AP CH 30.2 AMSCO Assessment

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Who became the first president to define the U.S. role in the post-Cold War era?

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George Bush

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What was the outcome of the 1988 U.S. presidential election?

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The Republicans won decisively

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What significant event occurred in China in the spring of 1989?

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The Tiananmen Square protests

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Which country's leader declared in 1989 that he would no longer support the more Communist governments of Eastern Europe?

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Soviet Union

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What was the symbolic act that marked the end of the Cold War in October 1990?

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The tearing down of the Berlin Wall

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What event in 1991 marked the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

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The failed coup against Gorbachev by Communist hard-liners

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Which treaty involved reducing the number of nuclear warheads to under 10,000 for each side in 1991, and further to just over 3,000 each?

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START II treaty

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What was the main purpose of the U.S. invasion of Panama in December 1989?

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To stop Noriega from using his country as a drug pipeline to the United States

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During the Persian Gulf War, which country invaded Kuwait in August 1990, leading to international conflict?

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Iraq

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What was the primary reason for the increase in national debt during the Bush presidency in the early 1990s? Options: Increased military spending on Desert Storm, Savings and loan institution bailouts, Reduction in federal taxes, Increased spending on education

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Savings and loan institution bailouts