Question 1

President Clinton failed to eliminate welfare, a hotly contested issue for twenty years or more, from political debate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Following the Gulf War of 1991, what increased Osama bin Laden's anger at the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States did not tolerate religious minorities. 
B)  The United States showed support for Israel. 
C)  The United States refused to get involved in military operations in Saudi Arabia. 
D)  The United States invaded Afghanistan. 
E)  The United States donated money to the Palestinian cause. 
A)  The United States did not tolerate religious minorities. 
B)  The United States showed support for Israel. 
C)  The United States refused to get involved in military operations in Saudi Arabia. 
D)  The United States invaded Afghanistan. 
E)  The United States donated money to the Palestinian cause. B

Question 3

Walmart

Accepted Answer

A)  was the second-largest employer in Mexico by 2010. 
B)  by the early twenty-first century was the second-largest corporate employer in America (after Apple). 
C)  paid most of its 1.6 million nonunionized workers slightly more than minimum wage. 
D)  refused to produce in Mexico. 
E)  supported collective bargaining. 
A)  was the second-largest employer in Mexico by 2010. 
B)  by the early twenty-first century was the second-largest corporate employer in America (after Apple). 
C)  paid most of its 1.6 million nonunionized workers slightly more than minimum wage. 
D)  refused to produce in Mexico. 
E)  supported collective bargaining. C

Question 4

How did Mikhail Gorbachev react when pro-democracy movements started across eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  He held a meeting with eastern Europe communist leaders. 
B)  He sent Soviet Union troops to some of these countries. 
C)  He blamed the United States. 
D)  He made it clear that the Soviet Union would not intervene. 
E)  He ordered the assassination of the pro-democracy leaders. 
A)  He held a meeting with eastern Europe communist leaders. 
B)  He sent Soviet Union troops to some of these countries. 
C)  He blamed the United States. 
D)  He made it clear that the Soviet Union would not intervene. 
E)  He ordered the assassination of the pro-democracy leaders.

Question 5

During the 1990s, twenty-three states passed laws

Accepted Answer

A)  legalizing gay marriage. 
B)  limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans. 
C)  banning all abortions except for medical emergencies. 
D)  making English the official language. 
E)  raising the drinking age to twenty-one. 
A)  legalizing gay marriage. 
B)  limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans. 
C)  banning all abortions except for medical emergencies. 
D)  making English the official language. 
E)  raising the drinking age to twenty-one.

Question 6

By the end of Bill Clinton's presidency, what was the state of affairs between Israel and Palestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel recognized Palestine as a separate nation. 
B)  Israel stopped building settlements on the West Bank. 
C)  Palestine relinquished its claim of being an independent state. 
D)  A final peace treaty ended the violence. 
E)  In the absence of an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty, violence continued. 
A)  Israel recognized Palestine as a separate nation. 
B)  Israel stopped building settlements on the West Bank. 
C)  Palestine relinquished its claim of being an independent state. 
D)  A final peace treaty ended the violence. 
E)  In the absence of an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty, violence continued.

Question 7

What were the student protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989 demanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism 
B)  suspension of martial law 
C)  U.S. aid 
D)  democracy 
E)  labor rights 
A)  socialism 
B)  suspension of martial law 
C)  U.S. aid 
D)  democracy 
E)  labor rights

Question 8

Due to the absence of legal segregation, which of the following groups migrated to the United States in higher numbers than ever before between 1970 and 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Puerto Ricans 
D)  Cubans 
E)  Africans 
A)  Asians 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Puerto Ricans 
D)  Cubans 
E)  Africans

Question 9

Most of the world supported the war in Afghanistan in 2001. Yet, one year later, many people feared the United States had become

Accepted Answer

A)  a totalitarian regime. 
B)  communist. 
C)  a world policeman establishing its own rules throughout the globe. 
D)  weak. 
E)  a nation without ideology. 
A)  a totalitarian regime. 
B)  communist. 
C)  a world policeman establishing its own rules throughout the globe. 
D)  weak. 
E)  a nation without ideology.

Question 10

Operation Desert Storm

Accepted Answer

A)  was not supported by Bush. 
B)  was a failure for the United States. 
C)  was criticized by the United Nations. 
D)  forced the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. 
E)  was quick, easy, and left no casualties. 
A)  was not supported by Bush. 
B)  was a failure for the United States. 
C)  was criticized by the United Nations. 
D)  forced the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. 
E)  was quick, easy, and left no casualties.

