Question 1

The dot-com bubble refers to a period of time in which speculative investors poured money into​

Accepted Answer

A) construction-related stocks. 
B) Internet-related stocks. 
C) ​real estate. 
D) ​savings bonds. 
A) construction-related stocks. 
B) Internet-related stocks. 
C) ​real estate. 
D) ​savings bonds.

Question 2

The United States was the primary leader in drafting the Kyoto Protocols,which seek to address climate change by reducing pollution.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Subprime loans were the only loans that survived the downturn of the housing market in 2007.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Conservatives such as Lynne Cheney and David Horowitz viewed "political correctness" as​

Accepted Answer

A) the cornerstone of a multicultural democratic society. 
B) an overemphasis on the importance of Western culture. 
C) ​a violation of the principle of separation of church and state. 
D) ​an insistence on conforming to liberal views on race and gender. 
A) the cornerstone of a multicultural democratic society. 
B) an overemphasis on the importance of Western culture. 
C) ​a violation of the principle of separation of church and state. 
D) ​an insistence on conforming to liberal views on race and gender.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the 2004 election is true?​

Accepted Answer

A) Two third-party candidates won electoral votes. 
B) Republican candidate Bush won the presidency by a landslide. 
C) ​The Republicans picked up seats in both the House and the Senate. 
D) ​Democratic candidate John Kerry contested the outcome of the election. 
A) Two third-party candidates won electoral votes. 
B) Republican candidate Bush won the presidency by a landslide. 
C) ​The Republicans picked up seats in both the House and the Senate. 
D) ​Democratic candidate John Kerry contested the outcome of the election.

Question 6

​What was the goal of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996?

Accepted Answer

A) to help Americans get off welfare 
B) to provide loans for small businesses 
C) ​to reform secondary school education 
D) ​to provide health care for uninsured Americans 
A) to help Americans get off welfare 
B) to provide loans for small businesses 
C) ​to reform secondary school education 
D) ​to provide health care for uninsured Americans

Question 7

Osama bin Laden,the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,was killed by a team of U.S.Navy SEALs in a private compound in Pakistan.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following terrorist attacks occurred first?​

Accepted Answer

A) the attack on the U.S.S.Cole in Yemen 
B) the truck bombing of the World Trade Center 
C) ​the series of attacks on American embassies in Africa 
D) ​the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon 
A) the attack on the U.S.S.Cole in Yemen 
B) the truck bombing of the World Trade Center 
C) ​the series of attacks on American embassies in Africa 
D) ​the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon

Question 9

The federal government was blamed for ineptitude following Hurricane Katrina,which resulted in hundreds of deaths and massive devastation after the failure of levees around what city?​

Accepted Answer

A) Biloxi 
B) Galveston 
C) ​Mobile 
D) ​New Orleans 
E) Pensacola​ 
A) Biloxi 
B) Galveston 
C) ​Mobile 
D) ​New Orleans 
E) Pensacola​

Question 10

The Kyoto Protocols of 1997 sought to address which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) world hunger 
B) the spread of AIDS 
C) ​greenhouse gases and pollution 
D) ​the proliferation of nuclear weapons 
A) world hunger 
B) the spread of AIDS 
C) ​greenhouse gases and pollution 
D) ​the proliferation of nuclear weapons

Question 11

Between 2010 and 2013,unemployment​

Accepted Answer

A) remained at the highest level since the Great Depression. 
B) rose dramatically. 
C) ​rose slightly. 
D) ​declined steadily. 
A) remained at the highest level since the Great Depression. 
B) rose dramatically. 
C) ​rose slightly. 
D) ​declined steadily.

Question 12

The "Contract with America" proposed by the Republican Party in 1994 is most closely associated with which of the following politicians?​

Accepted Answer

A) Newt Gingrich 
B) John McCain 
C) ​Sarah Palin 
D) ​Dan Quayle 
A) Newt Gingrich 
B) John McCain 
C) ​Sarah Palin 
D) ​Dan Quayle

Question 13

During Bill Clinton's first two years as president,U.S.economy experienced all of the following except:​

Accepted Answer

A) tax increases. 
B) free trade agreements. 
C) ​an economic recession. 
D) ​a decrease in the federal deficit. 
A) tax increases. 
B) free trade agreements. 
C) ​an economic recession. 
D) ​a decrease in the federal deficit.

