US history final 11,12 verified questions and answers
Last week in one of the most profound electoral routs in
American history, Republicans won the right to occupy the
Capitol and mount what their . . . commanders think of as
a counter-revolution: a full-scale attack on the notion that a
central government should play a central role in the life of
the nation."—Newsweek magazine
The event discussed in this article from Newsweek was
inspired by
A. the Family Medical Leave Act.
B. the Brady bill.
,C. the Contract with America.
D. healthcare reform. - ANSWERThe contract with
America
In the text you read this about President Reagan's military
buildup: Reagan supported this massive military buildup,
in part, because he did not believe that the Soviet Union
could afford to spend as much on defense as the United
States could. Reagan felt this applied particularly to the
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a proposed program in
which land and space-based lasers would destroy any
missiles aimed at the United States before they could
reach their targets. Some dubbed the missile program
"Star Wars," after the popular science-fiction movie trilogy,
and claimed that it was unrealistic.
,What did President Reagan believe would be a result of
the Strategic Defense Initiative?
A. It would lead to a concession on behalf of the Soviet
Union.
B. It would lead to the Soviet Union invading fewer
countries.
C. It would lead to democracy being adopted in the Soviet
Union.
D. It would lead to the Soviet Union b - ANSWERIt would
lead to the Soviet Union being economically bankrupt.
, Which trend best explains the increasing popularity of the
Moral Majority in the early 1980s?
A. increased spending associated with Great Society
programs
B. increased opposition to U.S. military deployments after
Vietnam
C. the perceived decline of what many considered
traditional family values
D. the decline in the number of U.S. citizens who vote in
federal elections - ANSWERthe perceived decline of what
many considered traditional family values
Last week in one of the most profound electoral routs in
American history, Republicans won the right to occupy the
Capitol and mount what their . . . commanders think of as
a counter-revolution: a full-scale attack on the notion that a
central government should play a central role in the life of
the nation."—Newsweek magazine
The event discussed in this article from Newsweek was
inspired by
A. the Family Medical Leave Act.
B. the Brady bill.
,C. the Contract with America.
D. healthcare reform. - ANSWERThe contract with
America
In the text you read this about President Reagan's military
buildup: Reagan supported this massive military buildup,
in part, because he did not believe that the Soviet Union
could afford to spend as much on defense as the United
States could. Reagan felt this applied particularly to the
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a proposed program in
which land and space-based lasers would destroy any
missiles aimed at the United States before they could
reach their targets. Some dubbed the missile program
"Star Wars," after the popular science-fiction movie trilogy,
and claimed that it was unrealistic.
,What did President Reagan believe would be a result of
the Strategic Defense Initiative?
A. It would lead to a concession on behalf of the Soviet
Union.
B. It would lead to the Soviet Union invading fewer
countries.
C. It would lead to democracy being adopted in the Soviet
Union.
D. It would lead to the Soviet Union b - ANSWERIt would
lead to the Soviet Union being economically bankrupt.
, Which trend best explains the increasing popularity of the
Moral Majority in the early 1980s?
A. increased spending associated with Great Society
programs
B. increased opposition to U.S. military deployments after
Vietnam
C. the perceived decline of what many considered
traditional family values
D. the decline in the number of U.S. citizens who vote in
federal elections - ANSWERthe perceived decline of what
many considered traditional family values
