Question 1

Investors in the 1990s were deeply skeptical of the new "dot coms," companies that did not seem to actually produce anything.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Defense of Marriage Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples. 
B)  was vetoed by Bill Clinton. 
C)  applied only to members of the military. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013. 
E)  failed to achieve the necessary two thirds majority to pass Congress. 
A)  redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples. 
B)  was vetoed by Bill Clinton. 
C)  applied only to members of the military. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013. 
E)  failed to achieve the necessary two thirds majority to pass Congress.

Question 3

During the 1990s,twenty-three states passed laws:

Accepted Answer

A)  legalizing gay marriage. 
B)  limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans. 
C)  banning all abortions except for medical emergencies. 
D)  making English the official language. 
E)  raising the drinking age to twenty-one. 
A)  legalizing gay marriage. 
B)  limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans. 
C)  banning all abortions except for medical emergencies. 
D)  making English the official language. 
E)  raising the drinking age to twenty-one.

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Culture wars

Accepted Answer

Culture wars refer to the conflicts and

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ralph Nader

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 6

Militia groups arose in America during the 1990s:

Accepted Answer

A)  to protest the increasing influence of the Christian Coalition. 
B)  and engaged in acts of domestic terrorism. 
C)  but were quickly eliminated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A) . 
D)  but posed no immediate threat to the nation. 
E)  and were based primarily in the Northeast. 
A)  to protest the increasing influence of the Christian Coalition. 
B)  and engaged in acts of domestic terrorism. 
C)  but were quickly eliminated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A) . 
D)  but posed no immediate threat to the nation. 
E)  and were based primarily in the Northeast.

Question 7

Operation Desert Storm:

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. 
B)  ousted Saddam Hussein from power. 
C)  lacked a clear strategic political goal. 
D)  was criticized by the United Nations. 
E)  quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran. 
A)  quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. 
B)  ousted Saddam Hussein from power. 
C)  lacked a clear strategic political goal. 
D)  was criticized by the United Nations. 
E)  quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran.

Question 8

Rodney King's:

Accepted Answer

A)  beating by white police officers was caught on videotape. 
B)  handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car. 
C)  four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles. 
D)  routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident. 
E)  A and C 
A)  beating by white police officers was caught on videotape. 
B)  handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car. 
C)  four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles. 
D)  routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident. 
E)  A and C

Question 9

Compare the stock market boom of the 1990s with that of the 1920s.What fueled the markets in each decade? Who participated in the market in each decade? Why did each market's proverbial bubble burst?

Accepted Answer

The stock market boom of the 1990s and t

Question 10

In response to the September 11 attacks,the Bush administration:

Accepted Answer

A)  banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States. 
B)  blamed the shadowy terrorist organization known as Al Qaeda. 
C)  blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama bin Laden. 
D)  declared a war on terror. 
E)  B and D 
A)  banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States. 
B)  blamed the shadowy terrorist organization known as Al Qaeda. 
C)  blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama bin Laden. 
D)  declared a war on terror. 
E)  B and D

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-NAFTA

Accepted Answer

NAFTA, or the North American Free Trade

Question 12

George H.W.Bush identified the Gulf War as the first step in the struggle to create a world based on democracy and global free trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is a visible sign of Native American quasi-sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Casinos. 
B)  Reservations. 
C)  Citizenship. 
D)  Increase in professional jobs. 
E)  Political participation. 
A)  Casinos. 
B)  Reservations. 
C)  Citizenship. 
D)  Increase in professional jobs. 
E)  Political participation.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Manuel Noriega

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 15

The 1995 truck bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City was organized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  militant African-American separatists. 
B)  a left-wing paramilitary group. 
C)  a far-right private militia group. 
D)  Islamic fundamentalists. 
E)  Osama bin Laden. 
A)  militant African-American separatists. 
B)  a left-wing paramilitary group. 
C)  a far-right private militia group. 
D)  Islamic fundamentalists. 
E)  Osama bin Laden.

Question 16

Thinking back to previous chapters,explain how the culture wars of the 1990s caused Americans to rethink the definition of American nationality,just as the Alien Act,Irish immigration of the antebellum era,and the new immigrants of the turn of the century had done in the past.

Accepted Answer

The culture wars of the 1990s caused Ame

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Operation Desert Storm

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 18

Despite the growth of Native American organizations and casinos,the Native American population remains stagnant according to the Census Bureau.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What,according to author Eric Foner,would be the best possible outcome of the Rwandan genocide and the ethnic cleansing during the Balkan wars in the mid-1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  A United Nations with a stronger military arm. 
B)  An expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
C)  A European Union with a more interventionist mind-set. 
D)  A more effective international system for the protection of human rights. 
E)  A two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi. 
A)  A United Nations with a stronger military arm. 
B)  An expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
C)  A European Union with a more interventionist mind-set. 
D)  A more effective international system for the protection of human rights. 
E)  A two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Kenneth Lay

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

Investors in the 1990s were deeply skeptical of the new "dot coms," companies that did not seem to actually produce anything.

The Defense of Marriage Act:

During the 1990s,twenty-three states passed laws:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Culture wars

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ralph Nader

Militia groups arose in America during the 1990s:

Operation Desert Storm:

Rodney King's:

Compare the stock market boom of the 1990s with that of the 1920s.What fueled the markets in each decade? Who participated in the market in each decade? Why did each market's proverbial bubble burst?

In response to the September 11 attacks,the Bush administration:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -NAFTA

George H.W.Bush identified the Gulf War as the first step in the struggle to create a world based on democracy and global free trade.

What is a visible sign of Native American quasi-sovereignty?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Manuel Noriega

The 1995 truck bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City was organized by:

Thinking back to previous chapters,explain how the culture wars of the 1990s caused Americans to rethink the definition of American nationality,just as the Alien Act,Irish immigration of the antebellum era,and the new immigrants of the turn of the century had done in the past.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Operation Desert Storm

Despite the growth of Native American organizations and casinos,the Native American population remains stagnant according to the Census Bureau.

What,according to author Eric Foner,would be the best possible outcome of the Rwandan genocide and the ethnic cleansing during the Balkan wars in the mid-1990s?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Kenneth Lay

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

A New Century and New Crises

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