Question 1

Women's sports in colleges were promoted by ____________________ of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Women's sports in colleges were promoted by...

Question 2

In the early 21st century, 13 percent of the U.S. workforce was unionized; in the 1950s this figure was

Accepted Answer

A) 80 percent. 
B) 64 percent. 
C) 43 percent. 
D) 30 percent. 
E) 18 percent. 
A) 80 percent. 
B) 64 percent. 
C) 43 percent. 
D) 30 percent. 
E) 18 percent.

Question 3

In the 1980s and 1990s, the population of the United States grew an average of 1.8 percent a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 2000, ____________________ percent of Americans had been born outside the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2000, ____________________ percent of Americans had...

Question 5

By studying what they call the "household deficit," economists have determined that

Accepted Answer

A) there has been a decrease in real wages. 
B) that inflation has had little impact on household spending. 
C) the rate of household indebtedness has declined slightly since 1980. 
D) the difference between what people earn and what they spend has escalated in the final decades of the 20th century. 
E) all of these choices 
A) there has been a decrease in real wages. 
B) that inflation has had little impact on household spending. 
C) the rate of household indebtedness has declined slightly since 1980. 
D) the difference between what people earn and what they spend has escalated in the final decades of the 20th century. 
E) all of these choices

Question 6

After the 1980s, the number of personal bankruptcies increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The main purpose of downsizing is

Accepted Answer

A) to increase the price of your product. 
B) to increase the wages of those still employed. 
C) to increase profits and decrease expenditures. 
D) to facilitate horizontal integration. 
E) to facilitate vertical integration. 
A) to increase the price of your product. 
B) to increase the wages of those still employed. 
C) to increase profits and decrease expenditures. 
D) to facilitate horizontal integration. 
E) to facilitate vertical integration.

Question 8

Most people who migrated from Puerto Rico moved to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Florida 
B) New York 
C) Texas 
D) California 
E) Oregon 
A) Florida 
B) New York 
C) Texas 
D) California 
E) Oregon

Question 9

Since 1970, arguably the most successful examples of unionization have been in the field of

Accepted Answer

A) light industry. 
B) agriculture. 
C) sports. 
D) finance. 
E) retail. 
A) light industry. 
B) agriculture. 
C) sports. 
D) finance. 
E) retail.

Question 10

Today, Wal-Mart employs 5 percent of all retail workers in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The diversification of religious beliefs in the United States was increased by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the Black Power movement of the 1960s 
B) the Immigration Act of 1965 
C) the Cold War 
D) the counterculture of the 1960s 
E) alternative faiths. 
A) the Black Power movement of the 1960s 
B) the Immigration Act of 1965 
C) the Cold War 
D) the counterculture of the 1960s 
E) alternative faiths.

Question 12

The "Challenge of Peace" (1983) was written by scientists concerned about nuclear proliferation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MTV was on the cutting edge of media programming when it debuted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1986, the space program was stalled for years by the explosion of the shuttle ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1986, the space program was stalled...

Question 15

Since 1970 the population of the United States has grown

Accepted Answer

A) more slowly and become older. 
B) more rapidly and become older. 
C) very little. 
D) more rapidly in the North and more slowly in the South. 
E) younger in the South and older in the North. 
A) more slowly and become older. 
B) more rapidly and become older. 
C) very little. 
D) more rapidly in the North and more slowly in the South. 
E) younger in the South and older in the North.

Question 16

Economists warned that the shift toward a service economy would ultimately deskill the workforce and lower the standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The computer revolution was a major contributing factor in transforming parts of California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By 2000, scientists had successfully mapped the entire human genetic code through the ____________________ Project.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 2000, scientists had successfully mapped the...

Question 19

One characteristic of Hollywood in the 1990s was

Accepted Answer

A) its willingness to experiment with new ideas. 
B) its increasingly close involvement with the television industry. 
C) its rejection of the new technologies. 
D) its reduction in the cost of theater tickets. 
E) it emphasis on foreign films. 
A) its willingness to experiment with new ideas. 
B) its increasingly close involvement with the television industry. 
C) its rejection of the new technologies. 
D) its reduction in the cost of theater tickets. 
E) it emphasis on foreign films.

Question 20

Federal court decisions in the 1990s imposed greater restrictions on credit card issuers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 31: Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

Women's sports in colleges were promoted by ____________________ of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In the early 21st century, 13 percent of the U.S. workforce was unionized; in the 1950s this figure was

In the 1980s and 1990s, the population of the United States grew an average of 1.8 percent a year.

In 2000, ____________________ percent of Americans had been born outside the United States.

By studying what they call the "household deficit," economists have determined that

After the 1980s, the number of personal bankruptcies increased.

The main purpose of downsizing is

Most people who migrated from Puerto Rico moved to which of the following?

Since 1970, arguably the most successful examples of unionization have been in the field of

Today, Wal-Mart employs 5 percent of all retail workers in the United States.

The diversification of religious beliefs in the United States was increased by all of the following except

The "Challenge of Peace" (1983) was written by scientists concerned about nuclear proliferation.

MTV was on the cutting edge of media programming when it debuted.

In 1986, the space program was stalled for years by the explosion of the shuttle ____________________.

Since 1970 the population of the United States has grown

Economists warned that the shift toward a service economy would ultimately deskill the workforce and lower the standard of living.

The computer revolution was a major contributing factor in transforming parts of California.

By 2000, scientists had successfully mapped the entire human genetic code through the ____________________ Project.

One characteristic of Hollywood in the 1990s was

Federal court decisions in the 1990s imposed greater restrictions on credit card issuers.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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