Question 14

What state's Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriages in a 2005 ruling?​

Accepted Answer

A) Alaska 
B) California 
C) ​Massachusetts 
D) ​Utah 
E) Vermont​ 
A) Alaska 
B) California 
C) ​Massachusetts 
D) ​Utah 
E) Vermont​

Question 15

What U.S.senator authored the 1992 book Earth in the Balance,which alerted readers to the dangerous consequences of global warming?​

Accepted Answer

A) Joe Biden 
B) Bob Dole 
C) ​Al Gore 
D) ​John Kerry 
E) John McCain​ 
A) Joe Biden 
B) Bob Dole 
C) ​Al Gore 
D) ​John Kerry 
E) John McCain​

Question 16

​In 2005,there were an estimated 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 2003,President George W.Bush sent troops to Iraq in response to reports that Saddam Hussein​

Accepted Answer

A) was preparing to attack Israel. 
B) was hiding a cache of weapons of mass destruction. 
C) ​had made terrorist threats toward the U.S.government. 
D) ​dhad orchestrated the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. 
A) was preparing to attack Israel. 
B) was hiding a cache of weapons of mass destruction. 
C) ​had made terrorist threats toward the U.S.government. 
D) ​dhad orchestrated the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Question 18

Operation Desert Storm was a series of strikes carried out against what country?​

Accepted Answer

A) Afghanistan 
B) Iran 
C) ​Iraq 
D) ​Kuwait 
A) Afghanistan 
B) Iran 
C) ​Iraq 
D) ​Kuwait

Question 19

Who was John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election?​

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph Biden 
B) Hillary Clinton 
C) ​John Kerry 
D) ​Joseph Lieberman 
E) ​Sarah Palin 
A) Joseph Biden 
B) Hillary Clinton 
C) ​John Kerry 
D) ​Joseph Lieberman 
E) ​Sarah Palin

Exam 24: America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

The dot-com bubble refers to a period of time in which speculative investors poured money into​

The United States was the primary leader in drafting the Kyoto Protocols,which seek to address climate change by reducing pollution.​

Subprime loans were the only loans that survived the downturn of the housing market in 2007.​

Conservatives such as Lynne Cheney and David Horowitz viewed "political correctness" as​

Which of the following statements about the 2004 election is true?​

​What was the goal of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996?

Osama bin Laden,the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,was killed by a team of U.S.Navy SEALs in a private compound in Pakistan.​

Which of the following terrorist attacks occurred first?​

The federal government was blamed for ineptitude following Hurricane Katrina,which resulted in hundreds of deaths and massive devastation after the failure of levees around what city?​

The Kyoto Protocols of 1997 sought to address which of the following?​

Between 2010 and 2013,unemployment​

The "Contract with America" proposed by the Republican Party in 1994 is most closely associated with which of the following politicians?​

During Bill Clinton's first two years as president,U.S.economy experienced all of the following except:​

What state's Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriages in a 2005 ruling?​

What U.S.senator authored the 1992 book Earth in the Balance,which alerted readers to the dangerous consequences of global warming?​

​In 2005,there were an estimated 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.

In 2003,President George W.Bush sent troops to Iraq in response to reports that Saddam Hussein​

Operation Desert Storm was a series of strikes carried out against what country?​

Who was John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election?​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

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The dot-com bubble refers to a period of time in which speculative investors poured money into

The United States was the primary leader in drafting the Kyoto Protocols,which seek to address climate change by reducing pollution.

Subprime loans were the only loans that survived the downturn of the housing market in 2007.

Conservatives such as Lynne Cheney and David Horowitz viewed "political correctness" as

Which of the following statements about the 2004 election is true?

What was the goal of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996?

Osama bin Laden,the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,was killed by a team of U.S.Navy SEALs in a private compound in Pakistan.

Which of the following terrorist attacks occurred first?

The federal government was blamed for ineptitude following Hurricane Katrina,which resulted in hundreds of deaths and massive devastation after the failure of levees around what city?

The Kyoto Protocols of 1997 sought to address which of the following?

Between 2010 and 2013,unemployment

The "Contract with America" proposed by the Republican Party in 1994 is most closely associated with which of the following politicians?

During Bill Clinton's first two years as president,U.S.economy experienced all of the following except:

What state's Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriages in a 2005 ruling?

What U.S.senator authored the 1992 book Earth in the Balance,which alerted readers to the dangerous consequences of global warming?

In 2005,there were an estimated 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.

In 2003,President George W.Bush sent troops to Iraq in response to reports that Saddam Hussein

Operation Desert Storm was a series of strikes carried out against what country?

Who was John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election?