Question 1

Which of the following was NOT among prominent American playwrights or musical theater creators in the late 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eve Ensler 
B)  Nilo Cruz 
C)  Tony Kushner 
D)  Jackson Pollock 
E)  David Hwang 
A)  Eve Ensler 
B)  Nilo Cruz 
C)  Tony Kushner 
D)  Jackson Pollock 
E)  David Hwang

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of "ethnic cleansing".

Accepted Answer

A policy of genocide

Question 3

The rise of computer corporations like Microsoft and dot.com businesses signaled the advent of

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial technology. 
B)  the global information age. 
C)  mass democracy. 
D)  entrepreneurial capitalism. 
E)  the speculative stock market. 
A)  industrial technology. 
B)  the global information age. 
C)  mass democracy. 
D)  entrepreneurial capitalism. 
E)  the speculative stock market.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of New Democrat.

Accepted Answer

A campaign used by William Cli

Question 5

By the early 21st century, evidence of the growing numbers and influence of the Latino population in the U.S. could be seen in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  electing Hispanic mayors of major cities such as Miami, Denver and San Antonio. 
B)  the United Farm Workers' success in improving working conditions for the mostly Chicano laborers. 
C)  electing Hispanic senators from states such as Arizona, Florida, and Texas. 
D)  increasing Spanish-language television broadcasts. 
E)  more election ballots in Spanish. 
A)  electing Hispanic mayors of major cities such as Miami, Denver and San Antonio. 
B)  the United Farm Workers' success in improving working conditions for the mostly Chicano laborers. 
C)  electing Hispanic senators from states such as Arizona, Florida, and Texas. 
D)  increasing Spanish-language television broadcasts. 
E)  more election ballots in Spanish.

Question 6

One of the most dramatic changes in women's economic condition by the early 21st century was

Accepted Answer

A)  that equal pay was finally a reality. 
B)  the employment of mothers. 
C)  the decline in the number of women seeking high-demand careers. 
D)  the removal of the glass ceiling preventing advancement to top positions. 
E)  women now enjoyed a higher income than men for the first time in American history. 
A)  that equal pay was finally a reality. 
B)  the employment of mothers. 
C)  the decline in the number of women seeking high-demand careers. 
D)  the removal of the glass ceiling preventing advancement to top positions. 
E)  women now enjoyed a higher income than men for the first time in American history.

Question 7

Cesar Chavez

Accepted Answer

Chicano leader who l

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of Toni Morrison.

Accepted Answer

American author whos

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Slobodan Milosevic.

Accepted Answer

Serbian president wh

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the Reform party.

Accepted Answer

The Party which nomi

Question 11

In the beginning of the Clinton administration, First Lady Hillary Clinton was heavily criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)  taking too large a role in managing her husband's administration. 
B)  considering running for office in her own right. 
C)  not publicly criticizing her husband's sexual affairs. 
D)  developing an excessively complex health care plan that was quickly dropped by Congress. 
E)  advocating too strongly for the role of women in the administration. 
A)  taking too large a role in managing her husband's administration. 
B)  considering running for office in her own right. 
C)  not publicly criticizing her husband's sexual affairs. 
D)  developing an excessively complex health care plan that was quickly dropped by Congress. 
E)  advocating too strongly for the role of women in the administration.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph Lieberman.

Accepted Answer

Democratic Senator f

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of postmodernism.

Accepted Answer

A social and intelle

Question 14

Evaluate the debates over multiculturalism and the traditional melting pot of American national culture. Why have such controversies so often contributed to the culture wars? Is there a middle ground between a strong multiculturalism and the desire to hold onto shared American values and culture?

Accepted Answer

The debates over multiculturalism and th

Question 15

Compare and contrast the social, economic, and political experiences of African Americans and Latinos since the 1970s. Which group has made more social, economic, and political progress since the 1970s? What do you attribute to the respective rates of social, economic, and political progress earned by African Americans and Latinos?

Accepted Answer

Since the 1970s, both African Americans

Question 16

Which piece of legislation passed by President Clinton specifically impacted the relationship between employers and fathers?

Accepted Answer

A)  over-the-counter derivatives 
B)  Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
C)  Contract with America 
D)  Welfare Reform Bill 
E)  Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
A)  over-the-counter derivatives 
B)  Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
C)  Contract with America 
D)  Welfare Reform Bill 
E)  Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Accepted Answer

An organization promoted by Wi

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of Monica Lewinsky.

Accepted Answer

Intern engaged in a sexual aff

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the information age.

Accepted Answer

The idea that storing, process

Question 20

How were the 1994 midterm elections significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It revealed the national problem with militias. 
B)  It was a crushing defeat for Republicans. 
C)  Many of the elections were too close to call. 
D)  The Democratic party took a sharp turn to the right. 
E)  The last of the conservative Democrats in the South were wiped out. 
A)  It revealed the national problem with militias. 
B)  It was a crushing defeat for Republicans. 
C)  Many of the elections were too close to call. 
D)  The Democratic party took a sharp turn to the right. 
E)  The last of the conservative Democrats in the South were wiped out.

Exam 39: America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

Which of the following was NOT among prominent American playwrights or musical theater creators in the late 20th century?

Identify and state the historical significance of "ethnic cleansing".

The rise of computer corporations like Microsoft and dot.com businesses signaled the advent of

Identify and state the historical significance of New Democrat.

By the early 21st century, evidence of the growing numbers and influence of the Latino population in the U.S. could be seen in all of the following ways EXCEPT

One of the most dramatic changes in women's economic condition by the early 21st century was

Cesar Chavez

Identify and state the historical significance of Toni Morrison.

Identify and state the historical significance of Slobodan Milosevic.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Reform party.

In the beginning of the Clinton administration, First Lady Hillary Clinton was heavily criticized for

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph Lieberman.

Identify and state the historical significance of postmodernism.

Evaluate the debates over multiculturalism and the traditional melting pot of American national culture. Why have such controversies so often contributed to the culture wars? Is there a middle ground between a strong multiculturalism and the desire to hold onto shared American values and culture?

Which piece of legislation passed by President Clinton specifically impacted the relationship between employers and fathers?

Identify and state the historical significance of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Identify and state the historical significance of Monica Lewinsky.

Identify and state the historical significance of the information age.

How were the 1994 midterm elections significant?

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Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

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America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

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The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

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The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

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Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

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Which of the following was NOT among prominent American playwrights or musical theater creators in the late 20^th century?

By the early 21^st century, evidence of the growing numbers and influence of the Latino population in the U.S. could be seen in all of the following ways EXCEPT

One of the most dramatic changes in women's economic condition by the early 21^st century was