Question 1

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Accepted Answer

The Patient Protection and Affordable Ca

Question 2

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Taliban

Accepted Answer

The Taliban is an Islamist militant grou

Question 3

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Hurricane Katrina

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Cate

Question 4

​The Great Recession of 2008 that rocked the world in the autumn of that year was

Accepted Answer

A) precipitated by the bursting of the American housing bubble. 
B) prompted by the sudden, unanticipated ending of the Federal Reserve System's easy-money policies. 
C) caused by the unsuccessful nationalization of the two biggest mortgage companies, "Freddie Mac" and "Fannie Mae." 
D) caused by the collapse of the Wall Street investment firm of Lehman Brothers. 
E) not immediately addressed by the Bush administration, which took several months before responding to the economic collapse. 
A) precipitated by the bursting of the American housing bubble. 
B) prompted by the sudden, unanticipated ending of the Federal Reserve System's easy-money policies. 
C) caused by the unsuccessful nationalization of the two biggest mortgage companies, "Freddie Mac" and "Fannie Mae." 
D) caused by the collapse of the Wall Street investment firm of Lehman Brothers. 
E) not immediately addressed by the Bush administration, which took several months before responding to the economic collapse.

Question 5

To President George W. Bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

Accepted Answer

A) France, Germany, and the Netherlands. 
B) Russia, China, and Cuba. 
C) Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. 
D) Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 
E) Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. 
A) France, Germany, and the Netherlands. 
B) Russia, China, and Cuba. 
C) Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. 
D) Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 
E) Sudan, Egypt, and Libya.

Question 6

Violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq escalated when

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A) the new Iraqi government relied heavily on former Sunni members of Hussein's government. 
B) former dictator Saddam Hussein began leading a guerrilla movement. 
C) Al Qaeda members captured in Iraq were taken to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
D) it was revealed that some American soldiers had humiliated Iraqi captives in the Abu Ghraib prison. 
E) Americans bombed substantial civilian districts of Baghdad. 
A) the new Iraqi government relied heavily on former Sunni members of Hussein's government. 
B) former dictator Saddam Hussein began leading a guerrilla movement. 
C) Al Qaeda members captured in Iraq were taken to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
D) it was revealed that some American soldiers had humiliated Iraqi captives in the Abu Ghraib prison. 
E) Americans bombed substantial civilian districts of Baghdad.

Question 7

​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 8

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-World Trade Center

Accepted Answer

The World Trade Center (WTC) refers to a

Question 9

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-​American Relief and Recovery Act

Accepted Answer

The American Relief and Recovery Act, al

Question 10

Discuss the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, within the larger context of American history and foreign policy. How had the relative safety of the American homeland since the early nineteenth century affected America's outlook and relations with the rest of the world? How might the attacks alter those perspectives and relationships?

Accepted Answer

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Kerry

Accepted Answer

John Kerry is an American politician and

Question 12

In the September 11 terrorist attacks on America

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A) one thousand people died when New York skyscrapers were hit. 
B) heroic passengers forced one of the hijacked planes to crash in a field rather than hit targeted buildings. 
C) questions about Bush's legitimacy as president further escalated. 
D) Americans were angered by the president's initial response. 
E) it took months before the group responsible for the attacks was identified. 
A) one thousand people died when New York skyscrapers were hit. 
B) heroic passengers forced one of the hijacked planes to crash in a field rather than hit targeted buildings. 
C) questions about Bush's legitimacy as president further escalated. 
D) Americans were angered by the president's initial response. 
E) it took months before the group responsible for the attacks was identified.

Question 13

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-September 11, 2001

Accepted Answer

September 11, 2001, also known as 9/11,

Question 14

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Department of Homeland Security

Accepted Answer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS

Question 15

President George H.W. Bush's compromise plan to offer a "path to citizenship" for 12 million illegal immigrants tightened border control and penalized illegal immigrant hiring and

Accepted Answer

A) gained powerful political momentum through the support of the Catholic Church. 
B) won strong support from most elements of his Republican party. 
C) displeased nativist interests, business groups, and immigrant rights groups, resulting in his defeat in Congress. 
D) was welcome by most immigrants and their advocates. 
E) sharply divided immigrant groups between those favoring and those opposing it. 
A) gained powerful political momentum through the support of the Catholic Church. 
B) won strong support from most elements of his Republican party. 
C) displeased nativist interests, business groups, and immigrant rights groups, resulting in his defeat in Congress. 
D) was welcome by most immigrants and their advocates. 
E) sharply divided immigrant groups between those favoring and those opposing it.

Question 16

Which American challenge do you think will most dominate the first half of the twenty-first century: economic prosperity and justice, the global and local environment, or the threat of international terrorism? What resources does American history provide for meeting what you consider to be the single greatest challenge?

Accepted Answer

I believe that the global and local envi

Question 17

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Human Genome Project

Accepted Answer

The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an in

Question 18

How did the U.S. domestic reaction to the "war on terror" compare with similar responses to World War I, World War II, and the Cold War? In which of these conflicts were there greater threats to America's tradition of civil liberties, and why?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. domestic reaction to the "war o

Question 19

​The fall of 2011 saw the development of a diverse protest movement that dramatized the issue of rising inequality across the nation which was called

Accepted Answer

A) Occupy Wall Street. 
B) We Are the 1 Percent. 
C) We Are the 99.9 Percent. 
D) Nationalize Wall Street Banks. 
E) Stop Globalization. 
A) Occupy Wall Street. 
B) We Are the 1 Percent. 
C) We Are the 99.9 Percent. 
D) Nationalize Wall Street Banks. 
E) Stop Globalization.

Question 20

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years, and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

Accepted Answer

The label of the "age of no confidence"

Exam 41: The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -​Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Taliban

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -​Hurricane Katrina

​The Great Recession of 2008 that rocked the world in the autumn of that year was

To President George W. Bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

Violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq escalated when

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

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -World Trade Center

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -​American Relief and Recovery Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Kerry

In the September 11 terrorist attacks on America

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -September 11, 2001

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Department of Homeland Security

President George H.W. Bush's compromise plan to offer a "path to citizenship" for 12 million illegal immigrants tightened border control and penalized illegal immigrant hiring and

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Human Genome Project

How did the U.S. domestic reaction to the "war on terror" compare with similar responses to World War I, World War II, and the Cold War? In which of these conflicts were there greater threats to America's tradition of civil liberties, and why?

​The fall of 2011 saw the development of a diverse protest movement that dramatized the issue of rising inequality across the nation which was called

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years, and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

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Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Hurricane Katrina

The Great Recession of 2008 that rocked the world in the autumn of that year was

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

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -American Relief and Recovery Act

The fall of 2011 saw the development of a diverse protest movement that dramatized the issue of rising inequality across the nation which was called