President Reagan's popularity declined and his authority over foreign affairs was diminished after 1986 largely as a result of
a. the disclosure of the administration's illegal diversion of money from a secret arms sale to Iran to fund thecontras in Nicaragua
b. Supreme Court decisions that halted his efforts to impound funds approved by Congress for the expansion ofsocial programs.
c. mounting ridicule of the Strategic Defense Initiative that undermined public faith in the president's ability tomake rational decisions.
d. Mikhail Gorbachev's clear superiority as a negotiator.
a
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a. Paris. b. London. c. Rome. d. Athens. e. Salerno.
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a. "New Lights" b. "Old Lights" c. evangelicals d. pietists e. contraries
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a. Necessitated a return to Africa, en masse or at least individually. b. Made one more likely to be a Communist, since the proletariat was created by racist policies. c. Made one part of a larger and richer collective history extending beyond the history of slavery. d. Meant that one should reject European art forms and celebrate native African forms of expression only.
In some cases, white conservatives in the South attempted to defeat Congress's Reconstruction plans by ___________.
A. actively and openly calling for secession B. bribing federal poll watchers C. defying laws designed to redistribute land throughout the South D. boycotting the polls