Question 1

Since the 1970s,the primary goal of Islamic fundamentalists in the world has been to

Accepted Answer

A)  modernize their economies. 
B)  reduce the levels of poverty within their societies. 
C)  encourage international funding and development in their home nations. 
D)  improve the political status of women. 
E)  defend their traditional cultures from the West. 
A)  modernize their economies. 
B)  reduce the levels of poverty within their societies. 
C)  encourage international funding and development in their home nations. 
D)  improve the political status of women. 
E)  defend their traditional cultures from the West. E

Question 2

By 2013,well over ________ computers were in use around the world.

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A)  250 million. 
B)  500 million. 
C)  700 million. 
D)  1 billion. 
E)  2 billion 
A)  250 million. 
B)  500 million. 
C)  700 million. 
D)  1 billion. 
E)  2 billion E

Question 3

By the early twenty-first century,the percentage of black high-school graduates going on to college was virtually the same as that of white high-school graduates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 2002,George W.Bush referred to an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2002,George W.Bush referred to an "axis...

Question 5

In 1993,President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What accounted for the high degree of public support for President Clinton? Why did scandals and the impeachment trial fail to erode his support?

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that accounte

Question 7

Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S.How and why did the U.S.population look different in 2010 than it had looked in 1965?

Accepted Answer

The role of immigrants and immigration i

Question 8

George W.Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the late 1980s,the spread of AIDS in the United States

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A)  remained largely confined to gay communities in large cities. 
B)  was concentrated in the Northeast. 
C)  was transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. 
D)  began to level off and then decline. 
E)  occurred most rapidly among heterosexuals. 
A)  remained largely confined to gay communities in large cities. 
B)  was concentrated in the Northeast. 
C)  was transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. 
D)  began to level off and then decline. 
E)  occurred most rapidly among heterosexuals.

Question 10

Regarding the development of the personal computer,

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A)  Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software. 
B)  initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar. 
C)  Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s. 
D)  IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers. 
E)  as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary. 
A)  Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software. 
B)  initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar. 
C)  Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s. 
D)  IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers. 
E)  as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary.

Question 11

In the 1990s,medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

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A)  failed to significantly improve the health of most patients. 
B)  was unavailable for many poor victims. 
C)  had made few advances since the mid-1980s. 
D)  led researchers to claim they had found a cure. 
E)  completely eradicated the virus in infected patients. 
A)  failed to significantly improve the health of most patients. 
B)  was unavailable for many poor victims. 
C)  had made few advances since the mid-1980s. 
D)  led researchers to claim they had found a cure. 
E)  completely eradicated the virus in infected patients.

Question 12

In late 1995 and early 1996,the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on

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A)  congressional Republicans. 
B)  congressional Democrats. 
C)  President Bill Clinton. 
D)  First Lady Hillary Clinton. 
E)  both Democrats and Republicans equally. 
A)  congressional Republicans. 
B)  congressional Democrats. 
C)  President Bill Clinton. 
D)  First Lady Hillary Clinton. 
E)  both Democrats and Republicans equally.

Question 13

In 2001,convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists,the United States attacked

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  Libya. 
E)  Iran. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  Libya. 
E)  Iran.

Question 14

President Clinton responded to the 1994 election results by moving to the left.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How was America transformed by the events of September 11,2001? How did the events of that day impact the second Bush administration? How did they transform American foreign policy? How did they alter the daily lives of Americans?

Accepted Answer

The events of September 11, 2001, had a

Question 16

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was on the city of Pensacola,Florida.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

Accepted Answer

The late twentieth and early twenty-firs

Question 18

A large part of the Bush administration's election strategy in 2004 was to appeal to the large community of conservative,evangelical Christians and mobilize them to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates. 
B)  opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close. 
C)  difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination. 
D)  presence of a strong third political party. 
E)  failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton. 
A)  extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates. 
B)  opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close. 
C)  difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination. 
D)  presence of a strong third political party. 
E)  failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

Question 20

George W.Bush clearly won the popular vote in the election of 2000,but the electoral vote remained in dispute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

Since the 1970s,the primary goal of Islamic fundamentalists in the world has been to

By 2013,well over ________ computers were in use around the world.

By the early twenty-first century,the percentage of black high-school graduates going on to college was virtually the same as that of white high-school graduates.

In 2002,George W.Bush referred to an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and ________.

In 1993,President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

What accounted for the high degree of public support for President Clinton? Why did scandals and the impeachment trial fail to erode his support?

Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S.How and why did the U.S.population look different in 2010 than it had looked in 1965?

George W.Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

In the late 1980s,the spread of AIDS in the United States

Regarding the development of the personal computer,

In the 1990s,medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

In late 1995 and early 1996,the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on

In 2001,convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists,the United States attacked

President Clinton responded to the 1994 election results by moving to the left.

How was America transformed by the events of September 11,2001? How did the events of that day impact the second Bush administration? How did they transform American foreign policy? How did they alter the daily lives of Americans?

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was on the city of Pensacola,Florida.

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

A large part of the Bush administration's election strategy in 2004 was to appeal to the large community of conservative,evangelical Christians and mobilize them to vote.

The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the

George W.Bush clearly won the popular vote in the election of 2000,but the electoral vote remained in dispute.

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The Empire in Transition

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