The End of the Cold War — Unit test Answers

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What was the effect of frequent fighting in the Middle East during the Carter administration?

M
Many hostages were taken.
I
Innocent lives were lost.
M
More countries became Communist.
O
Oil production completely stopped.
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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 were ready for a change in leadership.
C
people wanted the government to cut military spending.
D
Americans did not cross party lines when they voted in national elections.
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Which of the following caused the Iran hostage crisis in 1979?

I
Israel and Egypt signing a peace treaty
t
the Shah’s entry into the United States
t
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
K
Khomeini’s entry into the United States
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What was President Nixon’s approach to easing tensions between the United States and other nations?

i
investigation before action
d
détente
r
reconciliation
a
a truce with all nations
5

Study the graph below.During Jimmy Carter’s presidency, inflation increased from about 6 percent to

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A
about 7 percent.
B
about 10 percent.
C
about 13 percent.
D
about 15 percent.
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 felt that while Carter was confident, Reagan was not.
C
Many Americans were confident that President Carter would turn the economy around.
D
Many Americans were confident that Reagan would establish more government programs.
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How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect Cuba’s economy?

C
Cuba’s economy became stronger
C
Cuba’s economy weakened.
C
Cuba became the world’s strongest economy.
C
Cuba became dependent on the United States.
8

During the 1970s, what was threatened by the conflict in the Middle East?

t
the spread of Communism
t
trade between Israel and the United States
t
trade between Egypt and Nicaragua
t
the flow of oil from the region’s oil fields
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Which describes a domestic policy for which President Nixon was responsible?

t
the reduction of tension between the Democrats and Republicans
t
the establishment of the Second Frontier
t
the reduction of tension between the United States and China
t
the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Which of the following events was considered the end of the Cold War?

t
the election of George H. W. Bush
t
the speech by President Reagan at the Berlin Wall
t
the signing of a mutual nonaggression pact in 1990
t
the coup against Gorbachev in 1991
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President Nixon’s firing of several staff members who refused to follow his orders became known as the

A
Saturday Night Massacre.
B
Executive Privilege Firings.
C
Nixon Cover-Up.
D
Watergate Scandal.
13

According to Reagan’s supply-side economics, the first step to triggering the cycle of growth was

r
reducing taxes.
r
raising taxes.
r
regulating businesses.
c
creating government programs.
14

The goal of perestroika was to

r
reform the Soviet economy.
l
limit choices available to Soviet consumers.
s
slow the development of a free market.
i
increase Soviet factory and farm production.

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