Deck 29: The Challenges of a Globalized World

Question 1

Which state's citizens voted to make English its official language?

A) New York
B) California
C) Michigan
D) North Carolina

Answer 1

California

Question 2

Violent conflict in the former Yugoslavia during the Clinton administration stemmed from differences in

A) ideology.
B) class.
C) race.
D) religion.

Answer 2

religion.

Question 3

The dramatic increase in business mergers and corporate consolidation during the 1990s resulted in one company owning both the HBO cable network and

A) the Wall Street Journal.
B) the Atlanta Braves.
C) Apple Computer.
D) the Fox Broadcasting Company.

Answer 3

the Atlanta Braves.

Question 4

The campaign of "ethnic cleansing" promoted by Serbian leader Slobodan Miloševiæ? resulted in the killing of tens of thousands of people because they were

A) Roman Catholic.
B) Russian Orthodox.
C) Jewish.
D) Muslim.

Question 5

The influx of new immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s motivated many native-born Americans to

A) campaign to make English their state's official language.
B) push for bilingual education programs in public schools.
C) boycott businesses that gave jobs to illegal immigrants.
D) demand that immigrant workers be paid minimum wage.

Question 6

President Clinton's welfare reform plan was meant to

A) control the growing federal deficit and balance the budget.
B) draw attention to his differences with Newt Gingrich.
C) improve poor people's access to government aid.
D) appeal to conservative voters as he ran for reelection.

Question 7

President Bill Clinton's plan for health care reform failed because

A) the majority of Americans did not approve of it.
B) the medical profession and insurance industry opposed it.
C) it was such a radically new and experimental proposal.
D) his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, had helped design it.

Question 8

What did post-1965 immigrants to the United States have in common with their nineteenth-century predecessors?

A) The majority of both groups of immigrants were unskilled and poor when they arrived.
B) Although highly educated, they did not qualify for professional jobs in the United States.
C) They had been wealthy in their home countries but lived in poverty in the United States.
D) During both periods, the majority came from countries in Latin America and Asia.

Question 9

Clinton's signing of the Defense of Marriage Act was surprising given

A) the rumors of his own marital infidelity.
B) his approval of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
C) his support for allowing gays in the military.
D) its appeal to conservatives in Congress.

Question 10

Although radical Islamic terrorists bombed a number of American targets around the globe during Clinton's presidency, none took place in

A) the United States.
B) Western Europe.
C) the Middle East.
D) Africa.

Question 11

Computers and the Internet were originally developed for use by

A) Harvard University.
B) the White House.
C) the military.
D) the stock market.

Question 12

President Clinton's appointment of significant numbers of women, African Americans, and other underrepresented groups to important posts in his administration prompted which nickname for his White House?

A) The rainbow administration
B) The Colored House
C) The Affirmative Action Administration
D) The first black presidency

Question 13

The Clinton administration's reluctance to get involved in foreign conflicts that did not appear to threaten the vital interests of the United States resulted in the

A) NATO bombing raids against Serbia.
B) signing of the Dayton peace accords.
C) massacre of more than 800,000 people in Rwanda.
D) air strikes against terrorist bases in Afghanistan.

Question 14

In his effort to balance the federal budget, President Clinton did not

A) cut defense spending.
B) raise taxes on the middle class.
C) raise taxes on the upper class.
D) increase corporate taxes.

Question 15

Which American president first proposed a system of universal health care coverage?

A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Franklin Roosevelt
C) Harry Truman
D) Lyndon Johnson

Question 16

Most legal immigrants to the United States post-1965 had

A) jobs waiting for them in the United States.
B) experiences that entitled them to receive political asylum.
C) family members who already lived in the United States.
D) no preexisting ties to the United States.

Question 17

Unlike earlier waves of immigrants to the United States, many who came in the late twentieth century

A) were from Southern Europe.
B) settled in cities in the Southeast.
C) spoke English before they arrived.
D) were not welcomed by the native-born.

Question 18

One way digital technology transformed American business practices was by

A) encouraging corporate malfeasance at corporations like Enron.
B) forcing employees to spend more hours at the office to access computers.
C) increasing employers' reliance on immigrant workers.
D) enabling large firms to control operations around the world.

Question 19

In the case of Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, the United States Supreme Court

A) struck down bans on semiautomatic guns.
B) upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act.
C) legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
D) banned public service unions from using membership dues for political campaigns.

Question 20

One result of the immigration surge of the 1980s and 1990s was that

A) refugees from the former Soviet Union became America's largest white ethnic group.
B) refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia became the largest Asian immigrant group in America.
C) by 2001, more than half of the population of California was foreign-born.
D) African Americans were no longer the largest minority group in the United States after 2000.

Question 21

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, critics charged President George W. Bush with

A) corruption.
B) hate-mongering.
C) a lack of leadership.
D) exploiting the disaster for political capital.

Question 22

Children and senior citizens were the primary beneficiaries of Bush's

A) tax-cut proposals.
B) national security policies.
C) compassionate conservatism.
D) policy of preemption.

Question 23

Despite the economy's overall improvement during the Clinton years, the

A) gap between rich and poor widened.
B) rate of home ownership declined.
C) unemployment rate increased.
D) Dow Jones average had fallen.

Question 24

Prior to becoming president, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both

A) had family members in politics.
B) admired John F. Kennedy.
C) were U.S. senators.
D) served as governors.

Question 25

Which of the following was an example of the Bush doctrine in action?

A) The decision to invade Afghanistan in October of 2001
B) The U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003
C) Deploying National Guard units in the Middle East
D) Outsourcing military jobs to private companies

Question 26

Adding to its concern about the region's instability, the Bush administration feared that nuclear weapons were about to be acquired by

A) Pakistan.
B) Iran.
C) Israel.
D) Yemen.

