LAST TEST

Question 1

Who did Ronald Reagan run against in the 1980 presidential election

Answer 1

Jimmy carter

Question 2

What was a major issue in 1980 that caused Americans to lose faith in the incumbent president

Answer 2

Iran hostage crisis. When 52 Americans were held hostages in Tehran for 444 days during the second Iranian revolution

Question 3

Core principles of the conservative republican platform made popular by Reagan

Answer 3

Evangelical Christian base
Reducing social programs
Military build up
Reducing size of federal government

Question 4

Reagan foreign affairs

Answer 4

Anticommunist
Pressure on Soviet Union of communism in 1980
Lead boycott on SU
TIes with mikael Gorbachev that led to collapse of USSR
Iran contra scandal

Question 5

Significance of 1989 in regards to last 50 years of American foreign affairs

Answer 5

1989 USSR collapse
Berlin Wall torn down
Historians claim end of Cold War

Question 6

Who was the leader of iraq in 1990

Answer 6

Saddam Hussein

Question 7

Why is Iraq become a problem for America in 1990-1991

Answer 7

Iraq invaded Kuwait initiating a global reaction led by the us to oppose iraq actions

Question 8

Persian gulf war

Answer 8

Iraq claimed Kuwait was stealing Iraqi oil through slant drilling
Desert storm
Us invades with full un backing
Bombs Iraqi Millitary and civilian

Question 9

Persian gulf results

Answer 9

Un embargo and oil for food and medicine program
Iraq accepts Kuwait borders
Surrenders all WMD and destroys
Also no fly zones

Question 10

No fly zones to protect

Answer 10

Kurds
Shitte
Muslims in the south

Question 11

Provide two reasons by George H W bush sr lost election 1992

Answer 11

Raised taxes to pay for desert storm

Ross Perot 3rd party candidate in the election

Question 12

Identify the two primary domestic goals of the first Clinton administration

Answer 12

Reducing federal debt, balancing the federal budget

Reforming the health care system

Question 13

What was the issue with the 2000 presidential election

Answer 13

So close due to Florida ballot issue that the Supreme Court had to rule given the election to bush over gore. First time in American history

Question 14

What was the significance of September 11,2001

Answer 14

Bush initiated global war on terror. After terrorist attacks, us invades Afghanistan in 2001. Us congress passes the patriot act of 2001, us invaded Iraq in 2003

Question 15

Why was the 2008 election considered a referendum on the Republican Party

Answer 15

Democrats won the White House, house of reps; and senate which gave democrats absolute control

Question 16

What was the primary domestic issue of the first Obama administration

Answer 16

Reforming American health care system, insurance crisis in the United States
Passage of affordable health care act

Question 17

Four policies passed during obamas two terms

Answer 17

Dream act (immigration)
40% reduction in green house gases (environmental)
Employee rights (labor) 
Joint comprehensive plan of action (nuclear deal with Iran)

Question 18

When did the soviets fall

Answer 18

By the late 1980s due to massive economic crisis

Question 19

Iranian revolution

Answer 19

Iran shah overthrown
Replaced with us shah
Iran rebels took 52 us hostages
Hostages released after reagans office

Question 20

1980 election

Answer 20

Carter and Reagan

Question 21

Iran contra

Answer 21

Sale of weapons to Iran to ransom hostages and finance anticommunist (contras) in Nicaragua
Us sold arms to Iran
All illegal

Question 22

Clinton dmonestic isssues

Answer 22

Budget deficit
Health care
Terrorism

Question 23

Paula jones case

Answer 23

Charged Clinton for sexual harassment

Question 24

Monica lewinsky case

Answer 24

Clinton accused of lying under oath about case