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QUESTION 1

  1. The ruling in the affirmative action cases involving the University of Michigan indicated that _________.

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QUESTION 2

  1. Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 because

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QUESTION 3

  1. After the conservative resurgence in American politics during the period 1976-2005 __________.

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QUESTION 4

  1. James Blight, co-author of Wilson's Ghost, believes that in the twenty-first century, ___________.

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QUESTION 5

  1. One of President Clinton's most significant accomplishments was ____________.

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QUESTION 6

  1. President Clinton believed that the economic health of the United States depended on

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QUESTION 7

  1. The national defense strategy adopted by President George W. Bush in 2002 __________.

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QUESTION 8

  1. Some of the most vigorous support for the growing grassroots conservative movement of the 1970s emerged among

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QUESTION 9

  1. The changes that took place in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s were primarily attributable to ____________.

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QUESTION 10

  1. James Blight, co-author of Wilson's Ghost, believes the United States has a special role in the twenty-first century because America ____________.

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QUESTION 11

  1. Affirmative action is a policy that ______________.

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QUESTION 12

  1. Republicans gained control of Congress in the 1994 elections partly because of ____________.

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QUESTION 13

  1. One effect in the United States of the “outsourcing” of work in the 1980s and 1990s was ________.

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QUESTION 14

  1. Bill Clinton was impeached for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ___________.

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QUESTION 15

  1. Operation Desert Storm can best be characterized as

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QUESTION 16

  1. Economic developments of the late twentieth century indicate that Americans are ________.

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QUESTION 17

  1. The Iraq War represented a departure from the post-1945 American foreign policy of _______________.

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QUESTION 18

  1. During the Reagan years, feminists were successful in their efforts to

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QUESTION 19

  1. One reason George H. W. Bush ultimately abandoned his no-new-taxes pledge was that he

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QUESTION 20

  1. In general, unions lost influence in the 1980s and 1990s because ________.

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QUESTION 21

  1. President George W. Bush's environmental policies reflected his overall commitment to

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QUESTION 22

  1. Protesters at the November 1999 demonstrations in Seattle reflected a new alliance between environmentalists and

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QUESTION 23

  1. The United States intervened in 1991 to repel the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait because the

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QUESTION 24

  1. Ultimately, President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative

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QUESTION 25

  1. President Clinton ordered missile attacks on sites in Afghanistan in the summer of 1998 because he

PART 2


QUESTION 1

  1. By the time Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the United States and the Soviet Union

4 points

QUESTION 2

  1. In a meeting at the White House in September 1993, Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin

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QUESTION 3

  1. In general, unions lost influence in the 1980s and 1990s because ________.

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QUESTION 4

  1. One of the objectives of “free trade” is to _____________.

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QUESTION 5

  1. Despite the antifeminist tone of the Reagan administration, feminists and the administration found common ground in

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QUESTION 6

  1. Amory Lovins, author of Natural Capitalism, believes a new industrial revolution will involve ___________.

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QUESTION 7

  1. President George H. W. Bush saw himself as a guardian of the Reagan legacy, but he was more inclined than President Reagan had been to

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QUESTION 8

  1. Operation Desert Storm can best be characterized as

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QUESTION 9

  1. In the presidential election of 2000, George W. Bush

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QUESTION 10

  1. The United States had supported the Shah of Iran prior to his ouster in 1979 because he was a ___________.

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QUESTION 11

  1. Congressional elections in 1994 established

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QUESTION 12

  1. President Carter's most important success in mediating the political crises in the Middle East came when he

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QUESTION 13

  1. One effect of the “yuppie” culture was _____________.

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QUESTION 14

  1. The United States aided Islamic fundamentalist rebels in Afghanistan in the late 1970s and 1980s in order to ____________.

4 points

QUESTION 15

  1. In 1979, in response to the nation's dependence on foreign oil, President Carter established the

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QUESTION 16

  1. One effect in the United States of the “outsourcing” of work in the 1980s and 1990s was ________.

4 points

QUESTION 17

  1. James Blight, co-author of Wilson's Ghost, believes the United States has a special role in the twenty-first century because America ____________.

4 points

QUESTION 18

  1. President George W. Bush's environmental policies reflected his overall commitment to

4 points

QUESTION 19

  1. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ____________.

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QUESTION 20

  1. Republicans gained control of Congress in the 1994 elections partly because of ____________.

4 points

QUESTION 21

  1. During his first few years in office, President George W. Bush proved to be __________.

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QUESTION 22

  1. According to Dolores Huerta, making changes in government and society requires all of the following EXCEPT ____________.

