Quiz for The Iran-Contra Scandal

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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Correct: The answer is b. The CIA supplied military aid to the contras to fight the spread of communism in Latin America. The Cold War had not ended, and the U.S. policy of containment was still in effect.
Incorrect: The answer is b. The CIA supplied military aid to the contras to fight the spread of communism in Latin America. The Cold War had not ended, and the U.S. policy of containment was still in effect.

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Correct: The answer is c. The specific aim of the printed excerpt was to disable government vehicles. Each technique was focused on causing destruction to automobiles.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The specific aim of the printed excerpt was to disable government vehicles. Each technique was focused on causing destruction to automobiles.

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Correct: The answer is c. The Tower Commission Report repeatedly suggested that information regarding the scandal had been intentionally concealed.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The Tower Commission Report repeatedly suggested that information regarding the scandal had been intentionally concealed.

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Correct: The answer is a. Reagan was not aware of the actions that were taken during the scandal, but took full responsibility and moved on to the day-to-day business of governance. He admitted mistakes were made, claimed accountability, and wanted to move forward.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Reagan was not aware of the actions that were taken during the scandal, but took full responsibility and moved on to the day-to-day business of governance. He admitted mistakes were made, claimed accountability, and wanted to move forward.

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Correct: The answer is b. Senator Mitchell agreed with Lt. Col. North with regard to the need for a democratic outcome in Nicaragua to defeat the communist Sandinistas, but he said there was a disagreement as how best to achieve that objective. Mitchell believed that, however noble an objective, it cannot be achieved at the expense of the rule of law in the United States.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Senator Mitchell agreed with Lt. Col. North with regard to the need for a democratic outcome in Nicaragua to defeat the communist Sandinistas, but he said there was a disagreement as how best to achieve that objective. Mitchell believed that, however noble an objective, it cannot be achieved at the expense of the rule of law in the United States.