Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Democrats

Accepted Answer

The term "New Democrats" refers to a fac

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Kerry

Accepted Answer

John Kerry is an American politician and

Question 3

To President George W.Bush,"the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

Accepted Answer

A)  France, Germany, and the Netherlands. 
B)  Russia, China, and Cuba. 
C)  Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. 
D)  Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 
E)  Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. 
A)  France, Germany, and the Netherlands. 
B)  Russia, China, and Cuba. 
C)  Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. 
D)  Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 
E)  Sudan, Egypt, and Libya.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-H.Ross Perot

Accepted Answer

Henry Ross Perot, commonly known as H. R

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kyoto Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Kyoto Protocol, commonly referred to

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Slobodan Milosevic

Accepted Answer

Slobodan Milosevic was a Serbian politic

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Osama bin Laden

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden was a Saudi-born militan

Question 8

Like many of his predecessors,Bush's second term was plagued by scandals,including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  rumors of the president having an extra-marital affair. 
B)  White House staff involvement in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA agent to retaliate against her husband. 
C)  illegal wiretap surveillance on Americans inside the U.S. 
D)  the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, contributing to the more than 1,300 deaths. 
E)  the appointment of an inept director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
A)  rumors of the president having an extra-marital affair. 
B)  White House staff involvement in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA agent to retaliate against her husband. 
C)  illegal wiretap surveillance on Americans inside the U.S. 
D)  the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, contributing to the more than 1,300 deaths. 
E)  the appointment of an inept director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-USA-Patriot Act

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

In what ways did George W.Bush's administration and policies represent a continuation of the conservative revolution launched by Ronald Reagan and George H.W.Bush,and to what extent did it represent a more radical and unprecedented turn in American foreign and domestic policies?

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush's administration and poli

Question 11

What steps did President Clinton take to successfully manage the economy in the 1990s? Why were his trade and tax policies so controversial?

Accepted Answer

President Clinton took several steps to

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-World Trade Center

Accepted Answer

The World Trade Center (WTC) refers to a

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Welfare Reform Bill

Accepted Answer

The Welfare Reform Bill, officially know

Question 14

Two of Clinton's early political blunders occurred in the areas of

Accepted Answer

A)  gun control and the environment. 
B)  deficit reduction and foreign trade. 
C)  military preparedness and relations with Latin America. 
D)  gays in the military and health care. 
E)  sexual relations with his staff and appointments to the Supreme Court. 
A)  gun control and the environment. 
B)  deficit reduction and foreign trade. 
C)  military preparedness and relations with Latin America. 
D)  gays in the military and health care. 
E)  sexual relations with his staff and appointments to the Supreme Court.

Question 15

Do you agree that America struggled to find a direction for its foreign policy in the post-Cold War years? What principles,if any,do you see operating across the board in such areas as the Balkans,the Middle East,East Africa,and Latin America in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I agree that America struggled to f

Question 16

The Branch Davidians were a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  organization of fiscal conservatives promoting a reduced deficit. 
B)  fundamentalist sect assaulted by the federal government. 
C)  branch of the House of David within the Jewish community. 
D)  underground militia plotting rebellion against the federal government. 
E)  group of liberal Democrats opposed to Clinton's new Democrat policies. 
A)  organization of fiscal conservatives promoting a reduced deficit. 
B)  fundamentalist sect assaulted by the federal government. 
C)  branch of the House of David within the Jewish community. 
D)  underground militia plotting rebellion against the federal government. 
E)  group of liberal Democrats opposed to Clinton's new Democrat policies.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Al Gore

Accepted Answer

Al Gore is an American politician and en

Question 18

Given that traditional political party organizations had seriously weakened,what explains the fierce partisan conflict between Republicans and Democrats in the 1990s? Was the conflict really rooted in different ideologies and views of government or more in the clash of colorful personalities like Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich?

Accepted Answer

The fierce partisan conflict between Rep

Question 19

The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives against President Clinton charged him with

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign policy deception and misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  malfeasance of funds and defiance of Congressional spending restrictions. 
C)  perjury and obstruction of justice. 
D)  adultery and misuse of federal office facilities. 
E)  bribery and jury tampering. 
A)  foreign policy deception and misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  malfeasance of funds and defiance of Congressional spending restrictions. 
C)  perjury and obstruction of justice. 
D)  adultery and misuse of federal office facilities. 
E)  bribery and jury tampering.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Globalization refers to the process by w

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Democrats

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Kerry

To President George W.Bush,"the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -H.Ross Perot

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kyoto Treaty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Slobodan Milosevic

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Osama bin Laden

Like many of his predecessors,Bush's second term was plagued by scandals,including all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -USA-Patriot Act

In what ways did George W.Bush's administration and policies represent a continuation of the conservative revolution launched by Ronald Reagan and George H.W.Bush,and to what extent did it represent a more radical and unprecedented turn in American foreign and domestic policies?

What steps did President Clinton take to successfully manage the economy in the 1990s? Why were his trade and tax policies so controversial?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -World Trade Center

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Welfare Reform Bill

Two of Clinton's early political blunders occurred in the areas of

Do you agree that America struggled to find a direction for its foreign policy in the post-Cold War years? What principles,if any,do you see operating across the board in such areas as the Balkans,the Middle East,East Africa,and Latin America in the 1990s?

The Branch Davidians were a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Gore

The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives against President Clinton charged him with

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

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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