Unit 6 and 7 FINAL EXAM DAY 2

What is the Arab Spring?

A series of popular revolts against oppressive rulers in North Africa and the Middle East.

In 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). What did this act achieve?

Banned discrimination in employment against people with disabilities.

What is the purpose of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

Create a missile shield for the United States.

According to supply-side economics, what is the best way to stimulate economic growth during a time of recession?

Cutting taxes

Read the excerpt. This excerpt is most likely from the mission statement of which cabinet department?

Department of Homeland Security.

The Iraq War led to all of the following EXCEPT the...

Discovery of large cashes of WMDs.

Which of these would President Reagan would have been most likely to support funding?

Drug resistance education programs.

How did the My Lai Massacre change American's view on the Vietnam War?

It created more American opposition on the war because it's violence shocked people.

President Reagan believed that deregulation would...

Make businesses more efficient.

What aspect of the Iran-Contra Affair violated a 1984 law passed by Congress?

Money from arms sales to Contra rebels fighting in Nicarague.

President Nixon's foreign policy was based on realpolitik, which is a political policy centered on...

Practical rather than idealistic concerns.

Which of the following foreign policy initiatives provoked terrorist attacks against the United States in 1983 and 1984?

President Reagan's decision to send U.S. troops to Lebanon as peacekeepers.

Which of these terms is defined as the practice of using physical traits to decide whether to investigate or arrest someone.

Racial profiling

One concerns that globalization raises is the...

Rapid growth of world economy would add to environmental problems.

Mikhail Gorbachev endorsed a policy of "perestroika". What were some results of this policy?

Stricter censorship of newspapers and television.

By 1968, a poll showed that 26 percent of Americans...

Supported President Johnson's conduct of the war.

What is the most important outcome of President Nixon's visit to China?

The United States and China reestablished diplomatic relations.

The Persian Gulf War resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

The annexation of Iraq and it's oil reserves of Kuwait.

What event triggered the Watergate scandal?

The bungled burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters.

Which of these statements would President Reagon have been most likely to support?

The federal government should shift power and responsibility to the states.

Which of the following events brought an end to the Watergate scandal?

The resignation of President Nixon.

What was Agent Orange used for in the Vietnam War?

To clear forest vegetation that could hide Viet Cong soldiers.

After 9/11, President Bush took all of the following actions EXCEPT:

Urging Americans to refrain from paticipating in the occupy movement.

Some critics view the Patriot Act as controversial because it...

Violates privacy rights protected by the Fourth Amendment.