Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ

C) Both interpretations suggest tax policies as a factor contributing to conservative victories.

B) The Edsalls argue that the protection of minority rights alienated groups of White voters from the Democratic Party, while Wilentz argues that Reagan's emphasis on leadership drew voters to the Republican right.

D) It resulted from shifts in Democratic and Republican voter coalitions.

D) Debate over limiting the size and scope of government programs

B) Technological advancement spurred economic transformations.

A) Easier access to technology allowed increased numbers of Internet users.

C) New technologies allowed for greater global communication.

D) Immigrants from Latin America were attracted to areas populated by other immigrants with similar ethnic backgrounds.

C) Businesses exerted continued demand for labor supplied by immigrants.

B) The weather in the Sun Belt coupled with an improving economic base encouraged people to relocate.

A) Political responses to demographic changes

B) Engaging in warfare in the Middle East contributed to debates about fossil fuel dependence.

A) Some Americans viewed reducing dependence on fossil fuels as a way to improve the economy.

D) Military goals in Afghanistan and Iraq were controversial and difficult to achieve.

B) The continuation of interventionist foreign policies following the Cold War

C) Strong United States diplomacy along with Soviet economic problems contributed to political changes in the Soviet Union.

A) The status of the United States as the world's main superpower fostered international debates over the appropriate use of American power and influence.

A) He asserted more direct diplomatic and military pressure on the Soviet Union than did his predecessors.