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Why was John Dean’s testimony against President Nixon so damaging?

A
Dean had been a lawyer for the Democratic National Committee.
B
Dean had been an important official in the White House.
C
Dean had been a lawyer for two of the Watergate burglars.
D
Dean had been involved in the burglary himself.
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Reagan’s landslide victory in 1980 was proof that

A
there were more Republicans than Democrats in the United States.
B
Americans did not cross party lines when they voted in national elections.
C
people wanted the government to cut military spending.
D
Americans were ready for a change in leadership.
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Which of these events was considered the end of the Cold War?

A
the coup against Gorbachev in 1991
B
the signing of a mutual nonaggression pact in 1990
C
the speech by President Reagan at the Berlin Wall
D
the election of George H. W. Bush
4

The Philadelphia Plan was

A
Nixon’s plan to increase funding for civil rights agencies.
B
the first affirmative action program in the United States.
C
a book that marked the beginning of the environmental movement.
D
Nixon’s plan to secure the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
5

Which best describes the state of the US economy of the 1970s?

A
Steadily decreasing economic growth made prices go down.
B
Fewer but better paying jobs gave Americans more resources.
C
Fewer jobs and lower wages gave Americans fewer resources.
D
Slightly increasing economic growth made prices go down.
6

How did confidence impact the presidential election of 1980?

A
Many Americans felt that while Reagan was confident, Carter was not.
B
Many Americans were confident that Reagan would establish more government programs.
C
Many Americans felt that while Carter was confident, Reagan was not.
D
Many Americans were confident that President Carter would turn the economy around.
7

The goal of perestroika was to

A
increase Soviet factory and farm production.
B
limit choices available to Soviet consumers.
C
slow the development of a free market.
D
reform the Soviet economy.
8

The two early economic plans proposed by President Carter

A
did not improve economic growth.
B
gained support from many politicians.
C
improved economic growth.
D
reduced discrimination against banks.
9

Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
B
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
C
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
D
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
10

The 1962 book Silent Spring documented

A
the harmful effects of the Philadelphia Plan.
B
the harmful effects of pesticides.
C
the early history of the civil rights movement.
D
the early history of the Vietnam War.
11

Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

A
The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
B
The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
C
The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
D
The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.
12

In United States v. Nixon , the Supreme Court ruled that

A
Nixon could not withhold the Watergate tapes under “executive privilege.”
B
Archibald Cox was required to end the Watergate investigation.
C
Nixon could withhold the Watergate tapes under “executive privilege.”
D
Archibald Cox had overstepped his bounds in demanding the Watergate tapes.
13

What was President Clinton’s response when US troops were killed in a conflict in Somalia in 1993?

A
He increased aid for the Somali famine.
B
He increased the US military presence in Somalia.
C
He negotiated a treaty between the warring sides.
D
He withdrew all US troops from the region.
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What caused the United States and the United Nations to form a coalition in the early 1990s?

A
Iraq attacked Kuwait.
B
The Berlin Wall came down.
C
Panama sent drugs to the US.
D
Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq.

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