Multiple Choice Chapter 29 Self-Quiz 2

. How did Gerald Ford's decision to pardon his predecessor Richard M. Nixon affect his presidency?

It gained him the loyalty of right-wing Republicans.

It led to calls for impeachment against him.

It helped him build a solid working relationship with Democrats.

It undermined his administration from the very beginning.

. Why did Allen Bakke sue the University of California Board of Regents in 1978?

He had been denied admission to medical school.

He got fired from his job to make a place for an African American.

He got fired for using a racial slur against a black woman.

He was denied admission to graduate school because he was black.

. What was the initial public reaction to Jimmy Carter's "malaise speech" in 1979?

The president's appeal for new oil explorations in Alaska outraged them.

Carter's appeal for sacrifice impressed many Americans.

Carter's constant reference to the nation's "malaise" depressed them.

Carter's whiny voice and awkward TV presence made them uncomfortable.

. During the 1970s, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev

introduced economic reforms known as perestroika.

offered an open discussion of political issues known as glasnost.

secretly funneled weapons to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.

cracked down on internal dissent and built up conventional forces.

. Who challenged President Jimmy Carter in the Democratic primaries in 1980?

Thomas "Tip" O'Neill

Walter Mondale

Edward âTedâ Kennedy

Bill Clinton

. Which of the following helps explain the stagflation the American economy suffered in the 1970s?

Income tax brackets were not adjusted for inflation.

Gold reserves were depleted at Fort Knox.

The price of oil had declined to dangerous levels.

A growing foreign trade deficit increased inflation.

. Which of the following did Ronald Reagan attack in his campaign speeches leading up to the 1980 presidential election?

fat cats

welfare queens

radical students

communist agitators

. Which of the following is true about Ronald Reagan's life?

He was born in California.

He grew up in a traditional family.

He married his high school sweetheart Nancy.

He became active in the Screen Actors Guild in the late 1940s.

. Who of the following had priority under the new Immigration Act of 1965?

Europeans

blood relatives of earlier immigrants

anticommunists

victims of torture

. By 1989, the cumulative national debt of the United States stood at

$200 million

$800 million

$1 trillion

$3 trillion

. Which of the following was NOT a show representative of popular culture in the 1980s?

Dallas

Friends

Dynasty

Life Styles of the Rich and Famous

. How was the Strategic Defense Initiative supposed to destroy advancing Soviet nuclear missiles?

with a nuclear-powered laser

with a guided missile

with powerful magnets

with stealth bombers

. Why did President Reagan send warships and marines to Lebanon in 1983?

to bolster the Christian faction in the country

to protect the fragile democracy against Syria's attacks

to eliminate the Palestinian Liberation Front that hid there

to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel in the South

. The staff of the National Security Council responded to congressional inquiries into the so-called Iran-Contra scandal in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

they shredded documents.

they lied to investigators.

they blamed President Reagan.

they misled the public about the operation.

. When did the Soviet Union begin to pull its troops out of Afghanistan?

1981

1985

1988

1991

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