Question 1

In the September 11 terrorist attacks on America

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A)  one thousand people died when New York skyscrapers were hit. 
B)  heroic passengers forced one of the hijacked planes to crash in a field rather than hit targeted buildings. 
C)  questions about Bush's legitimacy as president further escalated. 
D)  Americans were angered by the president's initial response. 
E)  it took months before the group responsible for the attacks was identified. 
A)  one thousand people died when New York skyscrapers were hit. 
B)  heroic passengers forced one of the hijacked planes to crash in a field rather than hit targeted buildings. 
C)  questions about Bush's legitimacy as president further escalated. 
D)  Americans were angered by the president's initial response. 
E)  it took months before the group responsible for the attacks was identified.

Question 2

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

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi is an American politician w

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reform party

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The Reform Party is a political party th

Question 5

The 2008 presidential election is significant because

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A)  it opened a new chapter in the nation's history of race relations. 
B)  it marked America's first African American president. 
C)  the new president's message of hope struck a chord during the worst recession in memory. 
D)  the new president's youthful energy proved inspiring in the midst of crisis. 
E)  All of these 
A)  it opened a new chapter in the nation's history of race relations. 
B)  it marked America's first African American president. 
C)  the new president's message of hope struck a chord during the worst recession in memory. 
D)  the new president's youthful energy proved inspiring in the midst of crisis. 
E)  All of these

Question 6

In his campaign for the presidency in 2000,George W.Bush promised to

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A)  pursue America's national interests without restraint from traditional U.S. allies. 
B)  bring reconciliation after the sharp partisan divisions of the Clinton years. 
C)  pursue hard right conservative policies regarding the environment and social welfare. 
D)  protect the environment and try to stop global warming. 
E)  balance the federal budget under all circumstances. 
A)  pursue America's national interests without restraint from traditional U.S. allies. 
B)  bring reconciliation after the sharp partisan divisions of the Clinton years. 
C)  pursue hard right conservative policies regarding the environment and social welfare. 
D)  protect the environment and try to stop global warming. 
E)  balance the federal budget under all circumstances.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"ethnic cleansing"

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Contract with America was a document

Question 9

The original home of Osama bin Laden,the organizer of Al Qaeda and presumed organizer of the September 11 attacks,was

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A)  Yemen. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Yemen. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Afghanistan.

Question 10

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

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The Taliban is an Islamist militant grou

Question 11

What explains the rash of violence in America in the 1990s? How were such extreme actions connected to the general disillusionment with government,politics,and political leaders?

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The rash of violence in America in the 1

Question 12

One highly unusual issue in the 2000 presidential campaign between Al Gore and George W,Bush was how

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A)  many more American troops should be sent overseas. 
B)  to cut back protections for the environment. 
C)  to prevent third-party candidates from becoming a nuisance in presidential elections. 
D)  to prevent America from being attacked by foreign terrorists. 
E)  to spend the huge federal budget surpluses. 
A)  many more American troops should be sent overseas. 
B)  to cut back protections for the environment. 
C)  to prevent third-party candidates from becoming a nuisance in presidential elections. 
D)  to prevent America from being attacked by foreign terrorists. 
E)  to spend the huge federal budget surpluses.

Question 13

Which of the following was not among the issues that sharply divided Americans during the George W.Bush administration?

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A)  The introduction of high technology into education, business, and government 
B)  The degree to which civil liberties should be limited in order to combat terrorism 
C)  Proposals to privatize Social Security 
D)  Affirmative action in college admissions and employment 
E)  Gay rights and same-sex marriage 
A)  The introduction of high technology into education, business, and government 
B)  The degree to which civil liberties should be limited in order to combat terrorism 
C)  Proposals to privatize Social Security 
D)  Affirmative action in college admissions and employment 
E)  Gay rights and same-sex marriage

Question 14

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Syria

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Whitewater refers to the Whitewater cont

Question 16

The new cabinet-level agency charged with protecting America against foreign terrorist attacks was the

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A)  Department of Homeland Security. 
B)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
C)  USA-Patriot Act. 
D)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
E)  Coast Guard. 
A)  Department of Homeland Security. 
B)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
C)  USA-Patriot Act. 
D)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
E)  Coast Guard.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George H.W.Bush

Accepted Answer

George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 192

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Donald Rumsfeld

Accepted Answer

Donald Rumsfeld was an American politici

Question 19

How did the Bush administration respond at home and abroad to the terrorist attacks of 2001? Which elements of its response were met with general approval,and which caused heightened political controversy?

Accepted Answer

The Bush administration responded to the

Question 20

Why was the initial American success in Iraq followed by so much continuing resistance and violence? Was Iraqi resistance primarily a product of internal Iraqi politics,or was it caused primarily by external forces--including both the American presence and the influx of international terrorists into the country?

Accepted Answer

The initial American success in Iraq was

Exam 41: America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

In the September 11 terrorist attacks on America

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nancy Pelosi

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reform party

The 2008 presidential election is significant because

In his campaign for the presidency in 2000,George W.Bush promised to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"ethnic cleansing"

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

The original home of Osama bin Laden,the organizer of Al Qaeda and presumed organizer of the September 11 attacks,was

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

What explains the rash of violence in America in the 1990s? How were such extreme actions connected to the general disillusionment with government,politics,and political leaders?

One highly unusual issue in the 2000 presidential campaign between Al Gore and George W,Bush was how

Which of the following was not among the issues that sharply divided Americans during the George W.Bush administration?

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Syria

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

The new cabinet-level agency charged with protecting America against foreign terrorist attacks was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George H.W.Bush

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Donald Rumsfeld

How did the Bush administration respond at home and abroad to the terrorist attacks of 2001? Which elements of its response were met with general approval,and which caused heightened political controversy?

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

The American People Face a New Century

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