Question 1

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Globalization

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

In the 1970s,the U.S.economy began to shift away from manufacturers.Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s.Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift.What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

Accepted Answer

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to

Question 3

Doctors,health insurance companies,and drug companies supported the comprehensive health care plan that was presented by the Clinton administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-multiculturalism

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 5

Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Glass-Steagall Act. 
B)  The Federal Communications Act. 
C)  The Securities and Exchange Act. 
D)  The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 
E)  The Bank Holiday Act. 
A)  The Glass-Steagall Act. 
B)  The Federal Communications Act. 
C)  The Securities and Exchange Act. 
D)  The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 
E)  The Bank Holiday Act.

Question 6

How could many of the security frauds of the late 1990s and early 2000s have been prevented?

Accepted Answer

A)  With a less litigious Security and Exchange Commission. 
B)  With a return to the gold standard. 
C)  With fewer interventions by labor unions. 
D)  With an emphasis on bonds rather than stock markets. 
E)  With the extension of the Glass-Steagall Act. 
A)  With a less litigious Security and Exchange Commission. 
B)  With a return to the gold standard. 
C)  With fewer interventions by labor unions. 
D)  With an emphasis on bonds rather than stock markets. 
E)  With the extension of the Glass-Steagall Act.

Question 7

The "Freedom Revolution" was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of communism in eastern Europe. 
B)  the Republican victory at the 1994 congressional elections. 
C)  the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
D)  the mass organization of middle-class African-American men in Washington, D.C. 
E)  what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992. 
A)  the collapse of communism in eastern Europe. 
B)  the Republican victory at the 1994 congressional elections. 
C)  the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
D)  the mass organization of middle-class African-American men in Washington, D.C. 
E)  what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.

Question 8

In 1998,Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member. 
B)  authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters. 
C)  extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts. 
D)  ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval. 
E)  lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury. 
A)  had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member. 
B)  authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters. 
C)  extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts. 
D)  ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval. 
E)  lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury.

Question 9

NAFTA:

Accepted Answer

A)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Mexico, and Canada. 
B)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. 
C)  was hailed by organized labor and environmental groups. 
D)  raised tariffs significantly against imports from South America. 
E)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Japan, and western Europe. 
A)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Mexico, and Canada. 
B)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. 
C)  was hailed by organized labor and environmental groups. 
D)  raised tariffs significantly against imports from South America. 
E)  created a free-trade zone for the United States, Japan, and western Europe.

Question 10

How could the trend of mass imprisonment in the late twentieth century have been avoided?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools could have offered more civic lessons. 
B)  Hospitals should have kept a closer eye on the mentally ill. 
C)  State legislators could have refused to criminalize drug use. 
D)  Northeastern states should not have abolished the death penalty. 
E)  States could have applied the death penalty more liberally. 
A)  Schools could have offered more civic lessons. 
B)  Hospitals should have kept a closer eye on the mentally ill. 
C)  State legislators could have refused to criminalize drug use. 
D)  Northeastern states should not have abolished the death penalty. 
E)  States could have applied the death penalty more liberally.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Multiculturalism

Accepted Answer

Multiculturalism refers to the coexisten

Question 12

Bill Clinton's foreign policy centered on:

Accepted Answer

A)  elevating human rights to a central place in international relations. 
B)  defeating the few pockets of communism left in the world. 
C)  taking a hard line against economic competitors like Mexico and Canada. 
D)  building what he called a New World Order. 
E)  preemptive strikes to weed out dictatorial leaders that posed a threat to American security. 
A)  elevating human rights to a central place in international relations. 
B)  defeating the few pockets of communism left in the world. 
C)  taking a hard line against economic competitors like Mexico and Canada. 
D)  building what he called a New World Order. 
E)  preemptive strikes to weed out dictatorial leaders that posed a threat to American security.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ross Perot

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Glass-Steagall Act

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-American Indian Movement

Accepted Answer

The American Indian Movement (AIM) was a

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Pat Robertson

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 17

President George H.W.Bush's first major foreign policy action was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a call for the continuation of the Cold War with the Soviets. 
B)  the overthrow of Panamanian leader General Manuel Noriega. 
C)  the invasion of Kuwait. 
D)  attendance at an economic summit in Geneva, Switzerland. 
E)  to launch Operation Desert Storm. 
A)  a call for the continuation of the Cold War with the Soviets. 
B)  the overthrow of Panamanian leader General Manuel Noriega. 
C)  the invasion of Kuwait. 
D)  attendance at an economic summit in Geneva, Switzerland. 
E)  to launch Operation Desert Storm.

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Contract with America

Accepted Answer

The Contract with America was a document

Question 19

Increasingly visible during the 1990s,Asian-Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  were hailed by white Americans as a "model minority." 
B)  all earned high incomes. 
C)  tended to send their children to work rather than to school. 
D)  began returning to their countries of origin. 
E)  were still forbidden by law to marry non-Asians. 
A)  were hailed by white Americans as a "model minority." 
B)  all earned high incomes. 
C)  tended to send their children to work rather than to school. 
D)  began returning to their countries of origin. 
E)  were still forbidden by law to marry non-Asians.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Immigration

Accepted Answer

Immigration refers to the process of peo

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Globalization

In the 1970s,the U.S.economy began to shift away from manufacturers.Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s.Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift.What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

Doctors,health insurance companies,and drug companies supported the comprehensive health care plan that was presented by the Clinton administration.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -multiculturalism

Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure?

How could many of the security frauds of the late 1990s and early 2000s have been prevented?

The "Freedom Revolution" was:

In 1998,Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he:

NAFTA:

How could the trend of mass imprisonment in the late twentieth century have been avoided?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Multiculturalism

Bill Clinton's foreign policy centered on:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ross Perot

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Glass-Steagall Act

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -American Indian Movement

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pat Robertson

President George H.W.Bush's first major foreign policy action was:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Contract with America

Increasingly visible during the 1990s,Asian-Americans:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Immigration

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

A New Century and New Crises

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