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

A household deficit represents

In the early 21ˢᵗ century American manufacturing accounted for ____ of corporate profits.

Chain stores have transformed consumer buying in the United States but have not impacted other countries.

Describe the nature of,and the reasons for,the major demographic and geographic shifts that occurred in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century.

In 1979,the cable network ____________________ was created,becoming the first network devoted entirely to sports.

IDENTIFICATIONS -"New Hollywood"

The sports industry

The television network that challenged the three major networks in 1988 was ____________________.

The Human Genome Project was a

In 1989 a high school student introduced Napster,a technology that facilitated music file sharing,which later was determined to be "pirating" of copyrighted material.

At the close of the 20ᵗʰ century,outlying metropolitan areas known as ____________________,such as Irvine,California and Boca Raton,Florida,competed against older urban centers for businesses and residents.

Describe the changing nature and role of television in American culture from the 1970s through the 1990s.

In 2000,urban crime rates were soaring in most large cities.

During the 1980s,television changed as

By the end of the 20ᵗʰ century,____________________ percent of television viewers watched network programming during prime time.

By 2000,92 percent of homes in the United States had cable television.

Outline and examine the growth of the "New Right" in the late twentieth century United States.

In the 21ˢᵗ century,the video screen is the preeminent symbol of American culture.

The songs on music CDs tend to focus on a single theme.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sun Belt