Question 1

By the 2000s,the traditional nuclear family unit was undergoing severe strain because

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A)  the divorce rate had increased. 
B)  the number of single-parent households had risen. 
C)  parent-substitutes had assumed the role of child-rearing. 
D)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions. 
E)  All of these 
A)  the divorce rate had increased. 
B)  the number of single-parent households had risen. 
C)  parent-substitutes had assumed the role of child-rearing. 
D)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions. 
E)  All of these E

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Microsoft Corporation

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Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Its headquarters are located in Redmond, Washington, USA. Microsoft is historically significant for several reasons:

1. **Personal Computing Revolution**: Microsoft played a pivotal role in the personal computing revolution of the late 20th century. Its development of MS-DOS and later Windows operating systems made personal computers more accessible and user-friendly for the general public, moving computers from the realm of hobbyists and professionals into everyday home and office life.

2. **Popularization of the Graphical User Interface (GUI)**: Although not the first to develop a GUI, Microsoft's Windows operating system popularized this approach to computer interaction, making it the standard way in which users engage with computers and digital devices.

3. **Software Industry Growth**: Microsoft's success with its operating systems and office productivity software, such as Microsoft Office, helped to establish and grow the software industry. It demonstrated the viability of software licensing as a business model and led to the proliferation of software development as a major economic sector.

4. **Legal and Regulatory Precedents**: Microsoft has been involved in numerous legal battles, most notably the antitrust case United States v. Microsoft Corp. (1998). This case set important precedents regarding monopolies, competition law, and the regulation of technology companies, influencing how governments worldwide approach tech industry regulation.

5. **Global Reach and Influence**: As one of the world's largest and most influential tech companies, Microsoft has had a significant impact on global business practices, technology standards, and the software ecosystem. Its products are used by billions of people around the world, and it has a vast network of partners and developers.

6. **Innovation and Diversification**: Microsoft has continually innovated and diversified its product offerings beyond software, including hardware (like the Xbox gaming console and Surface devices), cloud computing services (Azure), and professional networking (LinkedIn).

7. **Philanthropy**: Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, went on to establish the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is one of the world's largest private charitable foundations. The foundation's work and its funding have had a significant impact on global health, education, and poverty alleviation.

8. **Cultural Impact**: Microsoft's products, from Windows to Office to its gaming division, have become deeply ingrained in modern culture, changing the way people work, play, and communicate.

In summary, Microsoft Corporation's historical significance lies in its central role in the development of the personal computing industry, its influence on the global software market, its impact on legal and regulatory frameworks in the tech sector, and its ongoing contributions to technology innovation and global philanthropy.

Question 3

Which of the following was not among the notable ethnic and African writers of the period since the 1980s?

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A)  Amy Tan 
B)  Toni Morrison 
C)  Joy Harjo 
D)  James Welch 
E)  Raymond Carver 
A)  Amy Tan 
B)  Toni Morrison 
C)  Joy Harjo 
D)  James Welch 
E)  Raymond Carver E

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jackson Pollock

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Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) was an influ

Question 5

What were the costs and benefits of the new information age economy?

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The new information age economy has brou

Question 6

In terms of immigration patterns,the period from the 1980s to 2004 has witnessed

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A)  a return to the high immigration rates of 1924-1965. 
B)  a resurgence of European immigration to America. 
C)  a decrease in the number of Asian immigrants. 
D)  a successful effort to block the flow of immigrants to America's shores. 
E)  the heaviest influx of immigrants in America's experience. 
A)  a return to the high immigration rates of 1924-1965. 
B)  a resurgence of European immigration to America. 
C)  a decrease in the number of Asian immigrants. 
D)  a successful effort to block the flow of immigrants to America's shores. 
E)  the heaviest influx of immigrants in America's experience.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cinco de Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the F

Question 8

Why have so many attainments in American culture in recent decades come from minorities and immigrants? Is it fair to speak of "minority literature" or "minority art," or is such work simply excellent American art that constitutes part of the American tradition?

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The increased attainments in American cu

Question 9

One dramatic trend regarding American poverty that occurred in the 1990s and 2000 was a

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A)  sharp increase in poverty for those over age 65. 
B)  decrease in poverty for children. 
C)  concentration of poverty in a few regions like Appalachia. 
D)  decrease in poverty for those over age 65. 
E)  decrease in poverty for single mothers. 
A)  sharp increase in poverty for those over age 65. 
B)  decrease in poverty for children. 
C)  concentration of poverty in a few regions like Appalachia. 
D)  decrease in poverty for those over age 65. 
E)  decrease in poverty for single mothers.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Human Genome Project

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The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an in

Question 11

As women's status changed,men's lives changed in all of the following ways except

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A)  employers offered paternity leave in addition to maternity leave. 
B)  companies increasingly acknowledged shared obligations of two-worker households. 
C)  more men took on traditional female household chores. 
D)  Congress passed a Family Leave Bill that protected jobs for fathers and mothers who need time off for family reasons. 
E)  men began to look outside of their marriages for the emotional connections they once shared with wives. 
A)  employers offered paternity leave in addition to maternity leave. 
B)  companies increasingly acknowledged shared obligations of two-worker households. 
C)  more men took on traditional female household chores. 
D)  Congress passed a Family Leave Bill that protected jobs for fathers and mothers who need time off for family reasons. 
E)  men began to look outside of their marriages for the emotional connections they once shared with wives.

