Carter, Reagan, Bush Test Review

Front

As a result of U.S. refusal to return the Shah to Iran in 1979, what happened? Options: OPEC places an oil embargo on the U.S., Iranians bomb the U.S. Embassy in Tehran., Iranians held American embassy workers hostage., Iran sued the U.S. in International Court for extradition.

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Iranians held American embassy workers hostage.

Front

The Moral Majority

Back

was made up of evangelical conservative groups

Front

What event triggered the release of American hostages in Iran?

Back

Inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President

Front

Reagan’s deregulation of airlines, savings and loans and oil industries means that

Back

the federal government reduces its control

Front

What is the word for the restructuring of Soviet social and economic systems?

Back

Perestroika

Front

Many new countries were formed in Eastern Europe after

Back

the Soviet Union fell

Front

In 1984 what significant first occurred for the women’s rights movement?

Back

Geraldine Ferraro ran as Mondale’s Vice President

Front

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall signified

Back

the end of the Cold War

Front

Which two Presidents enacted similar policies to encourage build-up of the American military? Options: Kennedy and Nixon, Reagan and T. Roosevelt, Carter and Kennedy, Ford and Clinton

Back

Reagan and T. Roosevelt

Front

How did OPEC use oil as a political weapon?

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They withheld oil from countries with which they disagreed.