Question 1

George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S. military personnel losses in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did the poverty level change in the U.S. from the end of the 1970s to 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  It remained at a constant 20 percent, which it had since World War II. 
B)  It continued to drop, as it had since World War II. 
C)  It rose from about 12 percent of the population to 15 percent. 
D)  It nearly doubled, from 10 percent to 20 percent. 
E)  It fluctuated wildly based on economic strength, constantly rising and falling during that period. 
A)  It remained at a constant 20 percent, which it had since World War II. 
B)  It continued to drop, as it had since World War II. 
C)  It rose from about 12 percent of the population to 15 percent. 
D)  It nearly doubled, from 10 percent to 20 percent. 
E)  It fluctuated wildly based on economic strength, constantly rising and falling during that period.

Question 3

On the day of the 2000 election,

Accepted Answer

A)  George W. Bush won the electoral college. 
B)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
C)  Al Gore won popular vote. 
D)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  George W. Bush won the electoral college. 
B)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
C)  Al Gore won popular vote. 
D)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

By the early twenty-first century, the percentage of black high-school graduates going on to college was virtually the same as that of white high-school graduates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Evaluate the Bush administration's rationale and handling of the Iraq War. How does it compare to the first Bush administration's handling of the 1991 Gulf War? What would you have done differently?

Accepted Answer

The Bush administration's rationale for

Question 6

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

Accepted Answer

The late twentieth and early twenty-firs

Question 7

Beginning in the late 1980s, drug use declined significantly among middle-class people, but much more slowly among poor people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In its first year in office, the Bush administration

Accepted Answer

A)  worked hard to build coalitions across party lines. 
B)  passed the largest tax cut in American history. 
C)  liberalized scientific restrictions on stem-cell research. 
D)  reduced federal budget deficits considerably. 
E)  primarily relied on Republican moderates for support. 
A)  worked hard to build coalitions across party lines. 
B)  passed the largest tax cut in American history. 
C)  liberalized scientific restrictions on stem-cell research. 
D)  reduced federal budget deficits considerably. 
E)  primarily relied on Republican moderates for support.

Question 9

Though its influence began to decline in the first decade of the twenty-first century, "globalization" of the economy had been the driving force in the great prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The World Wide Web, which helped establish an orderly system for both the distribution and retrieval of electronic information on the Internet, was introduced by British scientist

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Crick. 
B)  J. C. R. Licklider. 
C)  Bill Gates. 
D)  Colin MacLeod. 
E)  Tim Berners-Lee. 
A)  Francis Crick. 
B)  J. C. R. Licklider. 
C)  Bill Gates. 
D)  Colin MacLeod. 
E)  Tim Berners-Lee.

Question 11

Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S. How and why did the U.S. population look different in 2010 than it had looked in 1965?

Accepted Answer

The role of immigrants and immigration i

Question 12

President Bush faced an enormous political setback in his second term with the natural disaster of ________, which devastated the city of New Orleans in particular.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Bush faced an enormous political setback...

Question 13

Since the 1960s, the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the 1990s and 2000s, opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

Accepted Answer

A)  using its military to advance its economic interests. 
B)  allowing itself to be swayed by the interests of other nations. 
C)  ceding too much power to international organizations. 
D)  wrongly getting involved in places like Somalia and the Balkans. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  using its military to advance its economic interests. 
B)  allowing itself to be swayed by the interests of other nations. 
C)  ceding too much power to international organizations. 
D)  wrongly getting involved in places like Somalia and the Balkans. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

The first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet was called the World Wide Web, invented by British scientist ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first system to provide for the...

Question 16

In January 2002, President Bush spoke of an "axis of evil" that included Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bill Clinton became the third president, after Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon, to have an impeachment trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Reagan and the two Bush administrations were generally hostile to the pro-choice position, but they did not reduce federal funding for abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following are true of the Iraq War EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq war in May 2003. 
B)  Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003. 
C)  as many as 3,600 American soldiers died in Iraq after Bush's "mission accomplished" speech. 
D)  support for the war steadily declined in the years after the first claim of victory. 
E)  Iraq's rumored supply of "weapons of mass destruction" was uncovered by American troops in 2005. 
A)  George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq war in May 2003. 
B)  Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003. 
C)  as many as 3,600 American soldiers died in Iraq after Bush's "mission accomplished" speech. 
D)  support for the war steadily declined in the years after the first claim of victory. 
E)  Iraq's rumored supply of "weapons of mass destruction" was uncovered by American troops in 2005.

Question 20

Consider television and the personal computer: Which product has been of more significance in altering American society?

Accepted Answer

The significance of television and the p

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S. military personnel losses in Iraq.

How did the poverty level change in the U.S. from the end of the 1970s to 2013?

On the day of the 2000 election,

By the early twenty-first century, the percentage of black high-school graduates going on to college was virtually the same as that of white high-school graduates.

Evaluate the Bush administration's rationale and handling of the Iraq War. How does it compare to the first Bush administration's handling of the 1991 Gulf War? What would you have done differently?

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

Beginning in the late 1980s, drug use declined significantly among middle-class people, but much more slowly among poor people.

In its first year in office, the Bush administration

Though its influence began to decline in the first decade of the twenty-first century, "globalization" of the economy had been the driving force in the great prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s.

The World Wide Web, which helped establish an orderly system for both the distribution and retrieval of electronic information on the Internet, was introduced by British scientist

Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S. How and why did the U.S. population look different in 2010 than it had looked in 1965?

President Bush faced an enormous political setback in his second term with the natural disaster of ________, which devastated the city of New Orleans in particular.

Since the 1960s, the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

In the 1990s and 2000s, opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

The first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet was called the World Wide Web, invented by British scientist ________.

In January 2002, President Bush spoke of an "axis of evil" that included Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

Bill Clinton became the third president, after Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon, to have an impeachment trial.

The Reagan and the two Bush administrations were generally hostile to the pro-choice position, but they did not reduce federal funding for abortion.

All of the following are true of the Iraq War EXCEPT that

Consider television and the personal computer: Which product has been of more significance in altering American society?

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