Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

At the radical fringe of conservatism,the belief that the federal government posed a threat to American freedom led to the creation of private militias that armed themselves to fend off oppressive authority.

Between 1970 and 2000,twice as many Africans immigrated to the United States as had entered during the entire period of the Atlantic slave trade.

Who in George H.W.Bush's administration disagreed strongly with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney about the future of national security after the Cold War?

By the year 2000,the AIDS epidemic:

The most remarkable aspect of the 2000 election was the even division of the country it revealed.

Bill Clinton won the support of labor in proposing NAFTA.

The third-party candidate Ross Perot:

Which of the following is NOT true of Wal-Mart?

During the Balkan crisis,President Clinton:

President Bill Clinton:

Because of the 1965 changes in immigration laws,thirty-five years later the immigrant population in the United States:

"Dot coms":

What was the Contract with America?

In 1992,the Supreme Court reaffirmed a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy with the ruling in Casey v.Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania.

The 2000 presidential race between George W.Bush and Al Gore was:

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

By the end of the century,school desegregation in America was complete,with high schools across the country enjoying interracial student bodies.

President Clinton succeeded in one of his primary goals by eliminating welfare,a hotly contested issue for twenty years or more,from political debate.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pequot tribe

Analyze how cultural conservatives defined freedom.What arguments did they make in defense of freedom? How valid were their arguments?