APUSH Chapter 31
In 1983 the reagan administration responded to a terrorist bombing of American Military barracks in Beirut by
withdrawing the remaining Marines
In the late 1980s challenges to communist rule were least successful in
China
The weakening of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s was encouraged by the Soviet Policy og
Glassnost and Perestroika
in the 1980 Presidential Campaign
Jimmy Carter to hold off a strong challenge to his renomination
In the 1976 presidential election
Ronald Reagan mounted a powerful challenge against President Ford
In 1992 Ross Perot made the best third party showing in American Politics since
Theodore Roosevelt in 1912
The Supply Side economic theory embraced by President Ronald Reagan called for
a reduction of personal and corporate taxes
In his foreign policy President Ronald Reagan
accused the Soviet Union of sponsoring world terrorism. honored the provisions of SALT II. argued that armaments negotiations must be linked to good Soviet behavior in other areas. both denounced the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT II) and honored its provisions. All these answers are correct.
In 1988 soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signaled his desire to change past policies
agreeing to a significant nuclear arms reduction treaty
As president Gerald Ford angered many right wing conservatives by
appointing Nelson Rockefeller as vice president
In 1980 the sunbelt region of the nation
both was the most populous area of the country and contained a strong populist tradition
The recession of 1990-1992
caused an unusually high number of bankruptcies
In 1976 Jimmy Carter appealed to voters by emphasizing
his personal honesty. his lack of experience in federal government. his religious piety. both his personal honesty and his religious piety. All these answers are correct.
George H W Bush 1988 presidential victory was primarily the result of
his repeated attack on his opponent as a liberal
as president Jimmy Carter called fro a foreign policy that stressed the importance of
human rights
in 1979, the Carter administration responded to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan by
imposing economic sanctions on the Soviet Union
after the gulf war President George H W Bush high popularity quickly faded because of his
inability to contain a worsening reccession
In the 1980s record national budget deficits resulted from
increased military spending. increased entitlement spending on programs such as Social Security. increased health care costs. large tax cuts. All these answers are correct.
Regarding his view in Mikhail Gorbachev. President Ronald Reagan was
initially skeptical but gradually concluded that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer
On the economic front during the Carter Administration
interest rates rose to their highest level in American History
The gulf war of 1991 had its origins in an Iraqi decision to
invade Kuwait
The crisis of American hostages being held in Iran
lasted over one year
The reagan doctrine of opposing communism
led the united states to intervene in several Latin America nations
President Ronald Reagan argued that the strategic defense initiative would
make nuclear war obsolete
In the late 1970s members of the so called Sagebrush Rebellion
portrayed the West as a victim of government control
Proposition 13 in California in 1978 dealt with
property taxes
In 1986 the Reagan administration suffered a serious political scandal after the White House admitted it had
secretly sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran. secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. illegally funneled money from arms sales. both illegally funneled money from arms sales and secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. All these answers are correct.
Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully
separated the issue of taxes from the issue of what the taxes supported
President Gerald Ford foreign policy actions included
shifting away from the Nixon policies of engaging China in diplomacy
As President Ronald Reagan
succeeded in making his personality a central feature of his presidency
In 1977 President Jimmy Carter Supported treaties in which the US gave up control of
the Panama canal
All of the following were part of the 1984 election EXCEPT
the Republicans making large gains in the Senate and House
In 1979 Iranians who took American hostages demanded in return for their release
the United States return of the shah of Iran
All of the following statements regarding the Gulf War of 1991 are true except
the allied ground offensive focused on dislodging Iraqi Forces dug in Along the Kuwait Border
During the Ford Administration
the cost of oil rose dramatically
In 1974, former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by
the president
During the President Ronald Reagan's first term the course of the American Economy
went through a severere recession that gave way to a strong recovery
During the Reagan presidency neo conservatives
were a small but disproportionately influenced group of intellectuals
In the late 1970s the Christian Right
were alarmed by many Supreme Court Rulings
In the 1980 Presidential election ronald reagan
won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter. captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes. won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. did all of these: captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes; won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter; and won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. None of these answers is correct.
Of the following the Reagan Doctrine was most actively applied in the nation of
Grenada
In the late 1980s in foreign affairs President George H W Bush
moved toward a far reaching amrs reduction agreements with the former Soviet Union
All of the following foreign policy events occurred during the carter administration EXCEPT the
ratification of a new SALT II arms agreement with the Soviet Union
Early in his presidency Jimmy Carter gave priority attention to
energy and the economy
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter
fired his cabinet. gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. went to Camp David for a month in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis. fired his cabinet and gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. All these answers are correct.
The Country President Ronald Reagan described as an evil empire in the early 1980s was
the soviet union
