Florida US History EOC Module 6 the Modern United States overview quiz quiz

Question 1

Modern conservatives who supported Ronald Reagan in 1980 generally favored

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lower taxes, less regulation, a stronger military, and a smaller federal role in the economy

Question 2

Reaganomics (supply-side economics) was based on the idea that

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cutting taxes and regulations would spur business investment and growth that benefits the whole economy

Question 3

A major economic effect of Reagan's combination of tax cuts and higher military spending was

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large federal budget deficits

Question 4

President Reagan helped pressure the Soviet Union by

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a massive military buildup that strained the Soviet economy, combined with later diplomacy

Question 5

Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika were intended to

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reform and revive the failing Soviet system, though they helped lead to its collapse

Question 6

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is widely seen as a symbol of

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the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe

Question 7

The Cold War ended in 1991 when the

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Soviet Union dissolved into separate independent nations

Question 8

The spread of personal computers and the internet most directly created

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an information economy built on digital communication, commerce, and work

Question 9

A chart showing US manufacturing jobs falling while service jobs rise from 1970 to 2000 reflects

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the shift from a manufacturing economy to a service and information economy

Question 10

Globalization is best defined as

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the growing interconnection and interdependence of the world's economies and cultures

Question 11

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of globalization because it

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reduced trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Question 12

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were carried out by

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the terrorist group al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden

Question 13

In direct response to September 11, the United States

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launched the War on Terror, including the war in Afghanistan, and tightened security at home

Question 14

The USA PATRIOT Act, passed after September 11, sparked debate because it

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expanded the government's surveillance powers, raising concerns about civil liberties

Question 15

The post-9/11 security debate most closely echoes earlier wartime issues such as

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the World War I Espionage and Sedition Acts and the World War II internment of Japanese Americans

Question 16

The 2008 election of Barack Obama as the first African American president is best understood as a milestone connected to

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the long civil rights struggle for equality

Question 17

The Great Recession of 2008 was triggered most directly by

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the collapse of the housing market and risky lending in the financial system

Question 18

The Great Recession resembled the Great Depression in that both

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began with a financial collapse and led to government intervention in the economy

Question 19

A central, ongoing debate in contemporary American politics, rooted in the New Deal and Great Society, concerns

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how large a role the federal government should play in the economy and society

Question 20

On the Florida US History EOC, the modern era (1970s to present) is part of which reporting category?

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Reporting Category 3 (The United States and the Challenges of the Contemporary World)