Question 1

The major candidates who opposed Bill Clinton in 1996 were Bob Dole and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The major candidates who opposed Bill Clinton...

Question 2

After a difficult battle,Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA),which eliminated most trade barriers among

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States and Mexico. 
B)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe. 
C)  the United States and Canada. 
D)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
E)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico 
A)  the United States and Mexico. 
B)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe. 
C)  the United States and Canada. 
D)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
E)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia. 
A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia.

Question 4

The terrorist organization responsible for the September 2001 attacks is called ________ and was led by Osama Bin Laden.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The terrorist organization responsible for the September...

Question 5

In 1996,significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning

Accepted Answer

A)  primary school education. 
B)  rising health care costs. 
C)  occupational health care. 
D)  the criminal appeals process. 
E)  welfare programs. 
A)  primary school education. 
B)  rising health care costs. 
C)  occupational health care. 
D)  the criminal appeals process. 
E)  welfare programs.

Question 6

Without the participation of the United States and China,both of which have not signed the Kyoto Protocol,most environmentalists consider the treaty to be dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following was true of poor inner-city African Americans in the first decade of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2006, less than half of inner-city blacks completed high school. 
B)  60 percent of young, inner-city blacks were unemployed in 2006. 
C)  In 2010, only 35 percent of black children lived with both their parents. 
D)  The number of black children living with both their parents had been steadily declining since before the 1970s. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  In 2006, less than half of inner-city blacks completed high school. 
B)  60 percent of young, inner-city blacks were unemployed in 2006. 
C)  In 2010, only 35 percent of black children lived with both their parents. 
D)  The number of black children living with both their parents had been steadily declining since before the 1970s. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

In the U.S.economy,the year 1971 marked the first postwar

Accepted Answer

A)  federal deficit. 
B)  trade imbalance. 
C)  balanced budget. 
D)  export surplus. 
E)  agricultural surplus. 
A)  federal deficit. 
B)  trade imbalance. 
C)  balanced budget. 
D)  export surplus. 
E)  agricultural surplus.

Question 9

The 1996 welfare reform bill ended a fifty-year federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bill Clinton became the third president,after Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon,to have an impeachment trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

As his running mate in the election of 2008,Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin,the experienced and well-known governor of Alaska.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1993,President Clinton appointed a task force on health care to be chaired by ________.

Accepted Answer

Hillary Ro

Question 13

What agenda did Bill Clinton bring to the presidency in 1992? What were his successes and failures in enacting that agenda?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton brought a comprehensive age

Question 14

In April 1995,a federal building in Oklahoma City was blown up by a former Marine named ________,killing 168 people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In April 1995,a federal building in Oklahoma...

Question 15

In 1995,the Clinton administration and Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  could not agree on whether or not to cut taxes. 
B)  had a smooth political relationship. 
C)  were both moving to the political left. 
D)  both favored reductions in federal spending. 
E)  passed a dramatic welfare reform bill. 
A)  could not agree on whether or not to cut taxes. 
B)  had a smooth political relationship. 
C)  were both moving to the political left. 
D)  both favored reductions in federal spending. 
E)  passed a dramatic welfare reform bill.

Question 16

In January 2002,President Bush spoke of an "axis of evil" that included Iraq,Iran,and North Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 2010,the number of foreign-born residents of the United States was at the highest in American history-more than 36 million,or ________ percent of the total population.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2010,the number of foreign-born residents of...

Question 18

On December 19,1998,the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

Accepted Answer

A)  lying to a grand jury. 
B)  obstructing justice. 
C)  engaging in an illicit affair. 
D)  corrupting America's youth. 
E)  lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice. 
A)  lying to a grand jury. 
B)  obstructing justice. 
C)  engaging in an illicit affair. 
D)  corrupting America's youth. 
E)  lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.

Question 19

George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S.military personnel losses in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the key differences among the post-Cold War foreign policies of the first Bush,Clinton,and second Bush administrations.

Accepted Answer

The post-Cold War foreign policies of th

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

The major candidates who opposed Bill Clinton in 1996 were Bob Dole and ________.

After a difficult battle,Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA),which eliminated most trade barriers among

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

The terrorist organization responsible for the September 2001 attacks is called ________ and was led by Osama Bin Laden.

In 1996,significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning

Without the participation of the United States and China,both of which have not signed the Kyoto Protocol,most environmentalists consider the treaty to be dead.

Which of the following was true of poor inner-city African Americans in the first decade of the twenty-first century?

In the U.S.economy,the year 1971 marked the first postwar

The 1996 welfare reform bill ended a fifty-year federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

Bill Clinton became the third president,after Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon,to have an impeachment trial.

As his running mate in the election of 2008,Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin,the experienced and well-known governor of Alaska.

In 1993,President Clinton appointed a task force on health care to be chaired by ________.

What agenda did Bill Clinton bring to the presidency in 1992? What were his successes and failures in enacting that agenda?

In April 1995,a federal building in Oklahoma City was blown up by a former Marine named ________,killing 168 people.

In 1995,the Clinton administration and Congress

In January 2002,President Bush spoke of an "axis of evil" that included Iraq,Iran,and North Korea.

In 2010,the number of foreign-born residents of the United States was at the highest in American history-more than 36 million,or ________ percent of the total population.

On December 19,1998,the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S.military personnel losses in Iraq.

Describe the key differences among the post-Cold War foreign policies of the first Bush,Clinton,and second Bush administrations.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

Filters