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Part 1
1.
Diplomatic developments during the Carter administration included all of the following EXCEPT
Strengthening trade and cultural ties to Taiwan
2.
Which of the following did NOT occur in Iran-Contra?
President Reagan's pardon of Admiral John Poindexter prevented the full disclosure of the story
3.
The Reagan administration was involved in all of the following EXCEPT
Attempted unsuccessfully to free American hostages in Iran
Part 2
1.
All of the following terms deal with economic issues EXCEPT
"Glasnost"
2.
The greatest increase in immigration in the past twenty-five years has come from
Southeast Asia and Latin America
3.
The Sandinistas
Were defeated in the 1990 Nicaraguan elections
4.
SALT II was rejected by the United States Senate in the aftermath of
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
5.
According to the Ayatollah Khomeini, the "Great Satan" was
Capitalism
6.
All of the following occurred during the Carter administration EXCEPT the
Iran-Contra affair
True and False
1. In the 1976 presidential election, Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, a southern governor, won
overwhelming support from African American voters.
True
2 When he became president, Jimmy Carter was noted for his close working relationship with Congress
and the consistency of his policies.
False
3. President Carter claimed that his most important concern in foreign policy was to defend basic human
rights around the globe.
True
4. In the 1978 Camp David Agreement, the United States, Israel, and Egypt signed a mutual-defense
treaty.
False
5. To try to control double-digit inflation in 1978, the Federal Reserve Board devalued the American
dollar.
False
6. Until 1977, the shah of Iran tended to follow a neutralist policy, playing the Americans and Soviets
against each other.
False
7. During the early stages of the Iranian hostage crisis, Americans generally approved of President
Carter's restraint in handling the problem.
True
8 During the last weeks of Carter's presidency, he devoted himself to getting the SALT II treaty ratified
by the Senate.
False
9. President Reagan's first priority as president was to cut taxes.
True
10. The immediate effect of Reaganomics was to reduce unemployment, the federal deficit, and interest
rates.
False
11. During the 1984 presidential election campaign, Democratic candidate Walter Mondale promised to
raise taxes if he was elected
True
12. President Reagan's "Star Wars" plan was designed to encourage a mutual, staged reduction of Soviet
and American nuclear weapons-delivery systems.
False
Fill In The Blank
1.
Soviet-American relations took a turn for the worse when Soviet armies’ invaded __________ in
1979, leading President Carter to cut trade with the Soviets, cancel SALT II arms reduction, and boycott
the Moscow Olympics.
Afghanistan
2.
Perhaps President Carter's most important achievement was mediating the Camp David
Agreement between Israel and __________.
Egypt
3.
In the late 1970s wages and salaries rose in response to inflation, but taxes went up more
rapidly because larger dollar amounts put people in higher income tax levels. This situation is referred to
as "__________."
Bracket creep
4.
In the summer of 1979, President Carter gave a speech in which he complained of a "moral and
spiritual crisis" that had sapped people's energies and undermined civic pride. The press called this
Carter's "__________" speech.
Malaise
5.
President Gorbachev used two Russian words, __________ and perestroika, to refer to political
and economic reforms underway in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s?
Glasnost
6.
At a summit meeting in __________, President Reagan defended his strategic defense initiative
to the extent that he walked out of the conference.
Reykjavik Iceland
7.
In 1973 and 1974, the United States operated a successful orbiting space station known as
__________.
Skylab
8.
The term "__________"was used in the 1980s to refer to immigrants who entered the United
States illegally.
Undocumented aliens
9.
The __________ virus destroys the body's defenses against infection, making victims susceptible
to many diseases.
Human immunodeficiency
10.
In the 1980s, many profited on risky investment known as __________,which offered unusually
high interest rates.
Junk bonds
11.
What term was used to refer to the striking decline of traditionally heavy industries in the
Midwest? __________
Rust belt
12.
President Reagan referred to the Nicaraguan Contras as "__________."
Freedom fighters
13.
In 1973, Congress pegged Social Security payments to the __________ in an effort to alleviate
financial burdens on retirees.
Cost of living index
14. For a time in 1974, President Ford wore a lapel button bearing what three letters of the alphabet?
__________
WIN
15.
Lieutenant Colonel __________, a National Security Council aide, arranged the secret sale of
arms to Iran and the use of $12 million in profits to aid the Nicaraguan Contras.
Oliver North
16.
Reagan believed that tax cuts would leave people with more money, which they would invest in
productive ways. The new investments would generate more goods and jobs and ultimately taxes for
the government. Democrats and the media referred to this idea as __________.
Reaganomics
17.
As a result of a 1979 revolution in __________, American embassy personnel were held hostage
for 444 days.
Iran
18.
The Income Tax Act of 1986 undermined the principle of __________ taxation, the belief that
tax rates on higher incomes should be greater than rates on lower incomes.
Progressive
19.
To combat communism in Central America, President Reagan assisted the Contras,
counterrevolutionaries who were trying to overthrow the government of __________.
Nicaragua