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US HISTORY 1302 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following has possibly had the greatest impact on
American society
in the 20th century? - correct answer- Television
The Iran Contra affair involved... - correct answer- National
security advisors and CIA arranged secret sale of arms to Iran;
in return, Iran used influence with Lebanese terrorists to set US
hostages free
Richard Nixon resigned as president after ... - correct answer-
Watergate
Negotiations with the Soviets in an effort to reduce arms during
Nixon's
administration was referred to as ... - correct answer- SALT
In 1979, revolutionaries in ________ took U.S. diplomats
hostage. - correct answer- Iran
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What were the consequences of the Vietnam War ? - correct
answer- South Vietnam fell to communism, high death, costly,
longest war
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor? - correct answer- first female in
the supreme court
Instead of reducing the deficit by $500 billion, the 1990 budget
agreement
had led to an increase of more than ________ in the national
debt during Bush's
presidency. - correct answer- 1 trillion dollars
In 1989, communist regimes toppled in what countries ? -
correct answer- East Europe: Poland, Hungary, East Germany,
Bolgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania
The largest of several business scandals in the early 2000s
was the collapse of ... - correct answer- Enron, Worldcom, Tyco
US HISTORY 1302 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following has possibly had the greatest impact on
American society
in the 20th century? - correct answer- Television
The Iran Contra affair involved... - correct answer- National
security advisors and CIA arranged secret sale of arms to Iran;
in return, Iran used influence with Lebanese terrorists to set US
hostages free
Richard Nixon resigned as president after ... - correct answer-
Watergate
Negotiations with the Soviets in an effort to reduce arms during
Nixon's
administration was referred to as ... - correct answer- SALT
In 1979, revolutionaries in ________ took U.S. diplomats
hostage. - correct answer- Iran
, 2 | Page
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War ? - correct
answer- South Vietnam fell to communism, high death, costly,
longest war
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor? - correct answer- first female in
the supreme court
Instead of reducing the deficit by $500 billion, the 1990 budget
agreement
had led to an increase of more than ________ in the national
debt during Bush's
presidency. - correct answer- 1 trillion dollars
In 1989, communist regimes toppled in what countries ? -
correct answer- East Europe: Poland, Hungary, East Germany,
Bolgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania
The largest of several business scandals in the early 2000s
was the collapse of ... - correct answer- Enron, Worldcom, Tyco
