Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Dot coms refer to companies or businesse

Question 2

What made Bush's 2002 "National Security Strategy" fundamentally different from previous American policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began by defining freedom. 
B)  It called for a huge military buildup. 
C)  It did not refrain from nuclear weapons. 
D)  It advocated the use of preemptive war. 
E)  It called for multilateral action. 
A)  It began by defining freedom. 
B)  It called for a huge military buildup. 
C)  It did not refrain from nuclear weapons. 
D)  It advocated the use of preemptive war. 
E)  It called for multilateral action.

Question 3

Because of the 1965 changes in immigration laws, thirty-five years later the immigrant population in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  had declined significantly. 
B)  increasingly came from Asia and Latin America. 
C)  increasingly came from eastern Europe. 
D)  had stayed about the same. 
E)  centered on rural areas. 
A)  had declined significantly. 
B)  increasingly came from Asia and Latin America. 
C)  increasingly came from eastern Europe. 
D)  had stayed about the same. 
E)  centered on rural areas.

Question 4

Globalization

Accepted Answer

A)  had little to do with the collapse of communism. 
B)  was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO. 
C)  is closely associated with the 1970s, although it was not a new phenomenon. 
D)  opposed the free flow of goods and services across borders. 
E)  involved a strict regulatory apparatus for the control of global trade. 
A)  had little to do with the collapse of communism. 
B)  was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO. 
C)  is closely associated with the 1970s, although it was not a new phenomenon. 
D)  opposed the free flow of goods and services across borders. 
E)  involved a strict regulatory apparatus for the control of global trade.

Question 5

What did the USA Patriot Act empower law enforcement agencies to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  convict U.S. citizens without trial 
B)  wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge 
C)  detain family members to secure the surrender of a suspect 
D)  employ physical torture to extract evidence from suspected gang members 
E)  prevent defendants from learning the charges brought against them 
A)  convict U.S. citizens without trial 
B)  wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge 
C)  detain family members to secure the surrender of a suspect 
D)  employ physical torture to extract evidence from suspected gang members 
E)  prevent defendants from learning the charges brought against them

Question 6

Who was the special counsel investigating the scandals of Bill Clinton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archibald Cox 
B)  Clarence Thomas 
C)  Kenneth Starr 
D)  Anita Hill 
E)  Robert Mueller 
A)  Archibald Cox 
B)  Clarence Thomas 
C)  Kenneth Starr 
D)  Anita Hill 
E)  Robert Mueller

Question 7

What did President Bill Clinton predict would happen with NAFTA?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thought it would create a million jobs within five years. 
B)  He believed it would hurt the environment. 
C)  He felt it would lead to building a wall between the United States and Mexico. 
D)  He believed it would wreck the U.S. economy. 
E)  He thought it would result in a higher protective tariff on Mexican goods. 
A)  He thought it would create a million jobs within five years. 
B)  He believed it would hurt the environment. 
C)  He felt it would lead to building a wall between the United States and Mexico. 
D)  He believed it would wreck the U.S. economy. 
E)  He thought it would result in a higher protective tariff on Mexican goods.

Question 8

What sparked the development of improved computer technology in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the space program 
B)  the automobile industry 
C)  the telephone industry 
D)  the development of video games 
E)  news broadcasting 
A)  the space program 
B)  the automobile industry 
C)  the telephone industry 
D)  the development of video games 
E)  news broadcasting

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-What was unique about the 2000 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

The 2000 presidential election was uniqu

Question 10

At the radical fringe of conservatism, the belief that the federal government posed a threat to American freedom led to the creation of private militias that armed themselves to fend off oppressive authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What, according to author Eric Foner, would be the best possible outcome of the Rwandan genocide and the ethnic cleansing during the Balkan wars in the mid-1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  a United Nations with a stronger military arm 
B)  an expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
C)  a European Union with a more interventionist mindset 
D)  a more effective international system for the protection of human rights 
E)  a two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi 
A)  a United Nations with a stronger military arm 
B)  an expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
C)  a European Union with a more interventionist mindset 
D)  a more effective international system for the protection of human rights 
E)  a two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi

Question 12

The Defense of Marriage Act

Accepted Answer

A)  redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples. 
B)  was vetoed by Bill Clinton. 
C)  applied only to members of the military. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013. 
E)  failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority to pass Congress. 
A)  redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples. 
B)  was vetoed by Bill Clinton. 
C)  applied only to members of the military. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013. 
E)  failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority to pass Congress.

