What was a major reason that President George Bush responded forcefully to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
a. he wanted to protect the flow of oil to the west
b. he wanted to keep the united nations out of any conflict
c. he feared that Iraq would invade the United States next
d. He feared the spread of communism in the Middle East
The recession of 1981-1982
a. boosted employment figures
b. drove interest rates down
c. lowered the federal deficit
d. reduced the inflation rate
American celebrated patriotice renewal through all of the following except the?
a. centennial of the Statue of Liberty
b. 200th anniversary of the Constitution
c. defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
d. 1984 Olympic Games
In the area of civil righs, President Reagon worked to?
a. establish a civil rights commission
b. appoint federal judges sympathetic to civil rights goals
c. extend the Voting Rights Act.
d. end some affirmative action programs
During the campaign for President in1988, George Bush promised that he would?
a. not limit the role of government
b. not raise taxes
c. employ "voodoo economics"
d. end the Reagan Revolution.
In the late 1980's, a series of anti- communist revolts broke out in?
a. Eastern Europe
b. West Germany
c. the Persain Gulf
d. the Commonwealth of Independent States
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