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QUESTION 23

  1. During the 1990s, new immigration to the United States contributed to growing levels of diversity

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QUESTION 24

  1. American popular culture is attractive in other countries in part because it _________.

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QUESTION 25

  1. In the current age of globalization, __________.

  2. PART 3
    Question 1

All of the following were consequences of the end of the Cold War EXCEPT ___________.

capitalism spread further in the world

fear of nuclear conflagration lessened

non-state groups had more freedom to operate

regional alliances were no longer relevant
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QUESTION 2

James Blight, co-author of Wilson's Ghost, believes the United States has a special role in the twenty-first century because America __________.

can create the most good or the most harm

will fulfill God's mission to spread Christianity

can dominate the global economy for the next one hundred years

will make the world safe for democracy
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QUESTION 3

1. At the core of the controversy over the USA PATRIOT Act was the __________.

trade-off between security and liberty

inadequacy of funding levels

issue of compensating victims of terrorism

authorization for a war against Iraq
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QUESTION 4

Ronald Reagan earned the nickname the “Teflon President” because

none of his mistakes or falsehoods seemed to stick to him.

of his tough stance against the Soviet Union.

he was a strong supporter of the cookware industry.

he survived an assassination attempt in March 1981.
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QUESTION 5

One of the major effects of recent globalization has been ________.

less air and water contamination

more effective protection of the environment

less demand on the world's natural resources

more possibilities for environmental pollution
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QUESTION 6

The slumping economy of the late 1970s contributed to a national sense of ______.

frustration

sacrifice

patriotism

cooperation
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QUESTION 7

The word “liberal” became a dirty word in the 1980s because _______.

conservatives provided the definition of the term

liberals supported drug use and prostitution

conservatives successfully balanced the budget

liberals stopped believing in equal rights
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QUESTION 8

Economic developments of the late twentieth century indicate that Americans are ______.

confident that stock market investing is based on careful analysis

still searching for the ideal mix of public policy and private initiatives

likely to be plagued by a shortage of workers for years to come

better off when the government stays out of corporate affairs
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QUESTION 9

The United States aided Islamic fundamentalist rebels in Afghanistan in the late 1970s and 1980s in order to __________.

promote human rights in the region

support the unification of rival factions

entrap the Soviet Union in a devastating war

gain intelligence information on terrorism
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QUESTION 10

Major concerns of women in the contemporary work force include all of the following EXCEPT _______.

combining household and job responsibilities

persistence of the wage gap

lack of security and benefits in the private sector

fewer opportunities to enter the professions
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QUESTION 11

Bill Clinton won the 1992 presidential election for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _______.

his skills as a campaigner

Ross Perot dropped out of the race

the economy went into a slump

George H.W. Bush's weaknesses
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QUESTION 12

The group that best symbolized Americans' celebration of wealth in the 1980s was the

Christian Coalition.

John Birch Society.

hippies.

yuppies.
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QUESTION 13

One effect of the “yuppie” culture was ___________.

the expansion of poverty programs in the 1980s

mainstreaming consumption as a means of personal identity

movement to the suburbs

rejection of materialism
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QUESTION 14

President Reagan's handling of the air traffic controllers' (PATCO) strike in 1981 _____.

resulted in safer skies for flying

led to better wages and conditions throughout the industry

closed major airports for weeks

sent a chilling message to the union movement
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QUESTION 15

Early in his presidency, Bill Clinton's ambitious plan for health care reform failed because

the public did not want reforms.

Congress could not be persuaded to vote for it.

the health care industry refused to support it.

the plan was not comprehensive.
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QUESTION 16

The Iraq War caused the United States to lose international prestige because President George W. Bush had _________.

made a deal to sell arms for the release of hostages

been too sensitive to concerns of European allies

forbidden American firms to profit from the undertaking

authorized the invasion of a sovereign nation without provocation
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QUESTION 17

In the video, “Life in the Fast Lane,” the Peg Burns-Philip Deloria family illustrated the ___________.

harshness of inner-city life

continuation of the 1950s “Leave it to Beaver” lifestyle

discrimination women face in the job market

changing roles for women and men in the modern household
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QUESTION 18

By the time Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the United States and the Soviet Union

were on the brink of nuclear war.

had resolved all of their disputes.

had agreed to destroy all their nuclear weapons.

had reached their highest level of cooperation since World War II.
4 points

QUESTION 19

During the 1980s and 1990s, the work force in America ________.

became more segmented between low- and high-wage workers

moved toward solidarity with European workers

favored the removal of government regulations on industry

had more opportunities for manufacturing jobs
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QUESTION 20

The “Reagan Revolution” resulted in a ________.

balanced federal budget for the first time in decades

constitutional ban on gay marriage

sharp reduction in the size of the government

domination of conservatism in American political rhetoric
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QUESTION 21

One of the major factors supporting the culture of wealth in the 1980s and 1990s was the __________.

easy availability of credit

popularity of the religious right

development of the Internet

narrowing of the income gap between rich and poor
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QUESTION 22

Affirmative action is a policy that ____________.

pays attention to race and gender in decision-making

reverses the gains of the civil rights laws of the 1960s

guarantees jobs for unqualified applicants

explains why white men have lost status in America
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QUESTION 23

By the late 1980s, the United States and the Soviet Union had ________.

removed China from the UN Security Council

dismantled their nuclear arsenals

agreed to significant disarmament arrangements

renewed hostilities on the Korean peninsula
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QUESTION 24

The ruling in the affirmative action cases involving the University of Michigan indicated that _______.

racial and ethnic characteristics could not be considered in admissions

diversity was a compelling educational interest for the institution

special classes must be established for minority students

hiring faculty members must be gender-neutral
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QUESTION 25

The Iran-Contra Affair during the Reagan administration involved all of the following EXCEPT ________.

adherence to law and congressional will

selling arms to a terrorist nation

illegal funding of rebels in Nicaragua

Oliver North's distortions and destruction of documents

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