Question 1

Which of the following groups suffered disproportionately in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor African Americans 
B)  middle-class whites 
C)  recent immigrants 
D)  Asians and Hispanics 
A)  poor African Americans 
B)  middle-class whites 
C)  recent immigrants 
D)  Asians and Hispanics

Question 2

What part of the nation bore the brunt of deep poverty in the first decades of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  rural communities 
B)  inner city neighborhoods such as the South Bronx that had been hit hard with white flight 
C)  suburban communities 
D)  cities in the Rust Belt 
A)  rural communities 
B)  inner city neighborhoods such as the South Bronx that had been hit hard with white flight 
C)  suburban communities 
D)  cities in the Rust Belt

Question 3

In addition to traditional economic problems, such as the collapse of major industries, low high school graduation rates, and a lower than average median household income, the community of Beattyville, Kentucky, like many other American rural communities, suffered from a crisis related to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  smuggling of undocumented immigrants 
B)  opioid addiction 
C)  displacement of long-time residents through gentrification 
D)  high rents and homelessness 
A)  smuggling of undocumented immigrants 
B)  opioid addiction 
C)  displacement of long-time residents through gentrification 
D)  high rents and homelessness

Question 4

Former Vice President Al Gore's publication of An Inconvenient Truth addressed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Clinton's impeachment trial 
B)  the deception caused by the Bush administration's manipulation of intelligence evidence to justify American occupation of Iraq 
C)  global warming 
D)  acknowledgment of growing inequality toward African Americans in the prison system 
A)  Bill Clinton's impeachment trial 
B)  the deception caused by the Bush administration's manipulation of intelligence evidence to justify American occupation of Iraq 
C)  global warming 
D)  acknowledgment of growing inequality toward African Americans in the prison system

Question 5

The racial dimension of the responses to Hurricane Katrina victims, the dumping of toxic soil in primarily African American Warren County, North Carolina, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan's, water supply, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest all exemplify __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that environmental disasters and issues affect whites and people of color equally 
B)  that climate change has made more Americans turn to green technology 
C)  the issue of environmental justice 
D)  that the ideas that "climate deniers" have championed are true 
A)  that environmental disasters and issues affect whites and people of color equally 
B)  that climate change has made more Americans turn to green technology 
C)  the issue of environmental justice 
D)  that the ideas that "climate deniers" have championed are true

Question 6

What makes it ironic that the average worker employed in the Bay Area's service sector cannot afford to live there?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nation's top technology and software companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, are headquartered there and have led the region in unprecedented innovation and wealth. 
B)  American-born white workers cannot afford to live there, while undocumented immigrants can take full advantage of public housing programs in this area. 
C)  Workers in the technology industry have to commute long distances to their jobs because living in San Francisco is undesirable due to its high crime rate. 
D)  Workers in the lucrative high-tech industries cannot afford the high prices of automobiles and gasoline and have to find alternative methods of transportation to get to their jobs. 
A)  The nation's top technology and software companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, are headquartered there and have led the region in unprecedented innovation and wealth. 
B)  American-born white workers cannot afford to live there, while undocumented immigrants can take full advantage of public housing programs in this area. 
C)  Workers in the technology industry have to commute long distances to their jobs because living in San Francisco is undesirable due to its high crime rate. 
D)  Workers in the lucrative high-tech industries cannot afford the high prices of automobiles and gasoline and have to find alternative methods of transportation to get to their jobs.

Question 7

Why did a federal court rule that California's Proposition 187, a ballot initiative, was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over immigration. 
B)  This initiative restricted the civil rights of undocumented immigrants. 
C)  Refugees from war-torn countries were not addressed in Proposition 187. 
D)  The nation's fear and prejudices against Muslims after the 9/11 attacks influenced the court to overturn Proposition 187. 
A)  The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over immigration. 
B)  This initiative restricted the civil rights of undocumented immigrants. 
C)  Refugees from war-torn countries were not addressed in Proposition 187. 
D)  The nation's fear and prejudices against Muslims after the 9/11 attacks influenced the court to overturn Proposition 187.

