Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-General Motors

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 2

How did President Bush characterize the toppling of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a "mission accomplished." 
B)  As an end to the "axis of evil." 
C)  As the triumph of a "coalition of the willing." 
D)  As only the beginning of the war on terror. 
E)  As the end of the Al Qaeda terror network. 
A)  As a "mission accomplished." 
B)  As an end to the "axis of evil." 
C)  As the triumph of a "coalition of the willing." 
D)  As only the beginning of the war on terror. 
E)  As the end of the Al Qaeda terror network.

Question 3

The outcome of the presidential election of 2008 would have been less decisive if:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, wasn't African-American. 
B)  the Republican candidate, John McCain, had not been so old. 
C)  Sarah Palin had been selected as vice president on John McCain's ticket. 
D)  voter turnout had not been so low. 
E)  President Bush's popularity had not suffered from the recession and the war on terror. 
A)  the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, wasn't African-American. 
B)  the Republican candidate, John McCain, had not been so old. 
C)  Sarah Palin had been selected as vice president on John McCain's ticket. 
D)  voter turnout had not been so low. 
E)  President Bush's popularity had not suffered from the recession and the war on terror.

Question 4

Early in 2003,President Bush announced that the United States would go to war against Iraq:

Accepted Answer

A)  with the full support of the United Nations. 
B)  because its dictator, Saddam Hussein, had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11. 
C)  because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
D)  with the full support of the international community. 
E)  and unlike during the Vietnam War, an anti-war movement did not develop. 
A)  with the full support of the United Nations. 
B)  because its dictator, Saddam Hussein, had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11. 
C)  because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
D)  with the full support of the international community. 
E)  and unlike during the Vietnam War, an anti-war movement did not develop.

Question 5

By mid-2003,the American economy:

Accepted Answer

A)  had fully recovered from the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
B)  was slowly recovering, as the number of new jobs increased. 
C)  was mixed, as the recession ended but the unemployment rate rose. 
D)  was especially strong in the technology sector. 
E)  rebounded, as fewer jobs went overseas. 
A)  had fully recovered from the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
B)  was slowly recovering, as the number of new jobs increased. 
C)  was mixed, as the recession ended but the unemployment rate rose. 
D)  was especially strong in the technology sector. 
E)  rebounded, as fewer jobs went overseas.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Nancy Pelosi

Accepted Answer

A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008 
A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008

Question 7

Boumediene v.Bush was a victory for George W.Bush.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Hurricane Katrina's aftermath revealed to Americans the extent of poverty in the United States,much as earlier publications such as Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives (1890)and Michael Harrington's The Other America (1962)had done.Compare the responses by the federal government and by the American people to those publications versus the aftermath of the hurricane.What do you believe needs to be done today to alleviate poverty in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The responses by the federal government

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Toxic assets refer to financial assets t

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Occupy movement is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resembled 1930s sit-down strikes. 
B)  It eventually died out and failed to inspire any other similar movements. 
C)  It ensured the phrase "the one percent" would enter America's political vocabulary. 
D)  It began as a grassroots protest against Wall Street malfeasance and growing inequality in America. 
E)  It tapped into a widespread feeling of alienation, especially among the young. 
A)  It resembled 1930s sit-down strikes. 
B)  It eventually died out and failed to inspire any other similar movements. 
C)  It ensured the phrase "the one percent" would enter America's political vocabulary. 
D)  It began as a grassroots protest against Wall Street malfeasance and growing inequality in America. 
E)  It tapped into a widespread feeling of alienation, especially among the young.

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Al Qaeda

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 12

What did President George W.Bush's frequent references to freedom and liberty in his second inaugural address indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was more determined than ever to impose American democracy on the Middle East. 
B)  He was willing to expand his foreign policy focus from Iraq to North Korea. 
C)  He had decided to push for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
D)  He wanted to restore support for the Iraq War with a focus on liberation, not terror. 
E)  He was the nation's staunchest defender of civil liberties for gays and lesbians. 
A)  He was more determined than ever to impose American democracy on the Middle East. 
B)  He was willing to expand his foreign policy focus from Iraq to North Korea. 
C)  He had decided to push for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
D)  He wanted to restore support for the Iraq War with a focus on liberation, not terror. 
E)  He was the nation's staunchest defender of civil liberties for gays and lesbians.

