Question 1

Discuss the assertion that the post-Cold War world was "the age of globalization."

Accepted Answer

The assertion that the post-Cold War wor

Question 2

During President Clinton's time in office, ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress failed to reduce federal spending 
B)  the United States economy was mired in recession 
C)  tax revenues declined 
D)  the federal deficit was erased, which lowered interest rates and increased investment 
A)  Congress failed to reduce federal spending 
B)  the United States economy was mired in recession 
C)  tax revenues declined 
D)  the federal deficit was erased, which lowered interest rates and increased investment

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It required employers to either grant workers paid family or medical leave or add an additional two weeks to the vacation time extended to employees. 
B)  It required employers to grant a three-day work week to workers with a documented family or medical emergency. 
C)  It required employers to grant workers up to fifty-two weeks of unpaid family or medical leave. 
D)  It required employers to grant workers time off to care for ailing relatives or newborn children. 
A)  It required employers to either grant workers paid family or medical leave or add an additional two weeks to the vacation time extended to employees. 
B)  It required employers to grant a three-day work week to workers with a documented family or medical emergency. 
C)  It required employers to grant workers up to fifty-two weeks of unpaid family or medical leave. 
D)  It required employers to grant workers time off to care for ailing relatives or newborn children.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of President George W. Bush in the months prior to launching the war against Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A)  He invoked the War Powers Act of 1973 before undertaking military action against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. 
B)  He made it clear that he would not be bound by a resolution against military action although it was passed by both houses of Congress. 
C)  He launched the war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq without invoking the War Powers Act of 1973 or asking for congressional approval. 
D)  He sought the approval of Congress before launching the war against Saddam Hussein's regime, although he contended he did not really need that approval for such a step. 
A)  He invoked the War Powers Act of 1973 before undertaking military action against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. 
B)  He made it clear that he would not be bound by a resolution against military action although it was passed by both houses of Congress. 
C)  He launched the war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq without invoking the War Powers Act of 1973 or asking for congressional approval. 
D)  He sought the approval of Congress before launching the war against Saddam Hussein's regime, although he contended he did not really need that approval for such a step.

Question 5

Newt Gingrich:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Reform Party candidate for president in 1996 
B)  A Georgia congressman who led the 1994 Republican Revolution 
C)  A type of frog ecologists wanted placed on the endangered species list and protected from logging operations in the Northwest 
D)  A White House lawyer whose suicide was widely attributed to revelations in the Whitewater investigation 
A)  The Reform Party candidate for president in 1996 
B)  A Georgia congressman who led the 1994 Republican Revolution 
C)  A type of frog ecologists wanted placed on the endangered species list and protected from logging operations in the Northwest 
D)  A White House lawyer whose suicide was widely attributed to revelations in the Whitewater investigation

Question 6

Which of the following was one of the roots of the economic boom of the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increased influence of organized labor 
B)  The rapid development of information technology 
C)  The revival of heavy industry 
D)  The dramatic increase in U.S. exports 
A)  The increased influence of organized labor 
B)  The rapid development of information technology 
C)  The revival of heavy industry 
D)  The dramatic increase in U.S. exports

Question 7

Discuss the emergence of ethnic wars in the Balkans and the situation in the Middle East. How did the Clinton administration respond to each situation and what were the consequences?

Accepted Answer

The emergence of ethnic wars in the Balk

Question 8

Contrary to traditional conservative ideology, President George W. Bush __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that the federal government had no role in the nation's public education system 
B)  called for tax increases for the wealthiest Americans 
C)  oversaw the passage of a prescription drug plan for American seniors under Medicare 
D)  held that the management of national emergencies should be dealt with at the state level, not at the federal level 
A)  believed that the federal government had no role in the nation's public education system 
B)  called for tax increases for the wealthiest Americans 
C)  oversaw the passage of a prescription drug plan for American seniors under Medicare 
D)  held that the management of national emergencies should be dealt with at the state level, not at the federal level

Question 9

In the first year of his presidency, President Bill Clinton's major goal, a program to assure affordable health care for all Americans, was defeated by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a close vote in the House of Representatives 
B)  a betrayal by liberal Democrats who wanted to punish Clinton for being too conservative 
C)  special interest groups that were too powerful to be defeated by the health-care task force 
D)  the fear of the American public that the health-care plan was the first step toward socialized medicine 
A)  a close vote in the House of Representatives 
B)  a betrayal by liberal Democrats who wanted to punish Clinton for being too conservative 
C)  special interest groups that were too powerful to be defeated by the health-care task force 
D)  the fear of the American public that the health-care plan was the first step toward socialized medicine

Question 10

Explain the causes and consequences of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Accepted Answer

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Question 11

In the aftermath of 9/11, many governments allied with the United States objected when the Bush administration __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  announced that it would hold accountable any nation from which an attack on American soil, American facilities, or American citizens was mounted, and that the United States would respond immediately and militarily to any such attack 
B)  adopted the most restrictive immigration policy in the nation's history 
C)  asserted that the United States would not wait for security threats to become real, but would instead employ preemptive action to defend the nation 
D)  asserted that America would use its military power solely for the physical protection of the United States and U.S. citizens 
A)  announced that it would hold accountable any nation from which an attack on American soil, American facilities, or American citizens was mounted, and that the United States would respond immediately and militarily to any such attack 
B)  adopted the most restrictive immigration policy in the nation's history 
C)  asserted that the United States would not wait for security threats to become real, but would instead employ preemptive action to defend the nation 
D)  asserted that America would use its military power solely for the physical protection of the United States and U.S. citizens

