Question 1

Ross Perot challenged Bill Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the 1990s,Microsoft head Bill Gates owned as much wealth as the bottom 40 percent of the American population put together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1992,Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised to expand welfare. 
B)  pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East. 
C)  combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism. 
D)  promised to restrict access to abortion. 
E)  did not support gay rights. 
A)  promised to expand welfare. 
B)  pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East. 
C)  combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism. 
D)  promised to restrict access to abortion. 
E)  did not support gay rights.

Question 4

What were the student protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989 demanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fair wages and better working conditions. 
B)  Suspension of martial law imposed earlier that year. 
C)  An end to communism in China. 
D)  Freedom for Taiwan. 
E)  Greater democracy. 
A)  Fair wages and better working conditions. 
B)  Suspension of martial law imposed earlier that year. 
C)  An end to communism in China. 
D)  Freedom for Taiwan. 
E)  Greater democracy.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Velvet Revolution

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E) banking regulation repealed in 1999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E) banking regulation repealed in 1999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 6

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

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E) banking regulation repealed in 1999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 7

Globalization:

Accepted Answer

A)  had little to do with the collapse of communism. 
B)  was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO. 
C)  is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not a new phenomenon. 
D)  promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders, but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place. 
E)  B and C 
A)  had little to do with the collapse of communism. 
B)  was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO. 
C)  is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not a new phenomenon. 
D)  promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders, but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place. 
E)  B and C

Question 8

What general political trend coincided with a significant increase in private and corporate spending in political campaigns at the turn of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in voter participation. 
B)  An increase in party membership. 
C)  An increase in newspaper subscriptions. 
D)  A withdrawal of people from the public sphere. 
E)  An increasing interest in anti-monopoly legislation. 
A)  An increase in voter participation. 
B)  An increase in party membership. 
C)  An increase in newspaper subscriptions. 
D)  A withdrawal of people from the public sphere. 
E)  An increasing interest in anti-monopoly legislation.

Question 9

What made the U.S.Supreme Court case of Bush v.Gore in 2000 so unusual?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was decided in a 5-4 vote. 
B)  The case had far-reaching implications. 
C)  The public interpreted the justices' disagreements as political in nature. 
D)  It involved two former vice presidents. 
E)  This case was not meant to be a precedent. 
A)  It was decided in a 5-4 vote. 
B)  The case had far-reaching implications. 
C)  The public interpreted the justices' disagreements as political in nature. 
D)  It involved two former vice presidents. 
E)  This case was not meant to be a precedent.

Question 10

Analyze the foreign policy of the Clinton administration.Did Bill Clinton's philosophies and strategies differ substantially from those of George H.W.Bush? If so,how? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The foreign policy of the Clinton admini

Question 11

Which of the following factors did NOT drive increasing immigration from Mexico in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty in Mexico. 
B)  Superior public services in the United States. 
C)  Proximity to the United States. 
D)  High birthrates in Mexico. 
E)  Jobs in the United States. 
A)  Poverty in Mexico. 
B)  Superior public services in the United States. 
C)  Proximity to the United States. 
D)  High birthrates in Mexico. 
E)  Jobs in the United States.

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a common destination for immigrants at the turn of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Los Angeles. 
B)  Chicago. 
C)  Miami. 
D)  New York City. 
E)  Wichita. 
A)  Los Angeles. 
B)  Chicago. 
C)  Miami. 
D)  New York City. 
E)  Wichita.

Question 13

Evaluate the rights revolution that began in the 1950s.Your essay ought to chronicle the various Supreme Court decisions and the legislation that enlarged the rights of various Americans.How successful was this revolution by 2000?

Accepted Answer

The rights revolution that began in the

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Oslo Accords

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

At the end of the twentieth century,the Christian Coalition:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a major force in Republican Party politics. 
B)  reversed its long-standing opposition to abortion. 
C)  declined in numbers but grew more vocal at the same time. 
D)  campaigned for the introduction of a national tax funding community churches. 
E)  dominated the Democratic Party. 
A)  was a major force in Republican Party politics. 
B)  reversed its long-standing opposition to abortion. 
C)  declined in numbers but grew more vocal at the same time. 
D)  campaigned for the introduction of a national tax funding community churches. 
E)  dominated the Democratic Party.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Janet Reno

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

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

Ross Perot challenged Bill Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

During the 1990s,Microsoft head Bill Gates owned as much wealth as the bottom 40 percent of the American population put together.

In 1992,Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he:

What were the student protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989 demanding?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Velvet Revolution

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

Globalization:

What general political trend coincided with a significant increase in private and corporate spending in political campaigns at the turn of the twenty-first century?

What made the U.S.Supreme Court case of Bush v.Gore in 2000 so unusual?

Analyze the foreign policy of the Clinton administration.Did Bill Clinton's philosophies and strategies differ substantially from those of George H.W.Bush? If so,how? Explain.

Which of the following factors did NOT drive increasing immigration from Mexico in the 1990s?

Which of the following was NOT a common destination for immigrants at the turn of the twenty-first century?

Evaluate the rights revolution that began in the 1950s.Your essay ought to chronicle the various Supreme Court decisions and the legislation that enlarged the rights of various Americans.How successful was this revolution by 2000?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Oslo Accords

At the end of the twentieth century,the Christian Coalition:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Janet Reno

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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