Question 8

Donald Trump's victory in the Electoral College during the 2016 presidential election was most impacted by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  breaking through the "blue wall" of solid Democratic support in the industrial Midwest 
B)  winning the electoral votes of the nation's most populous states 
C)  carrying New England and the rest of the Northeast 
D)  winning the electoral votes in every Southern state that had once been part of the Confederacy 
A)  breaking through the "blue wall" of solid Democratic support in the industrial Midwest 
B)  winning the electoral votes of the nation's most populous states 
C)  carrying New England and the rest of the Northeast 
D)  winning the electoral votes in every Southern state that had once been part of the Confederacy

Question 9

Which of these was the immediate cause of the financial crisis of late 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bubble in the housing market 
B)  a stock market crash in 2007 
C)  reregulation of the banking sector 
D)  rising state budget deficits 
A)  a bubble in the housing market 
B)  a stock market crash in 2007 
C)  reregulation of the banking sector 
D)  rising state budget deficits

Question 10

What was the main idea behind the Bush Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States would take preemptive action, even if it had to act alone, in the war on terrorism. 
B)  The United States would invade a nation supporting or harboring terrorists only if the United Nations Security Council approved this action. 
C)  The United States would only launch the first strike in the war on terrorism if its allies joined it in a "coalition of the willing." 
D)  The United States would continue to employ defensive Cold War measures, such as containment and deterrence, when fighting the war on terrorism. 
A)  The United States would take preemptive action, even if it had to act alone, in the war on terrorism. 
B)  The United States would invade a nation supporting or harboring terrorists only if the United Nations Security Council approved this action. 
C)  The United States would only launch the first strike in the war on terrorism if its allies joined it in a "coalition of the willing." 
D)  The United States would continue to employ defensive Cold War measures, such as containment and deterrence, when fighting the war on terrorism.

Question 11

As a state senator, Barack Obama gained national attention for his stance on which of these issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  the American invasion of Iraq 
B)  universal health care 
C)  abortion 
D)  income tax reform 
A)  the American invasion of Iraq 
B)  universal health care 
C)  abortion 
D)  income tax reform

Question 12

Donald Trump's foreign policy positions on the Paris Agreement on climate change, Muslim immigration, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership showed that he __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  believed the United States should play a more prominent role in global politics 
B)  supported the nation's commitment to global engagement 
C)  prioritized nationalistic American interests over global interests 
D)  collaborated with the nation's allies to promote international free trade 
A)  believed the United States should play a more prominent role in global politics 
B)  supported the nation's commitment to global engagement 
C)  prioritized nationalistic American interests over global interests 
D)  collaborated with the nation's allies to promote international free trade

Question 13

Besides the World Trade Center towers, what other building was the site of a jetliner crash caused by terrorists on September 11, 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  the White House 
B)  the Pentagon 
C)  the Empire State Building 
D)  the U.S. Capitol 
A)  the White House 
B)  the Pentagon 
C)  the Empire State Building 
D)  the U.S. Capitol

Question 14

The main issues of the election of 2004 were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same as those in 2000 
B)  war and national security 
C)  domestic problems 
D)  the deficit and national debt 
A)  the same as those in 2000 
B)  war and national security 
C)  domestic problems 
D)  the deficit and national debt

Question 15

Performer and activist Harry Belafonte and author Michelle Alexander, respectively, labeled __________ as "the new slavery" and "the new Jim Crow."

Accepted Answer

A)  addiction to opioids and heroin by African Americans under age 30 
B)  low high school graduation rates for African American teenagers 
C)  high maternal mortality rates for African American females 
D)  mass incarceration of African American males 
A)  addiction to opioids and heroin by African Americans under age 30 
B)  low high school graduation rates for African American teenagers 
C)  high maternal mortality rates for African American females 
D)  mass incarceration of African American males

Exam 31: Inequality in the Global Age

Which of the following groups suffered disproportionately in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

What part of the nation bore the brunt of deep poverty in the first decades of the twenty-first century?

Former Vice President Al Gore's publication of An Inconvenient Truth addressed __________.

The racial dimension of the responses to Hurricane Katrina victims, the dumping of toxic soil in primarily African American Warren County, North Carolina, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan's, water supply, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest all exemplify __________.

What makes it ironic that the average worker employed in the Bay Area's service sector cannot afford to live there?

Why did a federal court rule that California's Proposition 187, a ballot initiative, was unconstitutional?

Donald Trump's victory in the Electoral College during the 2016 presidential election was most impacted by __________.

Which of these was the immediate cause of the financial crisis of late 2008?

What was the main idea behind the Bush Doctrine?

As a state senator, Barack Obama gained national attention for his stance on which of these issues?

Donald Trump's foreign policy positions on the Paris Agreement on climate change, Muslim immigration, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership showed that he __________.

Besides the World Trade Center towers, what other building was the site of a jetliner crash caused by terrorists on September 11, 2001?

The main issues of the election of 2004 were __________.

Performer and activist Harry Belafonte and author Michelle Alexander, respectively, labeled __________ as "the new slavery" and "the new Jim Crow."

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

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