of the Senate.
24. The economic decline in the 1970s was traced back
to the:
a. aftermath of the Vietnam War.
b. shrinking supplies of natural resources.
c. inability of American manufacturing to compete
with foreign industries.
d. government regulation.
25. President Ford sought to achieve economic
recovery by doing all of the following except:
a. keeping interest rates stable.
b. lowering taxes.
c. restraining federal spending.
d. reducing federal deficits.
26. President Gerald Ford ranked first among twentiethcentury presidents for:
a. appearing before Congress.
b. traveling to other nations.
c. vetoing major bills.
d. initiating trade agreements with other nations.
Chapter 31
1. In the 1984 election, Ronald Reagan’s message
focused on:
a. the war in Vietnam.
b. the dangers of radical unions.
c. an attack on big government.
d. excessive liberalism.
2. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981:
a. largely helped the middle class.
b. cut income and corporate taxes by $747 billion.
c. raised taxes on unearned income.
d. raised income and corporate taxes by $747 billion.
3. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 mandated
cuts in:
a. defense spending.
b. social and cultural programs.
c. farm subsidies.
d. the Federal Reserve System.
4. ______________ meant the difference between
prosperity and recession for blue- and white-collar
workers in numerous communities.
a. The reduction of government services
b. The weakening of regulatory agencies
c. Increased foreign trade
d. Defense contracts
5. Supply-side economics created a financial crisis by:
a. greatly increasing the national debt.
b. greatly increasing unemployment after 1983.
c. causing a stock market crash.
d. decreasing corporate profits.
6. Reagan administration officials argued that during
the 1970s, the U.S. military:
a. had declined in strength compared to the Soviet
Union.
b. had increased in strength compared to the Soviet
Union.
c. had become too reliant on nuclear weapons.
d. had become too expansive to maintain.
7. ___________ posed an unusual and extraordinary
threat to national security according to the Reagan
administration.
a. El Salvador
b. Guatemala
c. Nicaragua
d. Panama
8. The Boland Amendment:
a. permitted the mining of Nicaraguan harbors.
b. offered sanctuary to Central American refugees.
c. approved the arming of Nicaraguan exiles.
d. forbid government agencies from supporting
military or paramilitary operations in
Nicaragua.
9. According to Mikhail Gorbachev, improving the
Soviet economy required:
a. reducing the size of the government.
b. intensifying the arms race.
c. stopping the arms race.
d. developing high technology.
10. The Reagan administration insisted that all of the
following were behind international terrorism
except:
a. the Soviet Union.
b. Iraq.
c. Iran.
d. Libya.
11. ___________ were convicted of felonies in the IranContra scandal.
a. William Casey and Robert McFarlane
b. Oliver North and William Casey
c. Oliver North and John Poindexter
d. John Poindexter and Robert McFarlane
12. Semiconductors containing complex integrated
circuits became:
a. the basic building blocks of modern electronics.
b. the means of transmitting energy over long
distances.
c. the early prototypes for later developments in
computers.
d. an issue among environmentalists over toxic
wastes.
13. ______________ were the dominant themes of
1980s popular culture.
a. Money, status, and power
b. Marriage and the family
c. Sex and violence
d. Patriotism and social consciousness
14. The economic reality of the 1980's was that:
a. the wealthy prospered, the middle class grew
smaller, and the number of poor increased.
b. the wealthy prospered, the middle class increased,
and the number of poor increased.
c. the wealthy prospered, the middle class increased,
and the number of poor decreased.
d. the wealthy prospered, the middle class decreased,
and the number of poor decreased.
15. ___________ of the nation's population growth
during the 1980s came from immigration.
a. One-fourth
b. Half
c. One-fifth
d. One-third
16. The issue dominating the 1992 presidential election
was:
a. the victory in the Gulf War.
b. inflation.
c. recession.
d. government corruption.
17. ___________ created the largest free-trade zone in
the world.
a. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
b. The North American Free-trade Agreement
c. The World Trade Organization
d. The "Contract with America"
18. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 mandated
cuts in:
a. defense spending.
b. social and cultural programs.
c. farm subsidies.
d. the Federal Reserve system.
19. In the 1970s, a new source of income for Indians
was:
a. land sales.
b. relocation of industry on tribal territory.
c. gambling.
d. tourism.
20. All of the following were major societal issues
during the 1980s except:
a. drugs.
b. AIDS.
c. homelessness.
d. school violence.
21. According to Mikhail Gorbachev, improving the
Soviet economy required:
a. reducing the size of the government.
b. intensifying the arms race.
c. stopping the arms race.
d. developing high technology.
22. President Clinton sided with Republicans to:
a. dismantle the federal welfare system.
b. support the death penalty.
c. oppose health care reform.
d. reduce taxes.