Question 1 (2 points) question 1 unsaved
which best explains how a change in the nation's demographics contributed to the rise in conservatism during the 1970s and 1980s?

question 1 options:

the population of the sun belt states, where americans were more resistant to government regulations, began to exceed populations in eastern regions.

the population of latin american immigrants, who were more committed to traditional religious values than other americans, rapidly increased.

the population of young americans, who had no commitment to the new deal or great society, surged as a result of the baby boom.

the population of rural communities, where residents were generally poorer than city dwellers, exceeded urban populations for the first time since industrialization.

question 2 (2 points) question 2 unsaved
which of the following events was a major cause of the rise of the religious right during the late 1970s?

question 2 options:

the success of richard nixon's détente policy

the supreme court's roe v. wade ruling

the failures of the camp david accords

the election of born-again christian jimmy carter

question 3 (2 points) question 3 unsaved
how did president ronald reagan's decision to supply arms to nicaraguan contras relate to the principles of neoconservative foreign policy?

question 3 options:

it highlighted his support for reducing the military budget by only engaging in indirect conflicts with communist groups.

it signaled his willingness to work with left-wing organizations as long as they were not affiliated with the soviet union.

it emphasized his narrow interpretation of the constitution by heavily involving congress in the decision.

it demonstrated his commitment to fighting the spread of communism even if americans did not approve of it.

question 4 (2 points) question 4 unsaved
how did president ronald reagan's foreign policy most differ from presidents richard nixon's and jimmy carter's foreign policies?

question 4 options:

reagan ended the policy of mutually assured destruction in favor of arms limitations.

reagan was more supportive of the foreign policy philosophy of détente.

reagan was less willing to increase the national debt to oppose communist groups.

reagan took a more confrontational approach toward communist states.

populist economics

question 6 (2 points) question 6 unsaved
which of the following best describes how the persian gulf war differed from earlier cold war military operations, including the korean war and the vietnam war?

question 6 options:

the united states was unable to achieve its primary goals during the persian gulf war.

containment of communism was not an active objective of the persian gulf war.

soviet troops directly engaged with american military forces in the persian gulf war.

the united nations condemned american military action during the persian gulf war.

question 7 (2 points) question 7 unsaved
which of the following best describes a factor that unify free-market supporters and religious fundamentalists in the new right during the 1980s?

question 7 options:

both groups believed the government should actively promote christianity.

both groups were proponents of an isolationist foreign policy.

both groups were deeply opposed to the philosophy of communism.

both groups argued that governments should more actively the poor.

question 8 (2 points) question 8 unsaved
which of the following policies would be most consistent with president ronald reagan's economic philosophy?

question 8 options:

reducing the federal budget by cutting funding to an experimental air force fighter jet program

repealing laws that limit the amount of carbon dioxide a factory can emit into the air

protecting american workers by prosecuting corporations that engage in union-busting behavior

boosting unemployment benefit payments to stimulate increased demand for consumer goods

question 9 (2 points) question 9 unsaved
how did the acceleration of the nuclear arms race between the united states and the soviet union in the 1980s contribute to the end of the cold war?

question 9 options:

it undermined the strategy of containment by creating a nuclear deterrent.

it terrified the american public and increased calls for an end to hostilities.

it placed great strain on the soviet union's weak and inefficient economy.

it led the united nations to revoke its political recognition of the soviet union.