US HISTORY 1302 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following has possibly had the greatest impact on American society
in the 20th century? - (ANSWER)Television
The Iran Contra affair involved... - (ANSWER)National security advisors and CIA arranged secret sale of
arms to Iran; in return, Iran used influence with Lebanese terrorists to set US hostages free
Richard Nixon resigned as president after ... - (ANSWER)Watergate
Negotiations with the Soviets in an effort to reduce arms during Nixon's
administration was referred to as ... - (ANSWER)SALT
In 1979, revolutionaries in ________ took U.S. diplomats hostage. - (ANSWER)Iran
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War ? - (ANSWER)South Vietnam fell to communism, high
death, costly, longest war
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor? - (ANSWER)first female in the supreme court
Instead of reducing the deficit by $500 billion, the 1990 budget agreement
had led to an increase of more than ________ in the national debt during Bush's
presidency. - (ANSWER)1 trillion dollars
In 1989, communist regimes toppled in what countries ? - (ANSWER)East Europe: Poland, Hungary, East
Germany, Bolgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania
The largest of several business scandals in the early 2000s was the collapse of ... - (ANSWER)Enron,
Worldcom, Tyco
, US HISTORY 1302 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Osama bin Laden is most closely associated with what group? - (ANSWER)Al Queada
The terrorist attacks on the United States led the George W. Bush administration to initiate a new global
strategy known to its critics as .... - (ANSWER)war on terrorism
Issues facing the nation in the early twenty-first century include ... - (ANSWER)gay marriage, culture
wars
Family structures changed after the 1970s in what ways? - (ANSWER)maybe more single parent
families?
The Camp David Accords of the Carter administration provided a framework for a historic peace treaty
between ... - (ANSWER)Egypt and Israel
During the late 20th century, Texas rose to ____ place in terms of population size. - (ANSWER)2
In the 2000 presidential election, _______won the popular vote but lost the election. - (ANSWER)Al Gore
Which US act expanded government power making it easier to track suspected terrorists? -
(ANSWER)Patriot Act
What is McCarthyism? - (ANSWER)an anti-communisom hysteria in the late 40s/early 50s largely
investigated by wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy; McCarthy insisted government was infested with
communists and drew up a list of people he suspected; Truman ordered investigations which led to
discharge of many government employees; mccarthyism declined in Eisenhower's administration but
not before over 1400 employees were fired
The international oil organization most responsible for raising petroleum prices in the 1970s was ... -
(ANSWER)OPEC
Which of the following has possibly had the greatest impact on American society
in the 20th century? - (ANSWER)Television
The Iran Contra affair involved... - (ANSWER)National security advisors and CIA arranged secret sale of
arms to Iran; in return, Iran used influence with Lebanese terrorists to set US hostages free
Richard Nixon resigned as president after ... - (ANSWER)Watergate
Negotiations with the Soviets in an effort to reduce arms during Nixon's
administration was referred to as ... - (ANSWER)SALT
In 1979, revolutionaries in ________ took U.S. diplomats hostage. - (ANSWER)Iran
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War ? - (ANSWER)South Vietnam fell to communism, high
death, costly, longest war
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor? - (ANSWER)first female in the supreme court
Instead of reducing the deficit by $500 billion, the 1990 budget agreement
had led to an increase of more than ________ in the national debt during Bush's
presidency. - (ANSWER)1 trillion dollars
In 1989, communist regimes toppled in what countries ? - (ANSWER)East Europe: Poland, Hungary, East
Germany, Bolgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania
The largest of several business scandals in the early 2000s was the collapse of ... - (ANSWER)Enron,
Worldcom, Tyco
, US HISTORY 1302 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Osama bin Laden is most closely associated with what group? - (ANSWER)Al Queada
The terrorist attacks on the United States led the George W. Bush administration to initiate a new global
strategy known to its critics as .... - (ANSWER)war on terrorism
Issues facing the nation in the early twenty-first century include ... - (ANSWER)gay marriage, culture
wars
Family structures changed after the 1970s in what ways? - (ANSWER)maybe more single parent
families?
The Camp David Accords of the Carter administration provided a framework for a historic peace treaty
between ... - (ANSWER)Egypt and Israel
During the late 20th century, Texas rose to ____ place in terms of population size. - (ANSWER)2
In the 2000 presidential election, _______won the popular vote but lost the election. - (ANSWER)Al Gore
Which US act expanded government power making it easier to track suspected terrorists? -
(ANSWER)Patriot Act
What is McCarthyism? - (ANSWER)an anti-communisom hysteria in the late 40s/early 50s largely
investigated by wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy; McCarthy insisted government was infested with
communists and drew up a list of people he suspected; Truman ordered investigations which led to
discharge of many government employees; mccarthyism declined in Eisenhower's administration but
not before over 1400 employees were fired
The international oil organization most responsible for raising petroleum prices in the 1970s was ... -
(ANSWER)OPEC
