Question 1
In the late 1980s, in foreign affairs, President George H. W. Bush
A. moved toward far-reaching arms reduction agreements with the former Soviet Union.
B. developed a cool and distrustful relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev.
C. rejected most arms treaties in favor of increased weapons testing.
D. expressed little interest in international activities.
E. moved quickly to take advantage of the collapse of communism in Europe.
Question 2
George H. W. Bush's 1988 presidential victory was primarily the result of
A. the public's disapproval of negative political advertising.
B. public ebullience over the fall of communism.
C. an overly aggressive Democratic strategy.
D. damaging personal revelations regarding Michael Dukakis.
E. his repeated attack on his opponent as a liberal.
Question 3
In 1986, the Reagan administration suffered a serious political scandal after the White House admitted it had
A. both illegally funneled money from arms sales and secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua.
B. secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua.
C. illegally funneled money from arms sales.
D. secretly sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran.
E. All these answers are correct.
Question 4
Regarding his view of Mikhail Gorbachev, President Ronald Reagan was
A. consistently skeptical of Gorbachev.
B. always of the belief that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer.
C. initially skeptical, but gradually concluded that Gorbachev was a sincere reformer.
D. initially skeptical, but gradually became more openly hostile to Gorbachev.
E. initially optimistic, but gradually concluded he could not work with Gorbachev.