Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Saddam Hussein

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Saddam Hussein was a prominent political

Question 2

By 2008, Americans' reactions to the war in Iraq

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A)  remained solidly behind the president. 
B)  solidified more strongly against the war. 
C)  helped President Bush maintain approval ratings of nearly 50%. 
D)  were evenly split between support and belief that the war had been a mistake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  remained solidly behind the president. 
B)  solidified more strongly against the war. 
C)  helped President Bush maintain approval ratings of nearly 50%. 
D)  were evenly split between support and belief that the war had been a mistake. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 3

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

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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

Violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq escalated when

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A)  the new Iraqi government relied heavily on former Sunni members of Hussein's government. 
B)  former dictator Saddam Hussein began leading a guerrilla movement. 
C)  Al Qaeda members captured in Iraq were taken to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
D)  it was revealed that some American soldiers had humiliated Iraqi captives in the Abu Ghraib prison. 
E)  Americans bombed substantial civilian districts of Baghdad. 
A)  the new Iraqi government relied heavily on former Sunni members of Hussein's government. 
B)  former dictator Saddam Hussein began leading a guerrilla movement. 
C)  Al Qaeda members captured in Iraq were taken to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
D)  it was revealed that some American soldiers had humiliated Iraqi captives in the Abu Ghraib prison. 
E)  Americans bombed substantial civilian districts of Baghdad.

Question 5

What were the essential components of George W. Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

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George W. Bush's conservative domestic p

Question 6

The "Tea Party" that emerged in the summer of 2009 was

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A)  comprised of people claiming to be angry about expanding government programs, influence and spending. 
B)  mobilized to end the war in Iraq. 
C)  started by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. 
D)  mobilized to increase government spending to end the Great Recession. 
E)  supported by a combination of spending cuts and tax increases to close the federal budget deficit. 
A)  comprised of people claiming to be angry about expanding government programs, influence and spending. 
B)  mobilized to end the war in Iraq. 
C)  started by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. 
D)  mobilized to increase government spending to end the Great Recession. 
E)  supported by a combination of spending cuts and tax increases to close the federal budget deficit.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"asymmetrical warfare"

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Asymmetrical warfare refers to conflict

Question 8

What explains the growing income disparity between wealthy and poor since the 1970s? How did liberals and Tea Party conservatives each explain the growing income disparity between the wealthy and poor since the 1970s?

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The growing income disparity between the

Question 9

​The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

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A)  ​played a pivotal role in sparking the political crisis in the summer of 2011 over the raising federal debt ceiling. 
B)  ​waned in its political influence after the Congressional elections in 2010. 
C)  ​favored huge domestic spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to tax increases. 
D)  ​did not believe the increasing accumulated federal debt was a major problem that had to be addressed immediately. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct. 
A)  ​played a pivotal role in sparking the political crisis in the summer of 2011 over the raising federal debt ceiling. 
B)  ​waned in its political influence after the Congressional elections in 2010. 
C)  ​favored huge domestic spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to tax increases. 
D)  ​did not believe the increasing accumulated federal debt was a major problem that had to be addressed immediately. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct.

Question 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Occupy Wall Street

Accepted Answer

Occupy Wall Street was a social movement

Question 12

​One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

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A)  ​nationalization of a handful of American banks. 
B)  ​creating a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to give hundreds of millions of dollars to buy toxic assets and inject cash into the nation's biggest banks and corporations. 
C)  ​liquidation of all of the mortgage assets of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). 
D)  ​a massive income and business tax cut to stimulate business activity. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct. 
A)  ​nationalization of a handful of American banks. 
B)  ​creating a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to give hundreds of millions of dollars to buy toxic assets and inject cash into the nation's biggest banks and corporations. 
C)  ​liquidation of all of the mortgage assets of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). 
D)  ​a massive income and business tax cut to stimulate business activity. 
E)  ​None of these choices are correct.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abu Ghraib

Accepted Answer

Abu Ghraib is a term that refers to a pr

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush was the 43rd President of

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-information age

Accepted Answer

The Information Age, also known as the C

Question 17

Which American challenge do you think will most dominate the first half of the twenty-first century: economic prosperity and justice, the global and local environment, or the threat of international terrorism? What resources does American history provide for meeting what you consider to be the single greatest challenge?

Accepted Answer

I believe that the global and local envi

Question 18

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

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sunni Muslims

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Sunni Muslims are the largest denominati

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​No Child Left Behind Act

Accepted Answer

The No Child Left Behind Act was a signi

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Saddam Hussein

By 2008, Americans' reactions to the war in Iraq

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

Violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq escalated when

What were the essential components of George W. Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

The "Tea Party" that emerged in the summer of 2009 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"asymmetrical warfare"

What explains the growing income disparity between wealthy and poor since the 1970s? How did liberals and Tea Party conservatives each explain the growing income disparity between the wealthy and poor since the 1970s?

The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Occupy Wall Street

One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abu Ghraib

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -information age

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: -Sunni Muslims

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -No Child Left Behind Act

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: -Saddam Hussein

By 2008, Americans' reactions to the war in Iraq

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

Violent resistance to the American presence in Iraq escalated when

What were the essential components of George W. Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

The "Tea Party" that emerged in the summer of 2009 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"asymmetrical warfare"

What explains the growing income disparity between wealthy and poor since the 1970s? How did liberals and Tea Party conservatives each explain the growing income disparity between the wealthy and poor since the 1970s?

​The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Occupy Wall Street

​One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abu Ghraib

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -information age

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: -Sunni Muslims

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​No Child Left Behind Act

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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The Republican Tea Party faction in Congress

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Occupy Wall Street

One of the key U.S. government interventions to address the economic fallout of the recession of 2008 was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -No Child Left Behind Act