Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The World Trade Center (WTC) refers to a

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

John Kerry is an American politician and

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Al Qaeda, Arabic for "The Base," is a tr

Question 4

​Which of the following helped account for President Obama's reelection over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012?

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A)  ​The Supreme Court upholding government limits on political expenditures by corporations, unions, and advocacy groups in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2012). 
B)  ​The multiracial coalition that supported Obama and the Democrats, particularly Latinos, had grown demographically in electoral importance by 2012. 
C)  ​Mitt Romney ran as a moderate Republican, blurring the political differences between Obama and himself, making the contest a personality-driven contest. 
D)  ​Political and economic equality ceased to be a central theme of the 2012 election. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct. 
A)  ​The Supreme Court upholding government limits on political expenditures by corporations, unions, and advocacy groups in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2012). 
B)  ​The multiracial coalition that supported Obama and the Democrats, particularly Latinos, had grown demographically in electoral importance by 2012. 
C)  ​Mitt Romney ran as a moderate Republican, blurring the political differences between Obama and himself, making the contest a personality-driven contest. 
D)  ​Political and economic equality ceased to be a central theme of the 2012 election. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Accepted Answer

The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Prot

Question 6

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

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A)  the federal income tax. 
B)  the contributions made by the elderly during their working lives. 
C)  Social Security taxes paid by current workers. 
D)  private employers' pension funds. 
E)  the federal government's investment of Social Security contributions in the stock market. 
A)  the federal income tax. 
B)  the contributions made by the elderly during their working lives. 
C)  Social Security taxes paid by current workers. 
D)  private employers' pension funds. 
E)  the federal government's investment of Social Security contributions in the stock market.

Question 7

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years, and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

Accepted Answer

The label of the "age of no confidence"

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​deleveraging

Accepted Answer

Deleveraging refers to the process by wh

Question 9

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in the election of 2004 especially by claiming that

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A)  he enjoyed strong support in the international community, which would not back Kerry. 
B)  he had a more effective plan for strengthening the economy and promoting foreign trade. 
C)  he was a strong leader in the war on terrorism and it would be inadvisable to change presidents in the middle of the war in Iraq. 
D)  Kerry was wrong in his promotion of campaign finance reform. 
E)  he would do more for welfare and social reform, while Kerry would hold back progress. 
A)  he enjoyed strong support in the international community, which would not back Kerry. 
B)  he had a more effective plan for strengthening the economy and promoting foreign trade. 
C)  he was a strong leader in the war on terrorism and it would be inadvisable to change presidents in the middle of the war in Iraq. 
D)  Kerry was wrong in his promotion of campaign finance reform. 
E)  he would do more for welfare and social reform, while Kerry would hold back progress.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Kyoto Protocol, commonly referred to

Question 11

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstratedthe growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012? ​

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A)  Some 46.5 million Americans or 15 percent of all Americas remained mired in poverty in 2012, and the poverty rate among Hispanics and African Americans was even higher in 2012. 
B)  The top 5 percent of income earners sawtheir share of the national income grow from about 15 percent in 1968 to approximately 22 percent in 2012. 
C)  ​The top 1 percent saw their share of national income increase from about 8 percent to approximately 19 percent in 2012. 
D)  ​The income earned by chief executives was 20 times as much as the average worker in their corporations; in 2012, they earned 273 times as much as the average company worker. 
E)  ​All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Some 46.5 million Americans or 15 percent of all Americas remained mired in poverty in 2012, and the poverty rate among Hispanics and African Americans was even higher in 2012. 
B)  The top 5 percent of income earners sawtheir share of the national income grow from about 15 percent in 1968 to approximately 22 percent in 2012. 
C)  ​The top 1 percent saw their share of national income increase from about 8 percent to approximately 19 percent in 2012. 
D)  ​The income earned by chief executives was 20 times as much as the average worker in their corporations; in 2012, they earned 273 times as much as the average company worker. 
E)  ​All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

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 13

​The deployment of an additional thirty thousand soldiers in Afghanistan and the implementation of a new counterinsurgency strategy by American armed forces in the country during President Obama's first term

Accepted Answer

A)  ​secured the country from terrorists. 
B)  ​produced no political progress in forging an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan. 
C)  ​was overwhelmingly opposed on a bipartisan basis in Congress, which attempted to force a withdrawal of these troops. 
D)  ​undercut and contradicted the president's declaration that he would begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan in 2011. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct. 
A)  ​secured the country from terrorists. 
B)  ​produced no political progress in forging an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan. 
C)  ​was overwhelmingly opposed on a bipartisan basis in Congress, which attempted to force a withdrawal of these troops. 
D)  ​undercut and contradicted the president's declaration that he would begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan in 2011. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Joseph Biden

Accepted Answer

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., commonly kno

Question 15

Americans experienced a great wave of national unity and solidarity in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Yet within a few years they were very bitterly divided over both political goals and tactics. What was the primary cause of these divisions? Were they debates over longstanding cultural and moral differences, or were the divisions directly related to the specific policies and conduct of the Bush administration?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Americans experienced a great wave of national...

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​American Relief and Recovery Act

Accepted Answer

The American Relief and Recovery Act, al

Question 17

In June 2004, the United States handed over ____ to the new interim government of Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Abu Ghraib prison 
B)  political power and limited sovereignty 
C)  former dictator Saddam Hussein 
D)  captured weapons of mass destruction 
E)  militant Islamic rebels and insurgents 
A)  the Abu Ghraib prison 
B)  political power and limited sovereignty 
C)  former dictator Saddam Hussein 
D)  captured weapons of mass destruction 
E)  militant Islamic rebels and insurgents

Question 18

In what ways has "the promise of American life" regarding liberty, equality, and democracy been fulfilled for most U.S. citizens, and in what ways does that promise remain an incomplete task to be pursued?

Accepted Answer

The promise of American life regarding l

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Nancy Pelosi is an American politician w

Question 20

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

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A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former Bush administration National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft. 
A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former Bush administration National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.

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

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

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

Which of the following helped account for President Obama's reelection over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years, and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

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

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in the election of 2004 especially by claiming that

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

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstratedthe growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012?

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?

The deployment of an additional thirty thousand soldiers in Afghanistan and the implementation of a new counterinsurgency strategy by American armed forces in the country during President Obama's first term

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Biden

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Relief and Recovery Act

In June 2004, the United States handed over ____ to the new interim government of Iraq.

In what ways has "the promise of American life" regarding liberty, equality, and democracy been fulfilled for most U.S. citizens, and in what ways does that promise remain an incomplete task to be pursued?

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

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

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Exam 20: The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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

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

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

​Which of the following helped account for President Obama's reelection over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years, and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​deleveraging

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in the election of 2004 especially by claiming that

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

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstratedthe growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012? ​

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?

​The deployment of an additional thirty thousand soldiers in Afghanistan and the implementation of a new counterinsurgency strategy by American armed forces in the country during President Obama's first term

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Joseph Biden

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​American Relief and Recovery Act

In June 2004, the United States handed over ____ to the new interim government of Iraq.

In what ways has "the promise of American life" regarding liberty, equality, and democracy been fulfilled for most U.S. citizens, and in what ways does that promise remain an incomplete task to be pursued?

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

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

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Which of the following helped account for President Obama's reelection over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstratedthe growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012?

The deployment of an additional thirty thousand soldiers in Afghanistan and the implementation of a new counterinsurgency strategy by American armed forces in the country during President Obama's first term

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Biden

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Relief and Recovery Act

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