Question 27

Although they disagreed on many issues, George W. Bush shared Bill Clinton's commitment to

A) reflecting the nation's diversity in his cabinet.
B) raising taxes on the wealthy to balance the budget.
C) supporting some of the opposition's policy agenda.
D) protecting access to family planning and abortion.

Question 28

George W. Bush's domestic policies were shaped by his

A) desire to carry on his father's legacy.
B) evangelical Christian beliefs.
C) experience as governor of Texas.
D) commitment to bipartisanship.

Question 29

Having won the presidency without a majority of the popular vote, George W. Bush

A) set out to build bipartisan support for his policies in Congress.
B) declared that he was elected to serve all Americans, not just those who voted for him.
C) rethought his political priorities given their limited appeal.
D) refused to compromise and relied on the Republican majority in the House to pass his agenda.

Question 30

Aside from Iraq, which countries were part of what President Bush referred to as the "axis of evil"?

A) Iran and Yemen
B) Yemen and Libya
C) Libya and North Korea
D) Iran and North Korea

Question 31

President Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky led to his impeachment because

A) she was underage.
B) she worked in the White House.
C) he was married.
D) he lied about it under oath.

Question 32

Ralph Nader's third-party presidential bid in 2000 was motivated by his belief that

A) there was no significant difference between the Democratic and Republican candidates.
B) he could appeal to constituencies that his opponents were ignoring.
C) neither of his opponents were intelligent enough to handle the demands of the presidency.
D) it didn't matter who was elected because the country was run by corporations.

Question 33

The results of the 2000 presidential election were difficult to determine because of

A) Ralph Nader's third-party candidacy.
B) both candidates being baby boomers.
C) voting irregularities in the state of Florida.
D) the Electoral College votes being evenly split.

Question 34

Which global threat emerged in Iraq more than 10 years after the toppling of Saddam Hussein?

A) The Arab Spring
B) The return of a military regime
C) The growing influence of ISIS
D) Military incursions by Russian forces

Question 35

The Patriot Act restricted the civil liberties of

A) Muslims.
B) suspected terrorists.
C) illegal immigrants.
D) all Americans.

Question 36

One result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was the

A) overthrow of the Taliban.
B) capture of Osama bin Laden.
C) decimation of al-Qaeda.
D) resignation of Donald Rumsfeld.

Question 37

In response to the September 11 attacks, President Bush immediately sent troops to

A) Iraq.
B) Iran.
C) Pakistan.
D) Afghanistan.

Question 38

One result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq was

A) the outbreak of civil war.
B) increased support for Bush.
C) a strong Iraqi police force.
D) the capture of Osama bin Laden.

Question 39

Shortly after President Bush announced that "major combat operations" had ended in Iraq,

A) American and British troops were immediately withdrawn.
B) civil war broke out between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.
C) the military stopped relying on labor provided by private companies.
D) Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces.

Question 40

The United States received support for its invasion of Iraq from

A) the United Nations.
B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
C) Great Britain.
D) the Arab nations.

Question 41

When he ran for president, Barack Obama was a

A) governor.
B) U.S. senator.
C) congressional representative.
D) community organizer.

Question 42

Which president supported the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act?

A) George H. W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George W. Bush
D) Barack Obama

Question 43

Although the stock market rebounded during President Obama's first term, his critics blamed him for the

A) high unemployment rate.
B) European Union's economic crisis.
C) bonuses given to Wall Street employees.
D) housing market collapse.

Question 44

The Republican party regained control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 midterm elections due to the support of

A) the Tea Party.
B) Occupy Wall Street.
C) public employee unions.
D) gay rights activists.

Question 45

One way that President Obama's approach to the war on terror differed from President Bush's was that he

A) increased troop levels in Iraq.
B) increased troop levels in Afghanistan.
C) did not consider al-Qaeda a threat.
D) did not attempt to capture Osama bin Laden.

Question 46

Figure 29.1, Immigrant Growth by Home Region, 1971-2000, shows various immigration trends for the time period. Which of the following statements about late-twentieth-century immigration are correct?

A) African immigration remained mostly illegal.
B) European immigration varied depending on the American business cycle.
C) South American immigration fluctuated widely, depending on the political regimes there.
D) The majority of immigrants to the U.S. during this era were from North America.

Question 47

What did the U.S. Supreme Court declare unconstitutional in the 2006 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision?

A) The use of military tribunals to prosecute prisoners at Guantánamo
B) The abuse of Iraqi war prisoners at Abu Ghraib
C) The Patriot Act
D) The Bush Doctrine

Question 48

The severity of the 2008 stock market crash was evidenced by the

A) repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act and creation of the Consumer Protection Bureau.
B) availability of subprime mortgages.
C) corrupt practices of Bernard Madoff.
D) drop of the Dow Jones index to 8,000 points.

Question 49

Map 29.1, The Breakup of Yugoslavia, 1991-2008, shows the disintegration of the former socialist nation into a number of small states. Which of these states is the youngest?

A) Slovenia
B) Croatia
C) Vojvodina
D) Montenegro

Question 50

In 2007, what percentage of the nation's wealth was held by the top 1 percent of American households?

A) 88.9 percent
B) 68.3 percent
C) 15.6 percent
D) 34.6 percent

Question 51

Unlike the Tea Party, the Occupy Wall Street movement supported

A) the government bailout of Wall Street.
B) increased federal spending on social services.
C) the election of Governor Scott Walker.
D) the editorial views of Fox News.

Question 52

The Tea Party movement united around opposition to President Obama's

A) appointment of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.
B) repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
C) health care reform plan.
D) failure to decrease unemployment.