Question 12

Among the biggest trends for white collar workers in the twenty-first century is

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A)  the continued outsourcing of financial service and engineering jobs to other countries. 
B)  declining salary rates across the board. 
C)  increased opportunities to relocate internationally. 
D)  jobs requiring a higher level of education than in the past. 
E)  work days that have inched up from eight to ten or even twelve hours a day. 
A)  the continued outsourcing of financial service and engineering jobs to other countries. 
B)  declining salary rates across the board. 
C)  increased opportunities to relocate internationally. 
D)  jobs requiring a higher level of education than in the past. 
E)  work days that have inched up from eight to ten or even twelve hours a day.

Question 13

A few early-twentieth-century intellectuals like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne were advocates of

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A)  racial integration. 
B)  Eurocentrism. 
C)  cultural pluralism. 
D)  universal human rights. 
E)  the melting pot. 
A)  racial integration. 
B)  Eurocentrism. 
C)  cultural pluralism. 
D)  universal human rights. 
E)  the melting pot.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Norman MacLean

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Norman MacLean was an American author an

Question 15

The New Immigrants of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

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A)  came to America primarily in search of jobs and economic opportunity. 
B)  assimilated more quickly into the American mainstream than earlier waves of immigrants. 
C)  received more in welfare payments, as a group, than they paid in taxes. 
D)  made Mexican Americans the largest American minority by 1995. 
E)  settled primarily on the East Coast. 
A)  came to America primarily in search of jobs and economic opportunity. 
B)  assimilated more quickly into the American mainstream than earlier waves of immigrants. 
C)  received more in welfare payments, as a group, than they paid in taxes. 
D)  made Mexican Americans the largest American minority by 1995. 
E)  settled primarily on the East Coast.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Big Science

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Big Science refers to a style of scienti

Question 17

Mexican American mutual aid societies or Mutualistas provided

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A)  a way for money to be transferred to relatives back in Mexico. 
B)  recreation, aid for the sick and disabled, and defense against discrimination. 
C)  a political alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. 
D)  artistic, intellectual, and religious outlets for the immigrant community. 
E)  a way to maintain Mexican citizenship within the United States. 
A)  a way for money to be transferred to relatives back in Mexico. 
B)  recreation, aid for the sick and disabled, and defense against discrimination. 
C)  a political alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. 
D)  artistic, intellectual, and religious outlets for the immigrant community. 
E)  a way to maintain Mexican citizenship within the United States.

Question 18

The first significant numbers of Mexican American immigrants to the United States came during the

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A)  aftermath of the Mexican War, 1850-1860. 
B)  era of the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920. 
C)  Great Depression, 1930-1940. 
D)  aftermath of World War II, 1945-1955. 
E)  post-Vietnam War era, 1975-1985. 
A)  aftermath of the Mexican War, 1850-1860. 
B)  era of the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920. 
C)  Great Depression, 1930-1940. 
D)  aftermath of World War II, 1945-1955. 
E)  post-Vietnam War era, 1975-1985.

Question 19

The most populous group of Latinos in the United States comes from

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A)  Cuba. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  El Salvador. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  the Dominican Republic. 
A)  Cuba. 
B)  Nicaragua. 
C)  El Salvador. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  the Dominican Republic.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

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The United Farm Workers Organizing Commi

Exam 42: The American People Face a New Century

By the 2000s,the traditional nuclear family unit was undergoing severe strain because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Microsoft Corporation

Which of the following was not among the notable ethnic and African writers of the period since the 1980s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jackson Pollock

What were the costs and benefits of the new information age economy?

In terms of immigration patterns,the period from the 1980s to 2004 has witnessed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cinco de Mayo

Why have so many attainments in American culture in recent decades come from minorities and immigrants? Is it fair to speak of "minority literature" or "minority art," or is such work simply excellent American art that constitutes part of the American tradition?

One dramatic trend regarding American poverty that occurred in the 1990s and 2000 was a

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Human Genome Project

As women's status changed,men's lives changed in all of the following ways except

Among the biggest trends for white collar workers in the twenty-first century is

A few early-twentieth-century intellectuals like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne were advocates of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Norman MacLean

The New Immigrants of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Big Science

Mexican American mutual aid societies or Mutualistas provided

The first significant numbers of Mexican American immigrants to the United States came during the

The most populous group of Latinos in the United States comes from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

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

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

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