HIUS 222 content quiz 8 solutions complete answers

HIUS 222 content quiz 8 solutions complete answers 

 

· Question 1

 

 
 
 
How did President Reagan influence defense spending?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
President George W. Bush received a mandate from the 2000 presidential election.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
What happened to President Clinton because of the Lewinsky affair and his testimony about it?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
Which of the following statements concerning Bill Clinton is true?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
Where did the United States fight wars between 2001 and 2013?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
How did Dr. Falwell and his work with Moral Majority influence how Americans think about religion and government involvement?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
Why did Dr. Falwell found Moral Majority?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
Who was Jerry Falwell, Sr.?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
How did the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signal his desire to change past policies in 1988?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
Which area did Jimmy Carter stress in his foreign policies?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
What Iraqi decision led to the Gulf War of 1991?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
What did Iranians who took American hostages demand in return for their release?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
Where were challenges to communist rule the least successful in the late 1980s?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
How did Jimmy Carter appeal to voters in 1976?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
What was the “war on terror” a response to?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
Where was the term “terrorism” first used?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
Why did the House vote to impeach President Clinton in 1998?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
What is true about the Human Genome Project?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
Which nation makes up the third crux in what President George W. Bush described as the “axis of evil” with Iraq and Iran?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
What was unique about the 1996 election?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

 

 
 
 
What issue undermined the popularity of George H. W. Bush more than any other?  Why?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 1 President Carter decided against attempting a military rescue to free the hostages in Iran.

Question 2 The Rust Belt derived its name from

Question 3 Troubling aspects of the Watergate scandal included all of the following EXCEPT for

Question 4 How did Republicans portray liberals to working class voters in the 1980s?

Question 5 The Equal Rights Amendment

Question 6 The “safe sex” message gained currency in the wake of

Question 7 In the election of 1972, Richard Nixon easily defeated the antiwar candidate

Question 8 In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that

Question 9 In a speech later called the “malaise speech,” President Carter expressed his feeling that

Question 10 President George H. W. Bush’s call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf came when

Question 11 Which of the following individuals was NOT part of George W. Bush’s administration?

Question 12 The term hanging chad refers to

Question 13 Violence ensued when an all­white jury acquitted the officers in the beating of Rodney King.

Question 14 In the election of 1988, George H. W. Bush defeated

Question 15 President Bush muted his response to the fall of the Berlin Wall because

Question 16 President Obama was the first president to consider a comprehensive plan to provide all Americans with health care.

Question 17 In the late 1990s, how did President Clinton choose to fight al­Qaeda and prevent potential terrorist attacks?

Question 18 The first three weeks of the Iraq War were marked by

Question 19 How happened to the U.S. debt while President Reagan was in office?

Question 20 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev became bitter enemies

Question 21 How did President Reagan influence defense spending?

Question 22 Where has President Barack Obama focused his efforts in the War on Terror?

Question 23 Who was Jerry Falwell, Sr.?

Question 24 What issues in the 1960s and 1970s led to the emergence of the Religious Right?

Question 25 One of Dr. Falwell’s greatest successes was the establishment of Thomas Road Baptist Church.

 

Question 1

The United States suffered both high unemployment and high inflation in the mid–1970s.

Question 2

The environmental movement accomplished all of the following in the 1970s EXCEPT for

Question 3

Which combination of factors contributed to the economic downturn of the 1970s?

Question 4

In his first term, President Reagan did all of the following EXCEPT

Question 5

Troubling aspects of the Watergate scandal included all of the following EXCEPT for

Question 6

The Carter Doctrine declared that the United States

Question 7

What resulted from the sale of arms to Iran in order to secure the release of American hostages held in Lebanon?

Question 8

The founding of Apple Computer and Microsoft were examples of what change in the

American economy?

Question 9

In a speech later called the “malaise speech,” President Carter expressed his feeling that

Question 10

President Obama was the first president to consider a comprehensive plan to provide all

Americans with health care.

Question 11

Which group had the most power in Iraq under Saddam Hussein?

Question 12

According to the Powell Doctrine, the conditions under which the United States might go to war include

Question 13

In which nation did a popular revolt against communist rule in 1989 fail to succeed?

Question 14

According to the text, which event ended a decade of prosperity at home and complacency about the place of the United States in the world?

Question 15

Both candidates in the 2008 presidential election repudiated the Bush administration.

Question 16

For what reason did the House vote to impeach President Clinton?

Question 17

Among Saddam Hussein’s atrocities in Iraq was an attack on Kurdish villagers with

Question 18

Who led the Republicans in the 1994 midterm elections?

Question 19

From an economic standpoint, Bill Clinton’s presidency was a failure.

Question 20

Where did the United States fight wars between 2001 and 2013?

Question 21

What happened to President Clinton because of the Lewinsky affair and his testimony about it?

Question 22

How did President Reagan influence defense spending?

Question 23

What issues in the 1960s and 1970s led to the emergence of the Religious Right?

Question 24

One of Dr. Falwell’s greatest successes was the establishment of Thomas Road Baptist Church.

Question 25

Who was Jerry Falwell, Sr.?