Question 1

In 2000,the percentage of Americans born outside the United States was at an all-time high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Between 1990 and 2001 ____________________ gained six seats in the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between 1990 and 2001 ____________________ gained six...

Question 3

The information revolution concerns

Accepted Answer

A) the development of more news networks. 
B) the prevalence of current news information in modern music. 
C) the advent of the cell phone. 
D) the lack of government regulation on news agencies. 
E) the speed with which Americans can gain information via computers. 
A) the development of more news networks. 
B) the prevalence of current news information in modern music. 
C) the advent of the cell phone. 
D) the lack of government regulation on news agencies. 
E) the speed with which Americans can gain information via computers.

Question 4

Between 1991 and 2004,there was a resurgence in the number of Americans who belonged to a union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The labor movement in the 1990s

Accepted Answer

A) successfully organized office,restaurant,and hotel workers under the leadership of the AFL-CIO. 
B) suffered because of the high unemployment rate. 
C) lost political power as union membership declined to less than 15 percent. 
D) failed to organize government employees and health-care workers. 
E) excluded women. 
A) successfully organized office,restaurant,and hotel workers under the leadership of the AFL-CIO. 
B) suffered because of the high unemployment rate. 
C) lost political power as union membership declined to less than 15 percent. 
D) failed to organize government employees and health-care workers. 
E) excluded women.

Question 6

Movie attendance in 1970 was double the level it was in 1960.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Examine the changes in immigration patterns and the public and government response to those changes in the late twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

After 1960,increasing numbers of new imm

Question 8

Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon in

Accepted Answer

A) 1968. 
B) 1969. 
C) 1970. 
D) 1971. 
E) 1972. 
A) 1968. 
B) 1969. 
C) 1970. 
D) 1971. 
E) 1972.

Question 9

The ____________________ was the first hit program for the Fox network.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ was the first hit program...

Question 10

Since 1990,the percentage of African Americans has

Accepted Answer

A) increased in rural areas. 
B) decreased in suburbs and increased in urban centers. 
C) decreased in both suburbs and urban centers. 
D) increased in both suburbs and urban centers. 
E) increased in suburbs and declined in urban centers. 
A) increased in rural areas. 
B) decreased in suburbs and increased in urban centers. 
C) decreased in both suburbs and urban centers. 
D) increased in both suburbs and urban centers. 
E) increased in suburbs and declined in urban centers.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Immigration Act of 1965

Accepted Answer

landmark legislation that eliminated quo

Question 12

The television industry of the 1990s and early 2000s

Accepted Answer

A) saw the three major networks (ABC,NBC,and CBS)attract 80 percent of the viewers. 
B) increased the number of programs designed to appeal to older,rural viewers. 
C) avoided controversial and sexually explicit programming. 
D) lost much of its audience to newspapers and news magazines. 
E) was characterized by competition between the networks,independents,and cable companies. 
A) saw the three major networks (ABC,NBC,and CBS)attract 80 percent of the viewers. 
B) increased the number of programs designed to appeal to older,rural viewers. 
C) avoided controversial and sexually explicit programming. 
D) lost much of its audience to newspapers and news magazines. 
E) was characterized by competition between the networks,independents,and cable companies.

Question 13

Population growth slowed in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Basketball and football eclipsed ____________________ in terms of popularity due to the amount of action in the sport.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Basketball and football eclipsed ____________________ in terms...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following statements regarding immigration are true except

Accepted Answer

A) in 2000,the percentage of Americans born outside the United States was an all-time high. 
B) since 1965,immigration to the United States has become more diverse. 
C) ninety percent of all Mexican Americans settle in the Southwest. 
D) in 2000,3 million Puerto Ricans lived in the United States and 4 million lived in Puerto Rico. 
E) in the early 21st century,only four Latin nations had more Spanish-speaking people than the U.S.. 
A) in 2000,the percentage of Americans born outside the United States was an all-time high. 
B) since 1965,immigration to the United States has become more diverse. 
C) ninety percent of all Mexican Americans settle in the Southwest. 
D) in 2000,3 million Puerto Ricans lived in the United States and 4 million lived in Puerto Rico. 
E) in the early 21st century,only four Latin nations had more Spanish-speaking people than the U.S..

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"exurbs"

Accepted Answer

the building of new suburbs farther away

Question 18

By 2000,about ____________________ of all Miamians were of Cuban descent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 2000,about ____________________ of all Miamians were...

Question 19

After 1970,the fastest growing states included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) California. 
B) Florida. 
C) Colorado. 
D) Arizona. 
E) Nevada. 
A) California. 
B) Florida. 
C) Colorado. 
D) Arizona. 
E) Nevada.

Question 20

In recent years,China allowed Starbucks to open a branch in Shanghai.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

In 2000,the percentage of Americans born outside the United States was at an all-time high.

Between 1990 and 2001 ____________________ gained six seats in the House of Representatives.

The information revolution concerns

Between 1991 and 2004,there was a resurgence in the number of Americans who belonged to a union.

The labor movement in the 1990s

Movie attendance in 1970 was double the level it was in 1960.

Examine the changes in immigration patterns and the public and government response to those changes in the late twentieth century.

Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon in

The ____________________ was the first hit program for the Fox network.

Since 1990,the percentage of African Americans has

IDENTIFICATIONS -Immigration Act of 1965

The television industry of the 1990s and early 2000s

Population growth slowed in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s.

Basketball and football eclipsed ____________________ in terms of popularity due to the amount of action in the sport.

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

All of the following statements regarding immigration are true except

IDENTIFICATIONS -"exurbs"

By 2000,about ____________________ of all Miamians were of Cuban descent.

After 1970,the fastest growing states included all of the following except

In recent years,China allowed Starbucks to open a branch in Shanghai.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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