Question 1

What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were never tried before a court of law. 
B)  They left the country for a Caribbean island. 
C)  They were ordered to pay billions of dollars to compensate investors. 
D)  They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud. 
E)  They were sentenced to life in prison. 
A)  They were never tried before a court of law. 
B)  They left the country for a Caribbean island. 
C)  They were ordered to pay billions of dollars to compensate investors. 
D)  They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud. 
E)  They were sentenced to life in prison.

Question 2

After the September 11 attacks, Americans experienced a new feeling of common social purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The North American Free Trade Agreement

Accepted Answer

A)  created a free-trade zone for the United States and Latin America. 
B)  created a free-trade zone for the United States and eastern Europe. 
C)  was drafted by organized labor and environmental groups. 
D)  lowered tariffs significantly for imports from South America. 
E)  demonstrated Bush and Clinton's passion for free trade. 
A)  created a free-trade zone for the United States and Latin America. 
B)  created a free-trade zone for the United States and eastern Europe. 
C)  was drafted by organized labor and environmental groups. 
D)  lowered tariffs significantly for imports from South America. 
E)  demonstrated Bush and Clinton's passion for free trade.

Question 4

The third-party candidate Ross Perot

Accepted Answer

A)  presented a similar agenda to that of Bush and Clinton. 
B)  was not credible with the voters. 
C)  ran the Green Party. 
D)  showed there was great dissatisfaction with the major parties. 
E)  received few votes and consolidated the bipartisan system. 
A)  presented a similar agenda to that of Bush and Clinton. 
B)  was not credible with the voters. 
C)  ran the Green Party. 
D)  showed there was great dissatisfaction with the major parties. 
E)  received few votes and consolidated the bipartisan system.

Question 5

Doctors, health insurance companies, and drug companies supported the comprehensive health care plan that was presented by the Clinton administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does the United States Census Bureau predict will happen by the middle of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factory jobs will increase as the service sector declines. 
B)  More than half of the people in the United States will be nonwhite. 
C)  More people will live in Alaska than Texas. 
D)  The Latino population will be massively reduced. 
E)  The United States will be the most populous country. 
A)  Factory jobs will increase as the service sector declines. 
B)  More than half of the people in the United States will be nonwhite. 
C)  More people will live in Alaska than Texas. 
D)  The Latino population will be massively reduced. 
E)  The United States will be the most populous country.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 8

Between 1970 and 2000, twice as many Africans immigrated to the United States as had entered during the entire period of the Atlantic slave trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most remarkable aspect of the 2000 election was the even division of the country it revealed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: USA Patriot Act
Rwandan genocide
Iraq War
Gulf War
Oslo Accords
Bush Doctrine
Balkan Crisis
Guantánamo Bay

Accepted Answer

The Answer of U.S. detention camp and first post-Cold War is...

Question 11

By the turn of the century, which of the following formed the largest immigrant group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Europeans 
D)  Jews 
E)  Africans 
A)  Asians 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Europeans 
D)  Jews 
E)  Africans

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: Hillary Clinton
Ross Perot
Janet Reno
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Manuel Noriega
Ralph Nader
Pat Robertson
Saddam Hussein
Kenneth Lay
Newt Gingrich

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Clinton impeachment and Iraqi dictator and Christian is...

Question 13

In the 1990s, the prison population

Accepted Answer

A)  declined because there was little new prison construction. 
B)  experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before. 
C)  increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s. 
D)  grew as state governments increased penalties for crimes. 
E)  declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex." 
A)  declined because there was little new prison construction. 
B)  experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before. 
C)  increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s. 
D)  grew as state governments increased penalties for crimes. 
E)  declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex."

Question 14

In 1992, Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he

Accepted Answer

A)  promised to expand welfare. 
B)  pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East. 
C)  combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism. 
D)  promised to restrict access to abortion. 
E)  did not support gay rights. 
A)  promised to expand welfare. 
B)  pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East. 
C)  combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism. 
D)  promised to restrict access to abortion. 
E)  did not support gay rights.

Question 15

In 1998, Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he

Accepted Answer

A)  had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member. 
B)  authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters. 
C)  extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts. 
D)  ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval. 
E)  lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury. 
A)  had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member. 
B)  authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters. 
C)  extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts. 
D)  ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval. 
E)  lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury.

Question 16

What was a result of the burst of the "dot com" bubble?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stock market prices quickly recovered. 
B)  Use of the Internet declined for several years. 
C)  Stock market prices declined for three straight years. 
D)  Apple created the iPhone for tracking stocks. 
E)  Stock market prices bounced back after a year's decline. 
A)  Stock market prices quickly recovered. 
B)  Use of the Internet declined for several years. 
C)  Stock market prices declined for three straight years. 
D)  Apple created the iPhone for tracking stocks. 
E)  Stock market prices bounced back after a year's decline.

Question 17

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both had begun as nation-building projects. 
B)  Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments. 
C)  Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops. 
D)  Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators. 
E)  Both brought a government to power that was friendly with the United States. 
A)  Both had begun as nation-building projects. 
B)  Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments. 
C)  Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops. 
D)  Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators. 
E)  Both brought a government to power that was friendly with the United States.

Question 18

What setback did the Bush administration suffer in its war on terror in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  The House voted for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. 
B)  The press disclosed the secret family ties between the Bush family and the Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  The Senate began its investigations into the corruption and abuses of Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Halliburton. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could invoke rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  U.S. troops had to withdraw from Iraq. 
A)  The House voted for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. 
B)  The press disclosed the secret family ties between the Bush family and the Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  The Senate began its investigations into the corruption and abuses of Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Halliburton. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could invoke rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  U.S. troops had to withdraw from Iraq.

Question 19

Worldwide reaction to Bush's "axis of evil" declaration and the National Security Strategy was mostly positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron?

After the September 11 attacks, Americans experienced a new feeling of common social purpose.

The North American Free Trade Agreement

The third-party candidate Ross Perot

Doctors, health insurance companies, and drug companies supported the comprehensive health care plan that was presented by the Clinton administration.

What does the United States Census Bureau predict will happen by the middle of the twenty-first century?

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

Between 1970 and 2000, twice as many Africans immigrated to the United States as had entered during the entire period of the Atlantic slave trade.

The most remarkable aspect of the 2000 election was the even division of the country it revealed.

By the turn of the century, which of the following formed the largest immigrant group in the United States?

In the 1990s, the prison population

In 1992, Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he

In 1998, Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he

What was a result of the burst of the "dot com" bubble?

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?

What setback did the Bush administration suffer in its war on terror in 2008?

Worldwide reaction to Bush's "axis of evil" declaration and the National Security Strategy was mostly positive.

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

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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