Question 13

Edward Snowden's release of National Security Agency documents revealed the United States had spied on the private communications of foreign leaders,including the German chancellor and French president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Soon after Americans held Baghdad,insurgents and sectarian fighting between Sunni and Shiite brought the country toward civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did more American women hold paying jobs in mid-2009 than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  A significant proportion of American men were serving with the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
B)  The boom in the service and retail sectors of the economy at the time had significantly pushed employment among women. 
C)  The much larger proportion of women among immigrants tipped the balance. 
D)  Men were more likely to lose their jobs during the great recession. 
E)  Employers were increasingly discriminating against white men. 
A)  A significant proportion of American men were serving with the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
B)  The boom in the service and retail sectors of the economy at the time had significantly pushed employment among women. 
C)  The much larger proportion of women among immigrants tipped the balance. 
D)  Men were more likely to lose their jobs during the great recession. 
E)  Employers were increasingly discriminating against white men.

Question 16

How did Obama use "human rights" as a political weapon?

Accepted Answer

A)  He threatened to withdraw aid from Israel if it did not end its occupation of the West Bank. 
B)  He temporarily moved the American Fifth Fleet out of its base in Bahrain, until the government agreed to stop jailing peaceful political dissenters. 
C)  He condemned China, but said virtually nothing about human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and other nations that were U.S. allies in the war on terror. 
D)  He accused congressional Republicans of aiding the rise of ISIS at their refusal to fund additional ground troops in Iraq. 
E)  He threatened to send more ground troops to Iraq unless the government passed legislation to protect "human rights." 
A)  He threatened to withdraw aid from Israel if it did not end its occupation of the West Bank. 
B)  He temporarily moved the American Fifth Fleet out of its base in Bahrain, until the government agreed to stop jailing peaceful political dissenters. 
C)  He condemned China, but said virtually nothing about human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and other nations that were U.S. allies in the war on terror. 
D)  He accused congressional Republicans of aiding the rise of ISIS at their refusal to fund additional ground troops in Iraq. 
E)  He threatened to send more ground troops to Iraq unless the government passed legislation to protect "human rights."

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The War in Afghanistan began in 2001, fo

Question 18

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both had begun as nation-building projects. 
B)  Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments. 
C)  Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops. 
D)  Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators. 
E)  A and C 
A)  Both had begun as nation-building projects. 
B)  Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments. 
C)  Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops. 
D)  Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators. 
E)  A and C

Question 19

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry served in the first Gulf War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did revelations about the U.S.military prison in Abu Ghraib,Iraq,change the position of the United States in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aware of American capabilities, terrorists began to proceed more cautiously. 
B)  Understanding that American forces took human rights less seriously overseas, Al Qaeda began to focus its activities in the developing world. 
C)  The incident undermined the reputation of the United States as a nation that adhered to standards of civilized behavior and the rule of law. 
D)  Realizing that the United States was overwhelmed by the task at hand, previously neutral European nations decided to assist the United States with the occupation of Iraq. 
E)  International observers started to pay more attention to American prison practices and strengthened their criticism of mass imprisonment within the United States. 
A)  Aware of American capabilities, terrorists began to proceed more cautiously. 
B)  Understanding that American forces took human rights less seriously overseas, Al Qaeda began to focus its activities in the developing world. 
C)  The incident undermined the reputation of the United States as a nation that adhered to standards of civilized behavior and the rule of law. 
D)  Realizing that the United States was overwhelmed by the task at hand, previously neutral European nations decided to assist the United States with the occupation of Iraq. 
E)  International observers started to pay more attention to American prison practices and strengthened their criticism of mass imprisonment within the United States.

Exam 28: A New Century and New Crises

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -General Motors

How did President Bush characterize the toppling of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan?

The outcome of the presidential election of 2008 would have been less decisive if:

Early in 2003,President Bush announced that the United States would go to war against Iraq:

By mid-2003,the American economy:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nancy Pelosi

Boumediene v.Bush was a victory for George W.Bush.

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

Which of the following statements about the Occupy movement is FALSE?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Al Qaeda

What did President George W.Bush's frequent references to freedom and liberty in his second inaugural address indicate?

Edward Snowden's release of National Security Agency documents revealed the United States had spied on the private communications of foreign leaders,including the German chancellor and French president.

Soon after Americans held Baghdad,insurgents and sectarian fighting between Sunni and Shiite brought the country toward civil war.

Why did more American women hold paying jobs in mid-2009 than men?

How did Obama use "human rights" as a political weapon?

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

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry served in the first Gulf War.

How did revelations about the U.S.military prison in Abu Ghraib,Iraq,change the position of the United States in the world?

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

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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