Question 12

The "Contract With America" was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Clinton 
B)  Hillary Clinton 
C)  Timothy McVeigh 
D)  Newt Gingrich 
A)  Bill Clinton 
B)  Hillary Clinton 
C)  Timothy McVeigh 
D)  Newt Gingrich

Question 13

In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, groups believing that the federal government was controlled by "sinister forces" ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  made substantial gains in membership 
B)  began to make more use of the Internet to spread their beliefs 
C)  were identified and shut down by the FBI 
D)  began to buy advertisements in national publications to promote their reactionary agenda 
A)  made substantial gains in membership 
B)  began to make more use of the Internet to spread their beliefs 
C)  were identified and shut down by the FBI 
D)  began to buy advertisements in national publications to promote their reactionary agenda

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the plan accepted by President Clinton concerning gays in the military?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited as long as their sexual orientation was not revealed. 
B)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited. 
C)  Gays could serve in the military as long as they disclosed their sexual orientation at the time of their enlistment. 
D)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited, but they were to be housed in separate barracks. 
A)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited as long as their sexual orientation was not revealed. 
B)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited. 
C)  Gays could serve in the military as long as they disclosed their sexual orientation at the time of their enlistment. 
D)  Discrimination against gays in the military was prohibited, but they were to be housed in separate barracks.

Question 15

Due in part to Proposition 13 in 1992, the state of California _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provided state-funded health care to all California citizens 
B)  faced bankruptcy 
C)  repudiated its debt 
D)  requested federal funds to prevent bankruptcy 
A)  provided state-funded health care to all California citizens 
B)  faced bankruptcy 
C)  repudiated its debt 
D)  requested federal funds to prevent bankruptcy

Question 16

When, in late 1995, President Clinton refused to give in to the demands of the Republican-controlled 104th Congress concerning the federal budget, the Congress _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adjourned 
B)  brought impeachment charges against President Clinton 
C)  publicized incriminating evidence from the Whitewater investigation concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton 
D)  refused to pass a continuing budget resolution, thus forcing the government to suspend all nonessential activities 
A)  adjourned 
B)  brought impeachment charges against President Clinton 
C)  publicized incriminating evidence from the Whitewater investigation concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton 
D)  refused to pass a continuing budget resolution, thus forcing the government to suspend all nonessential activities

Question 17

In the aftermath of 9/11, which of the following caused many civil libertarians to charge that the Department of Justice was threatening the basic freedoms enjoyed by Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way in which the Justice Department enforced the Homeland Security Act 
B)  The Justice Department's order that private planes would not fly over Washington, D.C. 
C)  The Department's decree that all people entering shopping malls had to undergo a search for weapons and incendiary devices. 
D)  The Justice Department's granting of new powers to FBI agents to monitor the Internet, mosques, and rallies 
A)  The way in which the Justice Department enforced the Homeland Security Act 
B)  The Justice Department's order that private planes would not fly over Washington, D.C. 
C)  The Department's decree that all people entering shopping malls had to undergo a search for weapons and incendiary devices. 
D)  The Justice Department's granting of new powers to FBI agents to monitor the Internet, mosques, and rallies

Question 18

Increasing criticism of NAFTA and economic globalization suggests that ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  many Americans were less enthusiastic about globalization than was President Clinton 
B)  both ordinary workers and multinational corporations were becoming more hostile to the realities of a global market economy 
C)  it is impossible for activists to mount large demonstrations when the issues are financially complex 
D)  globalization made it easier than ever before for automobile workers to wage a "Buy American" campaign 
A)  many Americans were less enthusiastic about globalization than was President Clinton 
B)  both ordinary workers and multinational corporations were becoming more hostile to the realities of a global market economy 
C)  it is impossible for activists to mount large demonstrations when the issues are financially complex 
D)  globalization made it easier than ever before for automobile workers to wage a "Buy American" campaign

Exam 29: Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

Discuss the assertion that the post-Cold War world was "the age of globalization."

During President Clinton's time in office, ___________________.

Which of the following is true of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Which of the following is true of President George W. Bush in the months prior to launching the war against Iraq?

Newt Gingrich:

Which of the following was one of the roots of the economic boom of the 1990s?

Discuss the emergence of ethnic wars in the Balkans and the situation in the Middle East. How did the Clinton administration respond to each situation and what were the consequences?

Contrary to traditional conservative ideology, President George W. Bush __________________.

In the first year of his presidency, President Bill Clinton's major goal, a program to assure affordable health care for all Americans, was defeated by ____________________.

Explain the causes and consequences of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

In the aftermath of 9/11, many governments allied with the United States objected when the Bush administration __________________.

The "Contract With America" was developed by

In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, groups believing that the federal government was controlled by "sinister forces" ________________________.

Which of the following best describes the plan accepted by President Clinton concerning gays in the military?

Due in part to Proposition 13 in 1992, the state of California _________________.

When, in late 1995, President Clinton refused to give in to the demands of the Republican-controlled 104th Congress concerning the federal budget, the Congress _______________________.

In the aftermath of 9/11, which of the following caused many civil libertarians to charge that the Department of Justice was threatening the basic freedoms enjoyed by Americans?

Increasing criticism of NAFTA and economic globalization suggests that ______________________.

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

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A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

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