Question 1

What did demonstrators demand in the "Battle of Seattle"?

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A)   International standards for working conditions.
B)   An end to sanctions against Cuba.
C)   An end to global trade and capital flows.
D)   The resignation of Bill Clinton.
E)   A new contract for workers in the coffee trade.

Question 2

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

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The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 3

Anita Hill:

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A)   worked for the Environmental Protection Agency.
B)   charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991.
C)   testified against Clarence Thomas at Senate hearings, resulting in the denial of his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
D)   retracted her sexual harassment charges upon Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
E)   left politics to attend law school.

Question 4

Discuss the experience of African-Americans in the 1990s.What were the gains and/or losses for blacks in terms of freedom and equality in America at the end of the twentieth century?

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The experience of African-Americans in t...

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hillary Clinton

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A)  Contract with America
B)  Panama dictator
C)  Supreme Court justice
D)  Enron
E)  attorney generalF) triangulationG) Christian CoalitionH) 1992 independent presidential candidateI) Clinton impeachmentJ) Iraqi dictatorK) health careL) Green Party

Question 6

The groups that organized the 1999 Seattle protests were anti-globalists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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The Oslo Accords were a series of agreem...

Question 8

The term "pay gap" refers to the difference in:

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A)   pay differences between workers and CEOs.
B)   pay rates for skilled and unskilled workers.
C)   pay rates between men and women.
D)   pay gaps between new hires and senior employees.
E)   the difference between gross income and take-home pay.

Question 9

Proposition 187,approved by California voters in 1994:

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A)   denied illegal immigrants and their children access to welfare and education.
B)   expanded the "prison-industrial complex" with a tough three-strikes law.
C)   reinstated the bracero program and solved many of its immigration problems.
D)   banned bilingual education and abolished the segregation of immigrant schoolchildren.
E)   banned affirmative action in education, employment, and government.

Question 10

Asian-Americans,compared to other Americans,had an extremely high rate of imprisonment by the end of the century,as illegal immigration accelerated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron?

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A)   They were never tried before a court of law.
B)   They left the country for a Caribbean island.
C)   They were ordered to pay billions of dollars to compensate investors.
D)   They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud.
E)   They were sentenced to life in prison.

Question 12

The man who mobilized the crowds in Moscow to restore Mikhail Gorbachev to office was Boris Yeltsin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Saddam Hussein

Accepted Answer

A)  Contract with America
B)  Panama dictator
C)  Supreme Court justice
D)  Enron
E)  attorney generalF) triangulationG) Christian CoalitionH) 1992 independent presidential candidateI) Clinton impeachmentJ) Iraqi dictatorK) health careL) Green Party

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-NAFTA

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel and Palestinian agreement
B)  dismantled by Clinton
C)  awareness of American diversity
D)  Rwanda
E)  banking regulation repealed in 1999F) largest corporate employer in 2000G) Foxwoods CasinoH) Chinese demonstration for democracyI) cash payment for low-income workersJ) fall of communism in eastern EuropeK) free-trade zoneL) Kuwaiti freedom

Question 15

By the end of 1991,Soviet attempts at economic reform had created chaos,and the:

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A)   Soviet military staged a successful coup.
B)   Soviet Union dissolved, ending the Cold War.
C)   United States had to intervene with financial aid.
D)   Soviets sought U.S. assistance.
E)   Soviets turned to the United Nations for help.

Question 16

Health care reform during Clinton's first term:

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A)   was not a major issue for the president.
B)   was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.
C)   was championed by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who succeeded in getting Congress to back her universal coverage plan.
D)   became a policy priority for congressional Republicans who opposed the Clinton plan.
E)   was easily understood by most voters and received little criticism.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Monica Lewinsky

Accepted Answer

A)  Contract with America
B)  Panama dictator
C)  Supreme Court justice
D)  Enron
E)  attorney generalF) triangulationG) Christian CoalitionH) 1992 independent presidential candidateI) Clinton impeachmentJ) Iraqi dictatorK) health careL) Green Party

Question 18

Bush v.Gore ordered:

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A)   victory to be given to Bush.
B)   the recount in Florida to finish within one week.
C)   Florida to vote again in a separate election.
D)   Florida to halt its recount.
E)   Florida to audit its balloting machines.

Question 19

Which of the following best explains George H.W.Bush's loss in the 1992 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bush seemed out of touch with wealthy Republican campaign donors.
B)   America was in a recession in 1992.
C)   Pat Buchanan's angry anti-gay and anti-feminist speech at the Republican convention turned off some moderate Republican voters.
D)   Third-party candidate Ross Perot became a viable option for some voters.
E)   B and D

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-"freedom revolution"

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel and Palestinian agreement
B)  dismantled by Clinton
C)  awareness of American diversity
D)  Rwanda
E)  banking regulation repealed in 1999F) largest corporate employer in 2000G) Foxwoods CasinoH) Chinese demonstration for democracyI) cash payment for low-income workersJ) fall of communism in eastern EuropeK) free-trade zoneL) Kuwaiti freedom

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

Bush v.Gore ordered:

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The man who mobilized the crowds in Moscow to restore Mikhail Gorbachev to office was Boris Yeltsin.

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

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What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron?

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By the end of 1991,Soviet attempts at economic reform had created chaos,and the:

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Asian-Americans,compared to other Americans,had an extremely high rate of imprisonment by the end of the century,as illegal immigration accelerated.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Monica Lewinsky

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What did demonstrators demand in the "Battle of Seattle"?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hillary Clinton

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Anita Hill:

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

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Which of the following best explains George H.W.Bush's loss in the 1992 presidential election?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -"freedom revolution"

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Health care reform during Clinton's first term:

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The groups that organized the 1999 Seattle protests were anti-globalists.

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Discuss the experience of African-Americans in the 1990s.What were the gains and/or losses for blacks in terms of freedom and equality in America at the end of the twentieth century?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -NAFTA

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Saddam Hussein

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Proposition 187,approved by California voters in 1994:

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The term "pay gap" refers to the difference in:

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