Question 1

During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized how different a president he would be from his father 
B)  promised he would be known as the environmental president 
C)  stated his opposition to "nation building" overseas 
D)  promised to attack and "take out" Saddam Hussein 
E)  accused Al Gore of being a tool of the oil industry 
A)  emphasized how different a president he would be from his father 
B)  promised he would be known as the environmental president 
C)  stated his opposition to "nation building" overseas 
D)  promised to attack and "take out" Saddam Hussein 
E)  accused Al Gore of being a tool of the oil industry

Question 2

Osama bin Laden was all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a wealthy Saudi 
B)  leader of al Qaeda 
C)  founder and leader of the Taliban 
D)  a Muslim extremist 
E)  a fanatical enemy of the United States 
A)  a wealthy Saudi 
B)  leader of al Qaeda 
C)  founder and leader of the Taliban 
D)  a Muslim extremist 
E)  a fanatical enemy of the United States

Question 3

Bush's major legislative victory in 2001 came with Congress's passage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  new environmental regulations 
B)  health-care reform 
C)  term limits 
D)  a tax cut 
E)  banking-industry regulation 
A)  new environmental regulations 
B)  health-care reform 
C)  term limits 
D)  a tax cut 
E)  banking-industry regulation

Question 4

Yousef al Otaiba, the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, warned that the radical Islamist leaders of the Islamic State posed:

Accepted Answer

A)  "no threat to either Europe or Asia" 
B)  "no threat to the United States" 
C)  "only a small threat to Israel" 
D)  "an existential threat to those of us who believe in the true nature of Islam as a religion of peace" 
E)  "only a minor threat to Islam" 
A)  "no threat to either Europe or Asia" 
B)  "no threat to the United States" 
C)  "only a small threat to Israel" 
D)  "an existential threat to those of us who believe in the true nature of Islam as a religion of peace" 
E)  "only a minor threat to Islam"

Question 5

In 1999, NATO air strikes helped stop "ethnic cleansing" in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia 
B)  Somalia 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Kosovo 
E)  Northern Ireland 
A)  Bosnia 
B)  Somalia 
C)  Haiti 
D)  Kosovo 
E)  Northern Ireland

Question 6

In the war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein, the United States was most closely supported by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Russia 
E)  Japan 
A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Russia 
E)  Japan

Question 7

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

Accepted Answer

Clinton's achievements in domestic polic

Question 8

What nearly cost Clinton his presidency was:

Accepted Answer

A)  his long history of improper sexual behavior 
B)  lying about his relationship with a White House intern 
C)  using public office to illegally enrich himself 
D)  improper hiring and firing practices in the White House 
E)  trying to pressure members of a grand jury 
A)  his long history of improper sexual behavior 
B)  lying about his relationship with a White House intern 
C)  using public office to illegally enrich himself 
D)  improper hiring and firing practices in the White House 
E)  trying to pressure members of a grand jury

Question 9

Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The dramatic growth in American exports in the last years of the twentieth century was mainly indicative of:

Accepted Answer

A)  American military power 
B)  globalization 
C)  government regulation of trade 
D)  the breakup of the Soviet Union 
E)  the falling cost of transportation 
A)  American military power 
B)  globalization 
C)  government regulation of trade 
D)  the breakup of the Soviet Union 
E)  the falling cost of transportation

Question 11

President Bush's response to the financial crisis was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  state publicly that nothing could be done until the markets corrected themselves 
B)  support a federal bailout of the banking industry 
C)  put the unemployed to work building roads and bridges 
D)  say he had lost faith in the free-enterprise system 
E)  blame it on Americans being greedy and not saving 
A)  state publicly that nothing could be done until the markets corrected themselves 
B)  support a federal bailout of the banking industry 
C)  put the unemployed to work building roads and bridges 
D)  say he had lost faith in the free-enterprise system 
E)  blame it on Americans being greedy and not saving

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Hillary Clinton

Accepted Answer

A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal 
A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal

Question 13

The crowning achievement of President Obama's anti-terrorism efforts was:

Accepted Answer

A)  victory in Iraq 
B)  defeat of ISIS 
C)  the discovery of Osama bin Laden's hideout 
D)  defeat of Afghanistan 
E)  closing Guantánamo Bay 
A)  victory in Iraq 
B)  defeat of ISIS 
C)  the discovery of Osama bin Laden's hideout 
D)  defeat of Afghanistan 
E)  closing Guantánamo Bay

Question 14

By 2011, the conservative insurgency led by the Tea Party focused on the record-breaking federal deficit and the tepid economic recovery (2011 home sales were the worst in history).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are true of Barack Obama EXCEPT that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  graduated from Columbia University 
B)  is biracial 
C)  went to Harvard Law School 
D)  was born in Kenya 
E)  was a U.S. senator from Illinois 
A)  graduated from Columbia University 
B)  is biracial 
C)  went to Harvard Law School 
D)  was born in Kenya 
E)  was a U.S. senator from Illinois

Question 16

Ultimately, the outcome of the 2000 election depended upon the final result in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Iowa 
B)  Texas 
C)  California 
D)  Ohio 
E)  Florida 
A)  Iowa 
B)  Texas 
C)  California 
D)  Ohio 
E)  Florida

Question 17

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating:

Accepted Answer

A)  Al Gore 
B)  John Edwards 
C)  Howard Dean 
D)  John Kerry 
E)  Hillary Clinton 
A)  Al Gore 
B)  John Edwards 
C)  Howard Dean 
D)  John Kerry 
E)  Hillary Clinton

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal 
A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal

Question 19

Detail Operation Iraqi Freedom. Include the reasons given for the invasion and the status of the war as described in chapter 32.

Accepted Answer

Operation Iraqi Freedom was the code nam

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Robert Gates

Accepted Answer

A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal 
A) was an Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite 
B) carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000 
C) became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton 
E) finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal

Exam 32: Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush:

Osama bin Laden was all of the following EXCEPT:

Bush's major legislative victory in 2001 came with Congress's passage of:

Yousef al Otaiba, the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, warned that the radical Islamist leaders of the Islamic State posed:

In 1999, NATO air strikes helped stop "ethnic cleansing" in:

In the war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein, the United States was most closely supported by:

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

What nearly cost Clinton his presidency was:

Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives.

The dramatic growth in American exports in the last years of the twentieth century was mainly indicative of:

President Bush's response to the financial crisis was to:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Hillary Clinton

The crowning achievement of President Obama's anti-terrorism efforts was:

By 2011, the conservative insurgency led by the Tea Party focused on the record-breaking federal deficit and the tepid economic recovery (2011 home sales were the worst in history).

All of the following are true of Barack Obama EXCEPT that he:

Ultimately, the outcome of the 2000 election depended upon the final result in:

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George W. Bush

Detail Operation Iraqi Freedom. Include the reasons given for the invasion and the status of the war as described in chapter 32.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Robert Gates

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

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