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APUSH - Unit 14 (80s)
Test Description: Decade of the 80s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
A
First woman Supreme Court Justice
B
First woman to run for President
C
First woman to die in space
D
First woman in space
2) Who is Sally Ride?
A
First woman to die in space
B
First woman Supreme Court Justice
C
First woman to die in space
D
First woman in space
3) What is the significance of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics?
A
Sports used as political leverage
B
The US won both
C
The USSR won both
D
The games were cancelled
4) What was the evil empire?
A
United Kingdom
B
USSR
C
USA
D
France
5) What was “Star Wars?”
A
A term use for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
B
Conflict in the space race between the USA and USSR
C
A great movie in the 80s
D
I just made it up
6) What did John Hinckley Jr. attempt to do?
A
Attempted to assassinate Reagan
B
Attempted to assassinate Carter
C
Attempted to assassinate Clinton
D
Attempted to assassinate Obama
7) Iran Contra Affair
A
Scandal during the Carter administration
B
Scandal during the Reagan administration
C
Government gun running to the Cartels
D
Terminology used in the Clinton Affair
8) The 26th (right to vote at 18) gained support based on the belief that people should have the right to vote if they are old enough to —
A
drive motorized vehicles
B
pay federal income taxes
C
serve as members of juries
D
be drafted into the military
9) Many modern innovations that we now enjoy such as polarization (sunglasses), plastics, prepared food, electronics are a result of ----
A
They each include technology that was originally developed for use in the U.S. space exploration program.
B
They are all products initially created for use in the U.S. communications industry.
C
They each include material that was first grown on U.S. experimental farms in the late nineteenth century.
D
They are all special tools first created for U.S. transportation workers in the early twentieth century.
10) How was Reaganomics achieved?
A
Increasing personal debt
B
Increasing social programs
C
Lowering taxes
D
Increasing taxes
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