Question 13

During the Clinton years, human rights emerged as justification for interventions in matters once considered to be the internal affairs of sovereign nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The $1.5 billion cost of the congressional and presidential elections in 2000 came mostly from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  a poll tax 
B)  Internet fund-raising 
C)  wealthy individuals and corporate donors 
D)  potluck campaign dinners 
E)  federal income tax election donations 
A)  a poll tax 
B)  Internet fund-raising 
C)  wealthy individuals and corporate donors 
D)  potluck campaign dinners 
E)  federal income tax election donations

Question 15

The Internet

Accepted Answer

A)  expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press. 
B)  began as a high-speed communications network for large corporations. 
C)  privatized the use of information. 
D)  failed to contribute to the democratization of information. 
E)  has no drawbacks. 
A)  expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press. 
B)  began as a high-speed communications network for large corporations. 
C)  privatized the use of information. 
D)  failed to contribute to the democratization of information. 
E)  has no drawbacks.

Question 16

What did Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and evangelical Christianity in the United States have in common at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both religious movements overwhelmingly attracted white men. 
B)  Both religious trends were only possible because of the Internet. 
C)  Both aided in the radical redistribution of wealth from top to bottom. 
D)  Both attracted followers partly because of the global spread of mass entertainment. 
E)  Both were strongly anti-capitalist in their theology. 
A)  Both religious movements overwhelmingly attracted white men. 
B)  Both religious trends were only possible because of the Internet. 
C)  Both aided in the radical redistribution of wealth from top to bottom. 
D)  Both attracted followers partly because of the global spread of mass entertainment. 
E)  Both were strongly anti-capitalist in their theology.

Question 17

Proposition 187, approved by California voters in 1994,

Accepted Answer

A)  denied illegal immigrants and their children access to welfare and education. 
B)  expanded the "prison-industrial complex" with a tough three-strikes law. 
C)  reinstated the bracero program and solved many of the state's immigration problems. 
D)  banned bilingual education and abolished the segregation of immigrant schoolchildren. 
E)  banned affirmative action in education, employment, and government. 
A)  denied illegal immigrants and their children access to welfare and education. 
B)  expanded the "prison-industrial complex" with a tough three-strikes law. 
C)  reinstated the bracero program and solved many of the state's immigration problems. 
D)  banned bilingual education and abolished the segregation of immigrant schoolchildren. 
E)  banned affirmative action in education, employment, and government.

Question 18

In the song "La Jaula de oro," how are the children of Mexican immigrants portrayed?

Accepted Answer

A)  as wanting to go back to Mexico 
B)  as greedy 
C)  as reluctant to learn English 
D)  as Americanized 
E)  as tired and sickly 
A)  as wanting to go back to Mexico 
B)  as greedy 
C)  as reluctant to learn English 
D)  as Americanized 
E)  as tired and sickly

Question 19

The outcome of the 2000 presidential election was ultimately determined by the voting results in which one of the following states?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Texas 
E)  New York 
A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Texas 
E)  New York

Question 20

Which of the following describes what happened after the Soviet Union dissolved?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifteen new independent nations arose in its place. 
B)  Russia emerged as a superpower. 
C)  The war on communism ended, as no other country claimed it as a form of government. 
D)  East European countries rapidly prospered. 
E)  The United States exercised, once again, an isolationist policy. 
A)  Fifteen new independent nations arose in its place. 
B)  Russia emerged as a superpower. 
C)  The war on communism ended, as no other country claimed it as a form of government. 
D)  East European countries rapidly prospered. 
E)  The United States exercised, once again, an isolationist policy.

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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

What made Bush's 2002 "National Security Strategy" fundamentally different from previous American policy?

Because of the 1965 changes in immigration laws, thirty-five years later the immigrant population in the United States

Globalization

What did the USA Patriot Act empower law enforcement agencies to do?

Who was the special counsel investigating the scandals of Bill Clinton?

What did President Bill Clinton predict would happen with NAFTA?

What sparked the development of improved computer technology in the 1960s?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -What was unique about the 2000 presidential election?

At the radical fringe of conservatism, the belief that the federal government posed a threat to American freedom led to the creation of private militias that armed themselves to fend off oppressive authority.

What, according to author Eric Foner, would be the best possible outcome of the Rwandan genocide and the ethnic cleansing during the Balkan wars in the mid-1990s?

The Defense of Marriage Act

During the Clinton years, human rights emerged as justification for interventions in matters once considered to be the internal affairs of sovereign nations.

The $1.5 billion cost of the congressional and presidential elections in 2000 came mostly from where?

The Internet

What did Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and evangelical Christianity in the United States have in common at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Proposition 187, approved by California voters in 1994,

In the song "La Jaula de oro," how are the children of Mexican immigrants portrayed?

The outcome of the 2000 presidential election was ultimately determined by the voting results in which one of the following states?

Which of the following describes what happened after the Soviet Union dissolved?

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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