Question

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Answer 1

Conservatives tend to favor which of the following? (1 point)relying on private organizations and individuals to help those in need
regulating business and industry to ensure a fair distribution of wealth
funding government programs such as Social Security to provide for the general welfare
raising taxes for people with higher incomes and cutting taxes for people with lower incomes






2. Conservatives gained power in the 1970s in part because (1 point)liberals began pursuing more policies based on religious values.
economic prosperity convinced voters to stick with the party in power.
the counterculture movement drove many middle Americans into the Democratic Party.
many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.






3. To compensate for cutting taxes, President Reagan convinced Congress to (1 point)balance the budget.
cut spending on social programs.
increase spending on defense programs.
put more money into government regulatory programs.






4. During his election campaign in 1988, George H.W. Bush promised not to (1 point)raise taxes.
engage in foreign conflicts.
cut funding for welfare programs.
increase the minimum retirement age.






5. The proposed “Star Wars” program involved (1 point)putting weapons in space.
selling arms to other nations.
increasing nuclear weapons production.
attacking the Soviet Union before it could attack the United States.






6. Gorbachev pursued glasnost and perestroika reforms in part because (1 point)the war in Afghanistan had drained the nation’s resources.
the Soviet Union had already demonstrated superior nuclear capability.
food surpluses and production increases created stable economic conditions.
Russian revolutionaries staged a coup to overthrow the communist government.




Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.


Map of the Persian Gulf region



7. The Persian Gulf War in 1991 came about because the United States wanted to (1 point)protect G and H against F.
support F in its war with I.
overthrow the government of F.
secure A from attack by E and F.






8. Liberals tend to prefer which of the following in foreign policy? (1 point)isolation
international cooperation
assertive unilateral action
limited global involvement






9. Which of the following symbolized the end of communism in Europe? (1 point)the fall of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of the Soviet Union
the destruction of a statue of Stalin
the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan






10. Which of the following was believed to be a group at high risk for AIDS in the early 1980s? (1 point)heterosexual women
children under the age of 10
homosexual men
Mexican Americans



Short Answer

Note: Your teacher will grade your responses to 11–12 to ensure you receive proper credit for your answers.

Read the passage below. Then answer the questions that follow.


“For anyone, who didn’t experience the Wall, it will be hard to imagine what an overwhelming feeling of relief, of joy, of unreality filled one that this monster was dead, and people had conquered it. The years of degrading searches at border crossings, the loved ones who were walled in on the eastern side. [East Germany’s] restrictions, regulations, bureaucratic border formalities, the dogs and soldiers with machine guns, the main streets cut off suddenly by this cold, hard cement wall—all of this was suddenly defeated, and one could dance on its dead body or chip off a piece of it with a hammer. Just days before, either action might have meant arrest or even being shot. I tell you, it was a giddy, delirious feeling—even for someone completely sober.

I moved to the eastern edge of the Wall and sat down with my feet dangling into East Berlin. I chatted with a 19-year-old East German boy from the countryside of Thuringia. He asked me to describe the skyscrapers of New York. I tried, but eventually told him: ‘You have to see it yourself. And now you can.’

The next day, I returned to Potsdamer Platz.The Mauer-Spechte (Wall-Woodpeckers) were already well at work chipping away at it. In a few places, they had even broken through the cement. I was quite fit and in my late 20s at the time, and when one guy put down a large sledge-hammer-like pole, I asked if I could borrow it. He let me and I started bashing the Wall. A group of people formed around me and started clapping rhythmically. Variously sized bits of cement chipped off and fell. Someone took a piece and gave it to—at that time former—West Berlin Mayor Diepgen, who happened to be passing by. I kept on as long as I could, then gave the pole. Walked over to a curb stone. Sat down and wept.”

—Richard Pinard, BBC’s “On This Day,” November 9, 1989

11. Draw Conclusions Why do you think Pinard sat down and wept after chipping pieces off the Berlin Wall? Explain what the wall meant to Pinard and the people who gathered around him to clap. (10 points)






12. Link Past and Present In 2001, President George W. Bush signed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). This bill called for large tax cuts just as the Economic Recovery Act of 1981 had and largely benefited the wealthiest Americans. President Bush’s approach to economics was very similar to that of President Reagan’s. Explain the assumptions behind the theory of supply-side economics, and describe the consequences of Reaganomics. (10 points)

Answer 2

1. Relying on private organizations and individuals to help those in need

I'm still trying to figure out the other ones.

Answer 3

2.many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

Answer 4

3.cut spending on social programs.

Answer 5

4.raise taxes.

Answer 6

5.putting weapons in space.

Answer 7

6.The war in Afghanistan had drained the nation’s resources.

Answer 8

7. I'm not sure which answer choice it would be but they wanted to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait after its invasion and annexation.

Answer 9

8. International cooperation

Answer 10

9.the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan

Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

10.homosexual men

Answer 14

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Answer 15

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Answer 16

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Answer 17

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Answer 18

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Answer 19

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Answer 20

For number 12 The consequences of Reaganomics can be used in a word called "Prosperity" . A lot more people were unemployed so it decreased just like the interest rates and inflation. But I'm still not sure about number 11 '.'

Answer 21

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