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American History in the Modern Era II: Pre-Test

Authored by Thomas Pape

History

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Democratic nominee in the election of 1988?

Michael Dukakis

Gary Hart

Walter Mondale

Lloyd Bentsen

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Republican nominee for president in the election of 1988?

Ronald Reagan

George W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Dan Quayle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

George Herbert Walker Bush held all of the following positions in government EXCEPT

U.S. House member

U.S. Senator

Ambassador to the United Nations

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During his election campaign in 1988, George H.W. Bush famously promised not to

raise taxes.

engage in foreign conflicts.

cut funding for welfare programs.

increase the minimum retirement age.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best symbolized the end of communism in Europe and occurred during George H. W. Bush's time in office?

The collapse of the Soviet Union.

The destruction of a statue of Josef Stalin.

The summit between Gorbachev and Reagan.

The fall of the Berlin Wall.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President George H. W. Bush dealt with opposition to communism in China during Chinese protests in (Hint: a picture of a student attempting to block a tank is an iconic picture from this place)

Red Square.

Tiananmen Square.

Hong Kong.

Beijing.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President George H. W. Bush met with Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990 to discuss what important racial issue in South Africa?

Economic aid to Northern Africa.

Communism in China and the Soviet Union.

Apartheid in South Africa.

Oil production in the Middle East.

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