Question 1

The Internet grew out of

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A)  a federal government program called ARPA. 
B)  experimental work by Apple computers. 
C)  the Microsoft operating system. 
D)  attempts by private entrepreneurs to communicate with computer users overseas. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  a federal government program called ARPA. 
B)  experimental work by Apple computers. 
C)  the Microsoft operating system. 
D)  attempts by private entrepreneurs to communicate with computer users overseas. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

The most impassioned opposition to globalization in the West

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A)  favored free-trade agreements. 
B)  claimed it was an economic threat. 
C)  argued it was turning American workers into poorly-paid "slave laborers." 
D)  asserted it weakened the profitability of large corporations. 
E)  argued it gave too much freedom to individuals and communities abroad. 
A)  favored free-trade agreements. 
B)  claimed it was an economic threat. 
C)  argued it was turning American workers into poorly-paid "slave laborers." 
D)  asserted it weakened the profitability of large corporations. 
E)  argued it gave too much freedom to individuals and communities abroad.

Question 3

In the election of 2008, Obama won the popular vote 53 percent to 46 percent and the electoral vote by an even larger margin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States had never experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorism within its borders. 
B)  terrorism anywhere. 
C)  terrorism enacted by Islamic fundamentalists. 
D)  any of these: terrorism caused by Islamic fundamentalists, or terrorism within its borders or anywhere. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  terrorism within its borders. 
B)  terrorism anywhere. 
C)  terrorism enacted by Islamic fundamentalists. 
D)  any of these: terrorism caused by Islamic fundamentalists, or terrorism within its borders or anywhere. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

In 1989, the federal government appropriated $3 billion to fund the ________ Project, to accelerate the mapping of human genes.

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The answer of In 1989, the federal government appropriated $3...

Question 6

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of financial impropriety by President Clinton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The term "terrorism" was first used in

Accepted Answer

A)  Palestine during the 1940s. 
B)  Germany in the 1870s. 
C)  Ireland in the 1960s. 
D)  France in the 1790s. 
E)  America in the 1860s. 
A)  Palestine during the 1940s. 
B)  Germany in the 1870s. 
C)  Ireland in the 1960s. 
D)  France in the 1790s. 
E)  America in the 1860s.

Question 8

In the 1996 election,

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A)  the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party. 
B)  President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote. 
C)  Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate. 
D)  Bob Dole placed third in the race. 
E)  President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote. 
A)  the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party. 
B)  President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote. 
C)  Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate. 
D)  Bob Dole placed third in the race. 
E)  President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote.

Question 9

In April 1995, former Marine Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

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A)  Chicago. 
B)  Topeka. 
C)  Charlotte. 
D)  Oklahoma City. 
E)  New Orleans. 
A)  Chicago. 
B)  Topeka. 
C)  Charlotte. 
D)  Oklahoma City. 
E)  New Orleans.

Question 10

President Obama's main policy initiative to shore up the faltering economy was

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A)  a massive drop in interest rates. 
B)  a sweeping program of deregulation. 
C)  huge tax cuts. 
D)  a massive stimulus package. 
E)  an increase in the minimum wage. 
A)  a massive drop in interest rates. 
B)  a sweeping program of deregulation. 
C)  huge tax cuts. 
D)  a massive stimulus package. 
E)  an increase in the minimum wage.

Question 11

Part of the Bush administration's public case for invading Iraq in 2003 involved removing "weapons of mass destruction" from Saddam Hussein's arsenal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All of the following persons are directly associated with the discovery of DNA and its properties EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Oswald Avery. 
B)  Gregor Mendel. 
C)  Colin MacLeod. 
D)  Maclyn McCarty. 
E)  Francis Crick. 
A)  Oswald Avery. 
B)  Gregor Mendel. 
C)  Colin MacLeod. 
D)  Maclyn McCarty. 
E)  Francis Crick.

Question 13

After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States and Mexico. 
B)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe. 
C)  the United States and Canada. 
D)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
E)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico 
A)  the United States and Mexico. 
B)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe. 
C)  the United States and Canada. 
D)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
E)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Question 14

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was on the city of Pensacola, Florida.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 2010, 35 percent of black children under 18 lived with both their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the election of 2004, George W. Bush won a wide victory over Democrat John Kerry, winning a popular vote margin of 58 percent to Kerry's 40 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In his first year as president, Bill Clinton secured from Congress all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a significant reduction in many areas of government spending. 
B)  an international free-trade agreement. 
C)  a national health reform plan. 
D)  a large tax increase on the wealthy. 
E)  an expansion of tax credits to low-income working people. 
A)  a significant reduction in many areas of government spending. 
B)  an international free-trade agreement. 
C)  a national health reform plan. 
D)  a large tax increase on the wealthy. 
E)  an expansion of tax credits to low-income working people.

Question 18

In his first year in office, President Clinton won a tax increase on the wealthy and tax credits for the working poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the 1990s, medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to significantly improve the health of most patients. 
B)  was unavailable for many poor victims. 
C)  had made few advances since the mid-1980s. 
D)  led researchers to claim they had found a cure. 
E)  completely eradicated the virus in infected patients. 
A)  failed to significantly improve the health of most patients. 
B)  was unavailable for many poor victims. 
C)  had made few advances since the mid-1980s. 
D)  led researchers to claim they had found a cure. 
E)  completely eradicated the virus in infected patients.

Question 20

Briefly explain the series of financial problems that beset the U.S. beginning in mid-2007. What triggered the problems and what has been the outcome?

Accepted Answer

The series of financial problems that be

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

The Internet grew out of

The most impassioned opposition to globalization in the West

In the election of 2008, Obama won the popular vote 53 percent to 46 percent and the electoral vote by an even larger margin.

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States had never experienced

In 1989, the federal government appropriated $3 billion to fund the ________ Project, to accelerate the mapping of human genes.

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of financial impropriety by President Clinton.

The term "terrorism" was first used in

In the 1996 election,

In April 1995, former Marine Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

President Obama's main policy initiative to shore up the faltering economy was

Part of the Bush administration's public case for invading Iraq in 2003 involved removing "weapons of mass destruction" from Saddam Hussein's arsenal.

All of the following persons are directly associated with the discovery of DNA and its properties EXCEPT

After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was on the city of Pensacola, Florida.

In 2010, 35 percent of black children under 18 lived with both their parents.

In the election of 2004, George W. Bush won a wide victory over Democrat John Kerry, winning a popular vote margin of 58 percent to Kerry's 40 percent.

In his first year as president, Bill Clinton secured from Congress all of the following EXCEPT

In his first year in office, President Clinton won a tax increase on the wealthy and tax credits for the working poor.

In the 1990s, medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

Briefly explain the series of financial problems that beset the U.S. beginning in mid-2007. What triggered the problems and what has been the outcome?

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

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