Contemporary U.S. and World History

CONTEMPORARY U.S. AND WORLD HISTORY

2013 FINAL EXAM REVIEW

LIBERAL VS. CONSERVATIVE, NIXON, WATERGATE:

Explain the views of a liberal and a conservative on each of the following:

LIBERAL / CONSERVATIVE
Size of Government
Government spending on social programs
Defense spending
Tax cuts

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

“Silent Majority”:

Wage & price controls:

Nixon believed the ______branch should dominate the U.S. government.

Nixon was the first U.S. President to ______from office.

The primary result of the Watergate scandal was: ______

______

THE U.S. 1974-2000:

What did President Ford do shortly after taking office that proved to be very unpopular with many Americans?

List 3 outcomes of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident:

Describe the U.S. economy in the 1970s:

The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 reflected a clear end to 1960s ______and the start of a new era of ______.

List 3 policies associated with Reaganomics:

Reagan’s tax cuts primarily benefitted ______.

Describe the U.S. economy in the late 1990s:

President Clinton’s goals included those listed below. Circle whether he achieved them or not:

Universal Health Careachievedfailed

Welfare Reformachievedfailed

Deficit Reductionachievedfailed

Why was President Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives?

Was Clinton found guilty by the Senate?

List three controversies associated with the 2000 Presidential election:

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

New Conservatism:

Moral Majority:

Supply-side economics:

Deficit spending:

“Read my lips . . . no new taxes”:

Electoral College:

THE COLD WAR 1968-1991:

President Nixon’s foreign policy successes included the visit to and the official recognition of ______andthe easing of tensions with the USSR, known as ______.

President Carter allowed his strong moral convictions concerning ______togovern many of his foreign policy decisions.

Carter’s presidency was marked by what disastrous foreign problem?

The invasion of Afghanistan by the USSR in 1979 led to what U.S. actions by President Carter:

Ronald Reagan took a hard-line approach with the USSR. He threatened to deploy a space-based anti-missile defense system nicknamed ______, and spent much money expanding the U.S. military.

The USSR’s economy began to falter and one by one its communist satellite nations renounced communism. This was best symbolized by the fall of the ______in Germany. The break-up of the USSR into 15 separate nations and the end of the Cold War followed soon after. The last leader of the USSR was ______.

U.S. MILITARYACTIONS UNDER REAGAN AND GEORGE H. W. BUSH / YEAR / EXPLANATION AND REASON
PANAMA
GRENADA

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Henry Kissinger:

Iran Hostage Crisis:

Iran-Contra Scandal:

Perestroika:

List 2 reasons why Iran ended the Iran Hostage Crisis:

List a difference and a similarity between the Watergate scandal and the Iran-Contra scandal:

Difference:

Similarity:

MODERN MIDDLE EAST & TERRORISM:

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Palestine Liberation Organization:

Yasir Arafat:

Hezbollah:

Hamas:

O.P.E.C.:

Camp David Accords:

“Land for Peace”:

Terrorism:

Taliban:

Osama bin Laden:

Al-Qaeda:

Weapons of Mass Destruction:

U.S. MILITARYACTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA / YEAR / EXPLANATION AND REASON
PERSIAN GULF WAR
SOMALIA

What are the three wars Israel has fought against its Arab neighbors in the period 1950 through 1975?

1.2.3.

What did Israel achieve in these wars?

What Israeli action relating to conquered lands was greatly resented by the Palestinians?

What were the issues that led to the Iran-Iraq war from 1980-1988?

Which nation did the U.S. publicly support in the Iran-Iraq war? Explain why:

President George W. Bush’s two terms in office were dominated by the war against ______, a result of the 9-11 attack and evidenced by U.S. military involvement in ______and ______which proved expensive, long, and suffered from declining U.S. public support.

Identify the nations numbered on the map:

#1 =#6 =

#2 =#7 =

#3 =#8 =

#4 =#9 =

#5 =

List 3 ways the U.S. responded to the 9-11-2001 attacks:

List two things the Patriot Act allows the U.S. government to do in its fight against terrorism:

What issues have contributed to the current poor relationship between the U.S. and Iran?

Why is U.S. policy relating to the Arab Spring Movement so inconsistent?

EMERGING & CHANGING NATIONS:

Define apartheid, indicate which African nation it was associated with, and what led to its end:

Who was the long-time dictator of Libya that was overthrown and killed early in 2012?

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Nationalism:

Nelson Mandela:

Petrostate:

Operation Restore Hope:

Genocide:

Rwanda:

Chinese Cultural Revolution:

Four Modernizations Program:

Taiwan Relations Act:

Tiananmen Square:

What are two major health issues plaguing much of Africa?

In 1948 the United Nations said it would do what two things in regard to genocide?

List two outcomes of U.S. intervention in Somalia:

CURRENT TRENDS AND GLOBALIZATION:

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Urban flight:

Aging of America:

Rachel Carson:

EPA:

Service Sector Jobs:

Greenhouse Effect:

Kyoto Protocol:

GATT:

NAFTA:

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:

What is the problem looming over the Social Security System?

What are the three key issues that have strained relations between the U.S. and Latin America since the end of the Cold War?

Why did economic relations between Japan and the U.S. become strained in the 1980s?

What is the European Union and what is its primary purpose?

Color the following on the above map: Mark the following on the above map:

Red = Latin AmericaAtlantic Ocean

Green = Iran, Afghanistan & PakistanPacific Ocean

Blue = Middle EastIndian Ocean

Yellow = ChinaMediterranean Sea

Pink = AfricaCaribbean Sea

Red Sea

Persian Gulf