Question 11

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to shift away from manufacturers. Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s. Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift. What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

Accepted Answer

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to

Question 12

How did revelations about the U.S. military prison in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, change the position of the United States in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aware of American capabilities, terrorists began to proceed more cautiously. 
B)  Understanding that American forces took human rights less seriously overseas, Al Qaeda began to focus its activities in the developing world. 
C)  The incident undermined the reputation of the United States as a nation that adhered to standards of civilized behavior and the rule of law. 
D)  Realizing that the United States was overwhelmed by the task at hand, previously neutral European nations decided to assist the United States with the occupation of Iraq. 
E)  International observers started to pay more attention to American prison practices and strengthened their criticism of mass imprisonment within the United States. 
A)  Aware of American capabilities, terrorists began to proceed more cautiously. 
B)  Understanding that American forces took human rights less seriously overseas, Al Qaeda began to focus its activities in the developing world. 
C)  The incident undermined the reputation of the United States as a nation that adhered to standards of civilized behavior and the rule of law. 
D)  Realizing that the United States was overwhelmed by the task at hand, previously neutral European nations decided to assist the United States with the occupation of Iraq. 
E)  International observers started to pay more attention to American prison practices and strengthened their criticism of mass imprisonment within the United States.

Question 13

Compared to other Americans, blacks had an extremely high rate of imprisonment by the end of the century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is true of immigration to America at the turn of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 5 percent of the immigrants had some college education before their arrival. 
B)  For the first time, the majority of immigrants were women. 
C)  The top job category was factory labor. 
D)  Immigration was at an all-time low during this period. 
E)  The majority of immigrants came from European countries. 
A)  About 5 percent of the immigrants had some college education before their arrival. 
B)  For the first time, the majority of immigrants were women. 
C)  The top job category was factory labor. 
D)  Immigration was at an all-time low during this period. 
E)  The majority of immigrants came from European countries.

Question 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: Tiananmen Square
Velvet Revolution
NAFTA
Glass-Steagall Act
welfare
Oslo Accords
"freedom revolution"
Operation Desert Storm
Walmart
multiculturalism
genocide

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Israel and Palestinian agreement and free-trade zone is...

Question 16

Even after legal segregation was over, school segregation continued to be determined by housing patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bush v. Gore ordered

Accepted Answer

A)  victory to be given to Bush. 
B)  the recount in Florida to finish within one week. 
C)  Florida to vote again in a separate election. 
D)  Florida to halt its recount. 
E)  Florida to audit its balloting machines. 
A)  victory to be given to Bush. 
B)  the recount in Florida to finish within one week. 
C)  Florida to vote again in a separate election. 
D)  Florida to halt its recount. 
E)  Florida to audit its balloting machines.

Question 18

Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Glass-Steagall Act 
B)  the Federal Communications Act 
C)  the Securities and Exchange Act 
D)  the Reconstruction Finance Corporation 
E)  the Bank Holiday Act 
A)  the Glass-Steagall Act 
B)  the Federal Communications Act 
C)  the Securities and Exchange Act 
D)  the Reconstruction Finance Corporation 
E)  the Bank Holiday Act

Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Contract with America

Accepted Answer

The Contract with America was a document

Question 20

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001

Accepted Answer

A)  against Afghanistan, because the nation was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
B)  against Saudi Arabia, because it was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
C)  against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women. 
D)  against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
E)  as a way to combat rising unemployment. 
A)  against Afghanistan, because the nation was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
B)  against Saudi Arabia, because it was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
C)  against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women. 
D)  against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
E)  as a way to combat rising unemployment.

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

President Clinton failed to eliminate welfare, a hotly contested issue for twenty years or more, from political debate.

Following the Gulf War of 1991, what increased Osama bin Laden's anger at the United States?

Walmart

How did Mikhail Gorbachev react when pro-democracy movements started across eastern Europe?

During the 1990s, twenty-three states passed laws

By the end of Bill Clinton's presidency, what was the state of affairs between Israel and Palestine?

What were the student protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989 demanding?

Due to the absence of legal segregation, which of the following groups migrated to the United States in higher numbers than ever before between 1970 and 2010?

Most of the world supported the war in Afghanistan in 2001. Yet, one year later, many people feared the United States had become

Operation Desert Storm

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to shift away from manufacturers. Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s. Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift. What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

How did revelations about the U.S. military prison in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, change the position of the United States in the world?

Compared to other Americans, blacks had an extremely high rate of imprisonment by the end of the century.

What is true of immigration to America at the turn of the twenty-first century?

Even after legal segregation was over, school segregation continued to be determined by housing patterns.

Bush v. Gore ordered

Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Contract with America

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

A Divided Nation

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