Question 1

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 entire...

Question 2

Which cable network debuted in 1981?

Accepted Answer

A) Cable News Network (CNN) 
B) Home Shopping Network (HSN) 
C) Fox News Channel (FNS) 
D) Black Entertainment Television (BET) 
E) Fox Television Network 
A) Cable News Network (CNN) 
B) Home Shopping Network (HSN) 
C) Fox News Channel (FNS) 
D) Black Entertainment Television (BET) 
E) Fox Television Network

Question 3

The video revolution of the 1970s included use of the remote control and ____________________,which allowed viewers control over their television offerings.

Accepted Answer

videocassette record

Question 4

All of the following statements regarding MTV are true except

Accepted Answer

A) many of its music videos sexually objectified women. 
B) in its early history,critics complained it excluded people of color. 
C) it quickly abandoned its all-music video format. 
D) the "MTV aesthetic" emphasized a fast-paced visual style. 
E) it debuted in 1981. 
A) many of its music videos sexually objectified women. 
B) in its early history,critics complained it excluded people of color. 
C) it quickly abandoned its all-music video format. 
D) the "MTV aesthetic" emphasized a fast-paced visual style. 
E) it debuted in 1981.

Question 5

The computer revolution helped the financial industry expand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The religious landscape of the United States

Accepted Answer

A) became almost nonexistent as most Americans do not believe in a higher power. 
B) lacked diversity. 
C) saw a swing back toward conservative Christianity. 
D) became increasingly streamlined. 
E) was more diverse than it had ever been before. 
A) became almost nonexistent as most Americans do not believe in a higher power. 
B) lacked diversity. 
C) saw a swing back toward conservative Christianity. 
D) became increasingly streamlined. 
E) was more diverse than it had ever been before.

Question 7

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 8

The majority of Spanish-speaking Americans in the United States are from

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico. 
B) Puerto Rico. 
C) Honduras. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Spain. 
A) Mexico. 
B) Puerto Rico. 
C) Honduras. 
D) El Salvador. 
E) Spain.

Question 9

The Cable News Network was introduced by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Cable News Network was introduced by...

Question 10

Most of the workforce of Wal-Mart is unionized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Accepted Answer

A) significantly reduced illegal immigration to the United States. 
B) gave preference to immigrants with families living in the United States. 
C) was vetoed by President Reagan. 
D) gave preference to refugees from economically depressed countries. 
E) imposed penalties on employers of illegal immigrants. 
A) significantly reduced illegal immigration to the United States. 
B) gave preference to immigrants with families living in the United States. 
C) was vetoed by President Reagan. 
D) gave preference to refugees from economically depressed countries. 
E) imposed penalties on employers of illegal immigrants.

Question 12

The Refugee Act of 1980 made it easier for immigrants who could prove economic hardship to enter the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following movies were box office successes except

Accepted Answer

A) Titanic. 
B) Eyes Wide Shut. 
C) Speed. 
D) Star Wars. 
E) The Blair Witch Project. 
A) Titanic. 
B) Eyes Wide Shut. 
C) Speed. 
D) Star Wars. 
E) The Blair Witch Project.

Question 14

By the early 21ˢᵗ century,San Juan,Puerto Rico was the only city with more Puerto Ricans than New York City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

By the 1990s many evangelicals embraced the cause of environmental protection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The practice of cutting back or trimming the workforce is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The practice of cutting back or trimming...

Question 17

The practice of buying consumer products over the Internet is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The practice of buying consumer products over...

Question 18

By the end of the 20ᵗʰ century,approximately one-half of Americans believed in a divine being that performed miracles on earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

____________________ was able to avoid the scandals that plagued his fellow television evangelists.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was able to avoid the scandals...

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

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

Which cable network debuted in 1981?

The video revolution of the 1970s included use of the remote control and ____________________,which allowed viewers control over their television offerings.

All of the following statements regarding MTV are true except

The computer revolution helped the financial industry expand.

The religious landscape of the United States

One characteristic of Hollywood in the 1990s was

The majority of Spanish-speaking Americans in the United States are from

The Cable News Network was introduced by ____________________.

Most of the workforce of Wal-Mart is unionized.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

The Refugee Act of 1980 made it easier for immigrants who could prove economic hardship to enter the United States.

All of the following movies were box office successes except

By the early 21ˢᵗ century,San Juan,Puerto Rico was the only city with more Puerto Ricans than New York City.

By the 1990s many evangelicals embraced the cause of environmental protection.

The practice of cutting back or trimming the workforce is called ____________________.

The practice of buying consumer products over the Internet is known as ____________________.

By the end of the 20ᵗʰ century,approximately one-half of Americans believed in a divine being that performed miracles on earth.

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

____________________ was able to avoid the scandals that plagued his fellow television evangelists.

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

Filters