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Hist 130 Final
Hist 130 Fall 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does Zinn characterize post-1960’s activism? | NOTHING as strong as the 60's and 70's were. |
| How did Jimmy Carter present himself to the voters during the 1976 presidential campaign? | Values, Honesty, eliminate secrecy in government; ordinary guy |
| How did the U.S. acquire the Panama Canal, and why were people inflamed that Carter wanted to hand it over to the Panamanians? | Colombia rejected U.S. building plans |
| How could Ronald Reagan argue that Carter “lost” or gave away” the canal? | Attacked by Republicans; scared of foreign aggression; Escobar doesn't want U.S. to intervene |
| Why would the American people care? | Panama was a great defeat/Trading interrupted |
| How did Carter handle the twin crises of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the seizing of American hostages by Iranian radicals in Iran? | Boycotted Olympics from the Russians // Nothing was really done. |
| How did this impact his presidency and affect the mood of Americans? | Glad to boycott // upset with the lack of hostage initiative |
| What is a multinational? | Coporation or enterprise with production, etc in other countries |
| Why would an American president support a military junta over a peasant rebellion? | Countries had important security and foreign policy interests |
| What was the “Miracle on Ice”? | USA defeat Russians |
| What factors made it such an important event for both the U.S. and the Soviet Union in February, 1980? | Boost in American confidence |
| How did Ronald Reagan represent a “morning in America” to many Americans in 1980? | New, revival! Put the 'Merica back in America |
| What were Reagan and the first George Bush’s lasting legacies? | Political abuse |
| What did the Supreme Court accomplish during the Reagan-Bush era? | More conservative judges, African-American, Female, Challenged abortion rights, Conservative majority |
| What was the significance of Reagan’s firing the striking air traffic controllers? | Showed seriousness, weakened unions |
| What were Reagan’s tax cuts? | Lowered taxes on the rich - "trickle down" - Lowered business taxes |
| What was “Reaganomics”? | Assault on federal taxes, social welfare spending, and regulatory bureaucracy, increase defense spending, restore American leadership of world's Capitalist societies |
| What is “supply-side” economics? | Emphasized need to increase investment in enterprises |
| What was Reagan’s rationale for his position on welfare? | Opposed Nixon's reform; resisted increase in cost of living |
| What was Ragan’s attitude toward the Soviet Union? | "Evil Empire" but homies with Gorby |
| How did Reagan’s relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev affect U.S.-Soviet relations? | Working to eliminate nuclear weapons |
| How did Reagan and Gorbachev’s views on their nuclear arsenals change during the 1980’s? | Self explanatory. |
| How did the economic plight of blacks during the 1980’s testify to the enduring nature of racism? | Still felt rejected by society |
| What was “Star Wars”? | Reagan's missile fight |
| Why did the U.S. invade Caribbean countries during the Carter-Reagan-Bush years? | Trying to protect U.S. interests instead of going in diplomatically. Industrial military complex --> Nicaragua for contras |
| Why did the first President Bush take the U.S. to war against Iraq in 1991? | They invaded Kuwait - Oil control |
| Did the American public support the war? | Yes |
| How did the media’s role during Desert Storm differ from its role during the Vietnam War? | |
| Why didn’t the U.S. government remove Saddam Hussein from power in 1991? | He was anti-Iranian - - wasn't geared toward oil |
| How does Zinn define the “Vietnam Syndrome”? | Distrust government and wars |
| How might his definition differ from the first President Bush’s or Colin Powell’s definition? | |
| How did Saddam Hussein “save” the first President Bush’s administration from the “peace dividend”? | Excuse to go to war |
| Why did Clinton bomb Baghdad, Iraq? | Thought they had leaders; wanted the upper hand |
| How did the columnist Molly Ivins assess the bombing? | The bombing, "Fit the definition of terrorism." |
| How did Clinton “control” Saddam Hussein during the 1990’s? | Handled the Iraqi regime |
| How did Clinton’s actions as president belie his claim to be “liberal”? | Drove conservatives to the right, very centrist, cut welfare and social systems to spend more on defense -- very conservative |
| What happened at Waco, Texas, and how did the Clinton administration handle it? | Hostage situation // Poorly handled |
| Who was Newt Gingrich and what was the “Contract with America”? | Speaker of the House; he wanted a tax and budget cut |
| How did it challenge Clinton’s agenda? | Weakened him politically - revival of credit |
| Why did Timothy McVeigh bomb the Murrah building in Oklahoma City? | Thougt the federal government was too strong and hated it - Mad about Waco |
| Why was domestic terrorism a big issue during the Clinton years? | Islamic terrorists and McVeigh |
| What did the film “Hate.com” reveal about the issue of domestic terrorism in the 90’s? | |
| What foreign policy issues were paramount to Clinton? | Only wanted to benefit America |
| Why did he authorize military force in Serbia and Kosovo, as well as Somalia? | NATO protecting the Albanians in Serbia |
| What were the results of these interventions? | SUCCESS! |
| Why did the U.S. support regimes in China, Indonesia, and Russia but continue to demonize Castro in Cuba? | Economic markets in Cuba and not nearly as bad as China |
| What is the purpose of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)? | Open trade between MX and Canada, reduce terrorism, but loss of jobs because of new, cheap Mexican labor |
| Why was Clinton impeached? | Perjury and obstruction of justic |
| Who was Ken Starr and what was the “Starr Report”? | Journalist reported on affair |
| Who was Monica Lewinsky? | White house intern; Mistress |
| What were GWB'S accomplishments domestically and internationally? | Cut taxes, limited regulatory action of federal agencies, power -> state governments and appointed conservative judges, and increased taxes (against campaign |
| What was his response to the corporate scandals (Enron, et al) that broke out early in his presidency? | Ignored his biggest campaign supporter |
| What was Bush’s’s tax policy? | At first, "no new taxes," -> large deficit, budget deficits = increase in taxes |
| How did Bush react to the terrorist attack of 9/11? | No immediate response |
| Why did he decide to go to war against Afghanistan immediately after 9/11? | Wanted to rid Afghanistan of Al Queda |
| Why did the Bush administration decide to go to war against Iraq? | Oil, democracy, security , weapons |
| How was the Iraq war sold to the American public? | We THOUGHT they had: WMD and Al Queda terrorists |
| How did Bush and his administration begin to lose the trust of the majority of the public regarding the war? | LIED to the public |
| What were the key decisions by the Bush administration that led to the failures in Iraq? | Intel, lack of debate concerning options, insufficient force, poor post-war plan |
| What is the “Axis of Evil”? | Iraq, Iran, and North Korea (COMMIE BASTARDS!) |
| What are WMD? | Weapons of Mass Destruction ;) |
| How did they become a problem for the Bush administration? | We kept assuming that other countries had them |
| How did events at Abu Ghraib affect Bush’s “war on terror”? | Severe torture by Americans // Human rights activists = MAD >:[ |
| Why was Bush criticized for his handling of the Hurricane Katrina situation? | Poor crisis management, slow response, never actually went to Orleans |
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