Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the Human Genome Project.

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Mapped the sequence

Question 2

How has the change in America's place in the world, caused by the attacks of September 11, 2001, influenced American international involvement and leadership in foreign affairs? Has the September 11 terrorist attack made America more fearful and inclined to undertake unilateral military actions? If so, give specific examples. If not, why not?

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The attacks of September 11, 2001, signi

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of "asymmetrical warfare".

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A proposal for countering terr

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Al Qaeda.

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Radical terrorist organization

Question 5

One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

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A)  nationalization of a handful of American banks. 
B)  creating a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to give hundreds of millions of dollars to buy toxic assets and inject cash into the nation's biggest banks and corporations. 
C)  liquidation of all of the mortgage assets of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). 
D)  a massive income and business tax cut to stimulate business activity. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  nationalization of a handful of American banks. 
B)  creating a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to give hundreds of millions of dollars to buy toxic assets and inject cash into the nation's biggest banks and corporations. 
C)  liquidation of all of the mortgage assets of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). 
D)  a massive income and business tax cut to stimulate business activity. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Hurricane Katrina.

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A Gulf hurricane that made lan

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Abu Ghraib.

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Prison in Baghdad, I

Question 8

Whatwas the central rationale and goal of the American invasion of Iraq, according to the Bush administration? What did critics of the American invasion of Iraq assert was the central rationale and goal? What did critics assert about the multiple supplemental rationales for the invasion of Iraq offered by the Bush administration? Who had the more persuasive argument about the primary American rationale and goal in its invasion of Iraq? Defend your argument with specific examples.

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The central rationale and goal of the Am

Question 9

Major advances in genetic and stem-cell research led to all the following EXCEPT

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A)  the cloning of human beings. 
B)  the prospect of major new medical therapies. 
C)  the prospect of large profits for bioengineering companies. 
D)  concern about the ethical implications of cloning and the destruction of embryos. 
E)  the development of new high-yield crops. 
A)  the cloning of human beings. 
B)  the prospect of major new medical therapies. 
C)  the prospect of large profits for bioengineering companies. 
D)  concern about the ethical implications of cloning and the destruction of embryos. 
E)  the development of new high-yield crops.

Question 10

The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

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A)  played a pivotal role in sparking the political crisis in the summer of 2011 over the raising federal debt ceiling. 
B)  waned in its political influence after the Congressional elections in 2010. 
C)  favored huge domestic spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to tax increases. 
D)  did not believe the increasing accumulated federal debt was a major problem that had to be addressed immediately. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  played a pivotal role in sparking the political crisis in the summer of 2011 over the raising federal debt ceiling. 
B)  waned in its political influence after the Congressional elections in 2010. 
C)  favored huge domestic spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to tax increases. 
D)  did not believe the increasing accumulated federal debt was a major problem that had to be addressed immediately. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

In what ways has "the promise of American life" regarding liberty, equality, and democracy been fulfilled for most U.S. citizens, and in what ways does that promise remain an incomplete task to be pursued?

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The promise of American life regarding l

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of Shia Muslims.

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Majority group that

Question 13

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

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A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former Bush administration National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft. 
A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former Bush administration National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.

Question 14

Why was the initial American success in Iraq followed by so much continuing resistance and violence? Was Iraqi resistance primarily a product of internal Iraqi politics, or was it caused primarily by external forces--including both the American presence and the influx of international terrorists into the country?

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The initial American success in Iraq was

Question 15

After ousting Saddam Hussein from power, the U.S. military in Iraq was faced with

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A)  the abuse of American prisoners by the remnants of Hussein's army. 
B)  a warm reception from the Iraqi people. 
C)  a confident new democratic Iraq. 
D)  an invasion of Iraq by militant Arab states. 
E)  violent resistance from Iraqi insurgents and foreign militants drawn to the country. 
A)  the abuse of American prisoners by the remnants of Hussein's army. 
B)  a warm reception from the Iraqi people. 
C)  a confident new democratic Iraq. 
D)  an invasion of Iraq by militant Arab states. 
E)  violent resistance from Iraqi insurgents and foreign militants drawn to the country.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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President Bush's education pol

Question 17

Which American industry received $10 billion dollars from the government?

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A)  car industry 
B)  clothing industry 
C)  steel industry 
D)  coal industry 
E)  logging industry 
A)  car industry 
B)  clothing industry 
C)  steel industry 
D)  coal industry 
E)  logging industry

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Saddam Hussein.

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

Question 19

USA-Patriot Act

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Act quickly passed t

Question 20

By 2008, Americans' reactions to the war in Iraq

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A)  remained solidly behind the president. 
B)  solidified more strongly against the war. 
C)  helped President Bush maintain approval ratings of nearly 50 percent. 
D)  were evenly split between support and belief that the war had been a mistake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  remained solidly behind the president. 
B)  solidified more strongly against the war. 
C)  helped President Bush maintain approval ratings of nearly 50 percent. 
D)  were evenly split between support and belief that the war had been a mistake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 40: The American People Face a New Century

Identify and state the historical significance of the Human Genome Project.

Identify and state the historical significance of "asymmetrical warfare".

Identify and state the historical significance of Al Qaeda.

One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

Identify and state the historical significance of Hurricane Katrina.

Identify and state the historical significance of Abu Ghraib.

Major advances in genetic and stem-cell research led to all the following EXCEPT

The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

In what ways has "the promise of American life" regarding liberty, equality, and democracy been fulfilled for most U.S. citizens, and in what ways does that promise remain an incomplete task to be pursued?

Identify and state the historical significance of Shia Muslims.

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

After ousting Saddam Hussein from power, the U.S. military in Iraq was faced with

Identify and state the historical significance of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Which American industry received $10 billion dollars from the government?

Identify and state the historical significance of Saddam Hussein.

USA-Patriot Act

By 2008, Americans' reactions to the war in Iraq

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