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What led to the Los Angeles riots in 1992?

A
People staged protests against the coming war in Iraq.
B
American drivers were angry over rising gasoline prices.
C
Police officers were found not guilty in the Rodney King case.
D
People reacted to the pollution caused by the Exxon oil spill.
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The federal budget crisis in 1995 ended when

A
Republicans in Congress were forced to compromise.
B
President Clinton agreed to accept the proposed budget.
C
Democrats accepted the blame for the government shutdown.
D
Americans declared their support for congressional Republicans.
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As a result of the Gulf War,

A
Saddam Hussein fell from power.
B
President Bush’s popularity soared.
C
oil prices fell to an all-time low.
D
Kuwaiti soldiers set Iraqi oil wells on fire.
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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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A result of President Carter’s meeting at Camp David with the leaders of Israel and Egypt in 1978 was that Egypt and Israel

A
went to war with each other.
B
signed a historic peace treaty.
C
signed a historic trade agreement.
D
fell into civil wars.
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Which is a true statement about Iran’s political leadership in the late 1970s?

A
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ruled without any opposition.
B
Islamic fundamentalists lost their power in 1979.
C
Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Ayatollah Khomeini.
D
Ayatollah Khomeini took control in 1979.
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President Carter’s second economic plan proposed

A
new regulations for businesses.
B
controlling wages and consumer pricing.
C
a new method for reducing stagflation.
D
establishing a national banking system.
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Why did many Americans seek a change in the presidential election of 1980?

A
They were tired of conservative leadership.
B
They wanted to bring a Democrat into the White House.
C
They believed more government would solve the country’s problems.
D
They questioned President Carter’s leadership.
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
could be solved by raising taxes on wealthy businesspeople.
B
were the result of excessive government spending.
C
had been caused by too little government intervention.
D
had developed because there were too few social services.
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Before the Camp David Accords, Egypt was considered

A
a friend of Israel and a major Arab nation.
B
an enemy of Israel and an unimportant Arab nation.
C
a friend of Israel and an unimportant Arab nation.
D
an enemy of Israel and a major Arab nation.
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What did US intervention in the Middle East have in common with US intervention in Latin America?

A
Both interventions were the result of terrorist acts by Lebanon.
B
Both interventions were about stopping the spread of Communism.
C
Both interventions led to increasing tensions with the USSR.
D
Both interventions were about controlling worldwide oil supplies.
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President Clinton believed both NAFTA and GATT would

A
hinder political relations among many countries.
B
increase the US federal deficit to record levels.
C
improve trade relations among many countries.
D
decrease government spending to record lows.
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The two early economic plans proposed by President Carter

A
improved economic growth.
B
did not improve economic growth.
C
gained support from many politicians.
D
reduced discrimination against banks.
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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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This graph shows changes to the national debt.During George H. W. Bush’s presidency, the national debt rose

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from about 1,000,000 million dollars to nearly 2,000,000 million dollars.
B
from about 2,000,000 million dollars to nearly 3,000,000 million dollars.
C
from about 1,000,000 million dollars to nearly 5,000,000 million dollars.
D
from about 2,000,000 million dollars to nearly 6,000,000 million dollars.

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