Question 1

The Latino immigrant population maintained their language and culture better than most previous immigrant groups because

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A) they were so thinly scattered across the country. 
B) they lived in segregated neighborhoods. 
C) of their large numbers and geographic concentration. 
D) of a stronger desire to preserve their culture than previous groups had. 
E) they remained politically loyal to the Latin American nations from which they came. 
A) they were so thinly scattered across the country. 
B) they lived in segregated neighborhoods. 
C) of their large numbers and geographic concentration. 
D) of a stronger desire to preserve their culture than previous groups had. 
E) they remained politically loyal to the Latin American nations from which they came.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Newt Gingrich

Accepted Answer

Newt Gingrich is an American politician,

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Whitewater

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Whitewater refers to the Whitewater cont

Question 4

President Clinton aroused the hostility of liberals within his own party when he

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A) signed the Welfare Reform Bill. 
B) backed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays. 
C) vetoed the Welfare Reform Bill. 
D) appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. 
E) put his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton in charge of health care reform. 
A) signed the Welfare Reform Bill. 
B) backed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays. 
C) vetoed the Welfare Reform Bill. 
D) appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. 
E) put his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton in charge of health care reform.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"outsourcing"

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Outsourcing refers to the business pract

Question 6

Among the biggest trends for white collar workers at the start of the twenty-first century was

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A) the continued outsourcing of financial service and engineering jobs to other countries. 
B) declining salary rates across the board. 
C) increased opportunities to relocate internationally. 
D) jobs requiring a higher level of education than in the past. 
E) work days that have inched up from eight to ten or even twelve hours a day. 
A) the continued outsourcing of financial service and engineering jobs to other countries. 
B) declining salary rates across the board. 
C) increased opportunities to relocate internationally. 
D) jobs requiring a higher level of education than in the past. 
E) work days that have inched up from eight to ten or even twelve hours a day.

Question 7

Were there legitimate constitutional issues in the impeachment of President Clinton, or were the charges largely a case of "sexual McCarthyism"? How did the impeachment and acquittal affect Clinton's achievements and reputation as president? How would you evaluate President Clinton's foreign and domestic policy achievements and shortcomings?

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The impeachment of President Clinton was

Question 8

How has American democracy and popular culture affected the character of American literature and theater?

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American democracy and popular culture h

Question 9

The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives against President Clinton charged him with

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A) foreign policy deception and misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
B) malfeasance of funds and defiance of Congressional spending restrictions. 
C) perjury and obstruction of justice. 
D) adultery and misuse of federal office facilities. 
E) bribery and jury tampering. 
A) foreign policy deception and misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
B) malfeasance of funds and defiance of Congressional spending restrictions. 
C) perjury and obstruction of justice. 
D) adultery and misuse of federal office facilities. 
E) bribery and jury tampering.

Question 10

Which of the following was not among the areas where President Clinton's foreign policy stumbled in the first years of his presidency?

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A) Ethnic violence and massive deaths in Rwanda 
B) American troops in Somalia 
C) Bringing democracy to Haiti 
D) Ethnic conflict in the Balkans 
E) Relations with America's European allies in NATO 
A) Ethnic violence and massive deaths in Rwanda 
B) American troops in Somalia 
C) Bringing democracy to Haiti 
D) Ethnic conflict in the Balkans 
E) Relations with America's European allies in NATO

Question 11

After they gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections, the Republicans

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A) successfully pushed through their Contract with America. 
B) overreached with conservative policies that bred a backlash favoring President Clinton. 
C) worked to keep the federal government running despite a confrontation with President Clinton. 
D) modified their more radical conservative ideas to take account of political reality. 
E) failed to achieve even one of their political goals. 
A) successfully pushed through their Contract with America. 
B) overreached with conservative policies that bred a backlash favoring President Clinton. 
C) worked to keep the federal government running despite a confrontation with President Clinton. 
D) modified their more radical conservative ideas to take account of political reality. 
E) failed to achieve even one of their political goals.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"dot.com" businesses

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The "dot.com" businesses refer to the in

Question 13

​Which of the following demonstrated the persistent racial divide in America during the 1990s?

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A) The contrasting attitudes of whites and African Americans to the not guilty verdict in the O.J.Simpson murder case. 
B) The outbreak of the Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of white police officers who had been videotaped viciously beating a black suspect. 
C) America's segmented and separate residential patterns with minorities making up majorities within many American cities and whites dominating the suburbs. 
D) Massive partisan differences among black and white voters with African Americans and other minorities becoming more consequential parts of the Democratic base and whites gravitating increasingly to the Republicans. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) The contrasting attitudes of whites and African Americans to the not guilty verdict in the O.J.Simpson murder case. 
B) The outbreak of the Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of white police officers who had been videotaped viciously beating a black suspect. 
C) America's segmented and separate residential patterns with minorities making up majorities within many American cities and whites dominating the suburbs. 
D) Massive partisan differences among black and white voters with African Americans and other minorities becoming more consequential parts of the Democratic base and whites gravitating increasingly to the Republicans. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 14

In the 1992 national elections, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton

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A) campaigned as a new Democrat who proposed to move away from his party's traditional liberalism. 
B) campaigned on a platform criticizing President Bush's leadership in the Persian Gulf War. 
C) effectively prevented third-party candidate Ross Perot from taking votes away from the Democrats. 
D) stayed away from economic issues because of the growing prosperity under President Bush. 
E) proved inarticulate and unable to respond to sharp Republican attacks on his character and record. 
A) campaigned as a new Democrat who proposed to move away from his party's traditional liberalism. 
B) campaigned on a platform criticizing President Bush's leadership in the Persian Gulf War. 
C) effectively prevented third-party candidate Ross Perot from taking votes away from the Democrats. 
D) stayed away from economic issues because of the growing prosperity under President Bush. 
E) proved inarticulate and unable to respond to sharp Republican attacks on his character and record.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Welfare Reform Bill

Accepted Answer

The Welfare Reform Bill, officially know

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Al Gore

Accepted Answer

Al Gore is an American politician and en

Question 17

In general, the effects of the electronic new media in the early twentieth century were

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A) used to reinforce existing political and economic power structures. 
B) restricted to those with extensive education and training in their use. 
C) of greater benefit to corporations than to ordinary citizens. 
D) democratizing for ordinary citizens. 
E) complementary to the interests of the traditional mainstream media. 
A) used to reinforce existing political and economic power structures. 
B) restricted to those with extensive education and training in their use. 
C) of greater benefit to corporations than to ordinary citizens. 
D) democratizing for ordinary citizens. 
E) complementary to the interests of the traditional mainstream media.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Contract with America

Accepted Answer

The Contract with America was a document

Question 19

By the early twenty-first 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

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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 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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The North American Free Trade Agreement

Exam 40: America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The Latino immigrant population maintained their language and culture better than most previous immigrant groups because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Newt Gingrich

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Whitewater

President Clinton aroused the hostility of liberals within his own party when he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"outsourcing"

Among the biggest trends for white collar workers at the start of the twenty-first century was

How has American democracy and popular culture affected the character of American literature and theater?

The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives against President Clinton charged him with

Which of the following was not among the areas where President Clinton's foreign policy stumbled in the first years of his presidency?

After they gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections, the Republicans

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"dot.com" businesses

​Which of the following demonstrated the persistent racial divide in America during the 1990s?

In the 1992 national elections, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Welfare Reform Bill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Gore

In general, the effects of the electronic new media in the early twentieth century were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Contract with America

By the early twenty-first 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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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