Hist Ch 31 Quiz

Bush's goal as president seemed to be to: pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda. wipe out the Democratic opposition. consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements. be a Kennedy-like inspirational leader. establish a dynasty of Bushes in the White House.

Most likely to support the Moral Majority would be: science teachers. Californians. evangelical Christians. college-educated women. Episcopalians.

David Stockman is best known for being President Reagan's: secretary of state. secretary of defense. budget director. attorney general. chief of staff.

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would: sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. moderate their views and become democratic. become a model for the rest of Central America. give the United States land for military and naval bases. be overthrown by the Contras.

Revelations of the Iran-Contra affair indicated that Reagan had violated his pledge to never: raise taxes. work with Communists. lie to the American people. negotiate with terrorists. needlessly send troops into battle.

The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars." t/f

The Camp David Accords were agreements between Iran and Iraq. t/f

The sunbelt includes the southern and western states. t/f

A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was: the growth of the Hispanic population. the baby boomers reaching retirement age. the declining percentage of people who went to church. population growth in the South and West. the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees.

The anti-feminist women led by Phyllis Schlafly: helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified. succeeded in keeping abortion illegal. believed Ronald Reagan was too liberal. believed in total separation of politics and religion. voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans.

On the domestic front, Carter's most notable shortcoming was: providing amnesty for draft evaders. failing to deal adequately with an energy crisis. not putting a stop to government corruption. opposing new initiatives to protect the environment. trying to slow progress on civil rights.

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s: caught it through casual personal contact. could be cured with prompt treatment. were in monogamous relationships. soon died. were put in government detention centers.

In Germany, a bloody revolution brought the destruction of the Berlin Wall. t/f

By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union: remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe. had fallen apart. still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal. enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States. was torn by civil war.

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran. t/f

Bush invaded Iraq in 1991 with Congress's approval. t/f

The religious Right fervently supported Reagan because he: supported its conservative social values. was active in his church as a deacon. had memorized large sections of the Bible. was a model family man. was such a gifted actor.

The leader of the Moral Majority was: Pat Robertson. John Osteen. Billy Graham. Jerry Falwell. Oral Roberts.

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by: bailing out ailing banks and industries. putting millions to work on government construction projects. balancing the federal budget. returning the country to the gold standard. cutting taxes.

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he: opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976. led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s. served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s. campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s. made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964.