Question 1

The 1994 elections saw the Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was among the failures of President Obama's first two years in office that led to disappointment among many Democrats?

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to close the prison at Guantanamo 
B)  failure to pass a significant financial reform bill 
C)  failure to pass a health-care reform bill 
D)  failure to cooperate with Republican leaders 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  failure to close the prison at Guantanamo 
B)  failure to pass a significant financial reform bill 
C)  failure to pass a health-care reform bill 
D)  failure to cooperate with Republican leaders 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

Other than tax cuts, one of President George W. Bush's most significant domestic accomplishments was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq War. 
B)  appointment of a more conservative Supreme Court. 
C)  rejection of the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  passage of the "No Child Left Behind" Act. 
E)  banning of stem-cell research. 
A)  Iraq War. 
B)  appointment of a more conservative Supreme Court. 
C)  rejection of the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  passage of the "No Child Left Behind" Act. 
E)  banning of stem-cell research.

Question 4

In the first decade of the twenty-first century,

Accepted Answer

A)  half of all African Americans were members of the middle class. 
B)  African Americans constituted three percent of the nation's college population. 
C)  there was little-to-no economic disparity between black and white professionals. 
D)  half of all African Americans lived in poverty as members of the "underclass." 
E)  the percentage of black high school graduates going to college still lagged significantly behind that of white high school graduates. 
A)  half of all African Americans were members of the middle class. 
B)  African Americans constituted three percent of the nation's college population. 
C)  there was little-to-no economic disparity between black and white professionals. 
D)  half of all African Americans lived in poverty as members of the "underclass." 
E)  the percentage of black high school graduates going to college still lagged significantly behind that of white high school graduates.

Question 5

Characterize the controversies in the 2000 presidential election. Do you agree or disagree with the manner in which the final result was determined? Why?

Accepted Answer

The controversies in the 2000 presidenti

Question 6

The 1996 presidential election saw

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls. 
B)  President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party. 
C)  President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy. 
D)  Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992. 
E)  President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks. 
A)  Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls. 
B)  President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party. 
C)  President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy. 
D)  Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992. 
E)  President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks.

Question 7

In 2001, regarding an international treaty signed in Kyoto, Japan, to reduce emissions in the atmosphere, President George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted stronger controls on greenhouse emissions than the treaty provided for. 
B)  refused to participate in the agreement. 
C)  sent the treaty to Congress but was defeated by Republican opposition. 
D)  reluctantly agreed to abide by the treaty. 
E)  wholeheartedly endorsed the treaty. 
A)  wanted stronger controls on greenhouse emissions than the treaty provided for. 
B)  refused to participate in the agreement. 
C)  sent the treaty to Congress but was defeated by Republican opposition. 
D)  reluctantly agreed to abide by the treaty. 
E)  wholeheartedly endorsed the treaty.

Question 8

In April 1995, a federal building in Oklahoma City was blown up by a former Marine named ________, killing 168 people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In April 1995, a federal building in...

Question 9

The 2000 election results were decided

Accepted Answer

A)  after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory. 
B)  when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida. 
C)  after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner. 
D)  when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida. 
E)  after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner. 
A)  after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory. 
B)  when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida. 
C)  after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner. 
D)  when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida. 
E)  after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner.

Question 10

George W. Bush clearly won the popular vote in the election of 2000, but the electoral vote remained in dispute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The microprocessor was first introduced in 1971 by

Accepted Answer

A)  Intel. 
B)  IBM. 
C)  Apple. 
D)  Compaq. 
E)  Microsoft. 
A)  Intel. 
B)  IBM. 
C)  Apple. 
D)  Compaq. 
E)  Microsoft.

Question 12

As his running mate in the election of 2008, Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin, the experienced and well-known governor of Alaska.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

George W. Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What accounted for the Republican resurgence in 1994? How did President Clinton respond to this and how successful was his response?

Accepted Answer

The Republican resurgence in 1994 was la

Question 15

The year 1981 marked the first documentation of the AIDS virus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia. 
A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia.

Question 17

What agenda did Bill Clinton bring to the presidency in 1992? What were his successes and failures in enacting that agenda?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton brought a comprehensive age

Question 18

How was America transformed by the events of September 11, 2001? How did the events of that day impact the second Bush administration? How did they transform American foreign policy? How did they alter the daily lives of Americans?

Accepted Answer

The events of September 11, 2001, had a

Question 19

Regarding the development of the personal computer,

Accepted Answer

A)  Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software. 
B)  initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar. 
C)  Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s. 
D)  IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers. 
E)  as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary. 
A)  Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software. 
B)  initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar. 
C)  Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s. 
D)  IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers. 
E)  as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary.

Question 20

Saddam Hussein himself was captured in December 2003 and executed in 2006.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

The 1994 elections saw the Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.

Which of the following was among the failures of President Obama's first two years in office that led to disappointment among many Democrats?

Other than tax cuts, one of President George W. Bush's most significant domestic accomplishments was the

In the first decade of the twenty-first century,

Characterize the controversies in the 2000 presidential election. Do you agree or disagree with the manner in which the final result was determined? Why?

The 1996 presidential election saw

In 2001, regarding an international treaty signed in Kyoto, Japan, to reduce emissions in the atmosphere, President George W. Bush

In April 1995, a federal building in Oklahoma City was blown up by a former Marine named ________, killing 168 people.

The 2000 election results were decided

George W. Bush clearly won the popular vote in the election of 2000, but the electoral vote remained in dispute.

The microprocessor was first introduced in 1971 by

As his running mate in the election of 2008, Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin, the experienced and well-known governor of Alaska.

George W. Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

What accounted for the Republican resurgence in 1994? How did President Clinton respond to this and how successful was his response?

The year 1981 marked the first documentation of the AIDS virus.

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

What agenda did Bill Clinton bring to the presidency in 1992? What were his successes and failures in enacting that agenda?

How was America transformed by the events of September 11, 2001? How did the events of that day impact the second Bush administration? How did they transform American foreign policy? How did they alter the daily lives of Americans?

Regarding the development of the personal computer,

Saddam Hussein himself was captured in December 2003 and executed in 2006.

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Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

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