AP US History: Period 9 (1980–Present) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of 'glasnost' and 'perestroika' referred respectively to what?
- Openness and economic restructuring (Correct answer)
- Censorship and militarization
- Religion and education
- Trade and tourism
Correct answer: Openness and economic restructuring
Glasnost meant openness and perestroika meant economic and political restructuring in the USSR.
Question 2: The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized what larger event?
- The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe (Correct answer)
- The start of the Cold War
- German reunification under the USSR
- The founding of NATO
Correct answer: The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
The wall's fall symbolized the rapid collapse of Soviet-backed communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
Question 3: The Cold War is generally considered to have ended with which 1991 event?
- The dissolution of the Soviet Union (Correct answer)
- The Cuban Missile Crisis
- The Korean armistice
- The signing of NAFTA
Correct answer: The dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union formally dissolved in December 1991, ending the Cold War.
Question 4: The Persian Gulf War (1990–1991) under George H.W. Bush was launched in response to what?
- Iraq's invasion of Kuwait (Correct answer)
- Iran's nuclear program
- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Libya's terrorism
Correct answer: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Operation Desert Storm responded to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Question 5: George H.W. Bush broke a famous campaign pledge when he agreed to do what in 1990?
- Raise taxes (Correct answer)
- Cut defense spending
- Withdraw from NATO
- Increase tariffs on Japan
Correct answer: Raise taxes
Bush violated his 'Read my lips: no new taxes' pledge by agreeing to a tax increase to reduce the deficit.
Question 6: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed in 1990, primarily did what?
- Prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities (Correct answer)
- Funded Medicare expansion
- Created the Department of Education
- Banned workplace drug testing
Correct answer: Prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities
The ADA prohibited discrimination based on disability in employment and public accommodations.
Question 7: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 attempted to address illegal immigration by doing what?
- Granting amnesty to some undocumented immigrants while penalizing employers who hired them (Correct answer)
- Building a wall along the entire border
- Ending all legal immigration
- Deporting all non-citizens
Correct answer: Granting amnesty to some undocumented immigrants while penalizing employers who hired them
The 1986 act offered amnesty to certain long-term residents while imposing sanctions on employers of undocumented workers.
AP US History: Period 9 (1980–Present) 3
Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of 'glasnost' and 'perestroika' referred respectively to what?