Chapter 28 Test US History
Which of the following was a consequence of Operation Desert Storm?
Kuwaiti sovereignty was restored.
In 1981, Reagan proposed a new tax law to __________ over three years.
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In response to the invasion of ___________, President Carter halted most trade with the Soviet Union.
Afghanistan
In 1981, Islamist revolutionaries assassinated __________ president Anwar Sadat.
Egyptian
Why did George H. W. Bush go to war with Iraq in 1991?
Iraq had occupied Kuwait.
Which of the following was true of the Reagan tax plan?
It cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
Which of the following was true of the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
It overthrew an authoritarian regime.
In 1983, Congress agreed to make __________'s birthday a national holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The rise to power of Communist party reformer __________ in the Soviet Union permanently changed the face of international politics.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which of the following was true of the new immigrants of the 1970s and 1980s?
Most came with few financial resources.
Which of the following was true of Jesse Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns?
They encouraged millions of African Americans to register to vote.
Why did the Soviets occupy Afghanistan?
They wanted to stabilize the pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan.
In 1984, Ronald Reagan won a resounding victory over __________.
Walter Mondale
The Reagan administration reduced domestic spending, while __________.
embarking on an expensive military buildup
The religious right highlighted tensions in the Republican party between social conservatives and __________.
free marketeers
Why was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 109 over Scotland carried out?
in retaliation for the shooting down of an Iranian civilian jetliner
Susan Faludi explored opposition to __________ in her book Backlash.
the women's movement