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the modern computer developed from? |
enemy rivalries during WW2 |
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A decline in the number of US manufacturing jobs was in part the result of? |
Globalization |
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How did Clinton attract voters in 1992? |
promoted himself as a centrist |
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One victory of the Clinton administration was? |
the passage of the Brady Bill |
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For participating countries, NAFTA called for? |
the gradual removal of trade restictions |
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President Clinton sent military trrops to Bosnia to |
stop ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Croats |
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What did the No Child Left Behind Act do? |
tied schools’ federal funding to students’ academic success |
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What person of group was removed frompwer as a result of US invasion of Afghanistan? |
the Taliban |
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Where do most immigrants to the US come from today? |
Latin America and Asia |
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Which of the following helps explain the trend in life expectancy in America? |
Satellites brodcast televisionaround the world |
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The first modern computer was designed to benefit? |
the military |
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Which company developed the first commercially successful computer? |
IBM |
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The Internet is directly responsible for? |
creating a huge database and research tool |
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what is one way that globalization has affected the American economy? |
loss of manufacturing jobs |
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the growth of the service economycaused |
a decline in US union membership |
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President Bill Clinton signed which piece of legislation aimed at deterring gun violence? |
Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act |
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Which statement about CLintions impeachment is true? |
It was clear from the beginning of the impeachment trial tha there were not enough votes in the senate to convict |
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President George H.W. Bush helped Bill Clinton win the presidencey in 1992 because Bush: |
broke his promise and increased taxes |
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What did the Family Medical Leave Act guarantee to most full-time employees? |
12 weeks of unpaid leave a year |
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President CLinton failed to bring about a change in |
health care |
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What was the main effect of the Contract With America? |
Republicans took control of Congress |
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Clinton was impeached because he admitted to |
lying under oath about an affair |
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What did Bush mean when he referred to terrorist regimes as an "axis of evil"? |
the regimes coordinated efforts to seek and provide weapons for use in attacking the US and its allies |
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What action eventually occurred as a result of speeches such as Bush’s State of the Union Address? |
US and British forces invaded Iraq |
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Clinton supported free trade blocs becuase: |
they theoretically increase the prosperity of paritcular countries |
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What was one positve effect of economic globalization? |
People have been exposed to new ideas and technologies |
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US military intervention failed to end a civil war in: |
Haiti |
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In Norway, Clintion tried to negotiate an end to conflicts between the Palestinians and the |
Israelis |
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Why did Osama Bin Laden form al Qaeda in the late 90s? |
to end American involvement in the Middle East |
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Which state’s voting results were key to determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election? |
Florida |
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What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election? |
the US supreme court |
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In his 1st term, Bush cut taxes to: |
stimulate the economy |
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What group was directly responsible for the terrorist attacks on the US on 9-11? |
al Qaeda |
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During his 2nd term, Bush faced criticism as a result of: |
budget defecits |
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What is the largest immigrant group in American society in recent years? |
Latinos |
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Immigration supporters argue that immigrants: |
perform jobs that others do not want |
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the US experienced the most population growth at the beginning of this century in the: |
Sunbelt |
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Which of these correctly describes how American society is changing? |
Life expectancy is increasing |
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What did the 1994 Violence Against Women Act do? |
increase resources to prosecute men guilty of violent acts against women |
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a wealty, independent president candidate in 1992 |
H. Ross Perot |
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a trade agreement among the US, Canada, and Mexico |
NAFTA |
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broadens government’s powers to monitor suspected terrorists |
Patriot Act |
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law that gave resident status to some illegal immigrants |
Immigration and Control Act of 1986 |
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an agreement designed to reduce tariffs and promote free trade |
GATT |
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Republican who opposed President Clinton |
Newt Gingrich |
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law that eased immigration restrictions |
Immigration Act of 1990 |
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an Afghannistan Islamic fundamentalist govn’t |
Taliban |
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technological solutions to living organisms’ problems |
biotechnology |
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the process of intergrating different nations’ economies and cultures |
globalization |
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Who made Microsoft? |
Bill Gates |
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Who made Apple |
Steve Jobs |
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Who made Dell Computers? |
Michael Dell |
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Who made Amazon.com? |
Jeff Bezo |
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Why was the 2000 election historic? |
it was so close |
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Who won the popular vote? |
Al Gore |
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Who won the electoral college vote? |
Bush |
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When did Gore concede? |
Dec. 12 2000 |
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When was the World Trade Center bombed? |
1993 |
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Who was resposible for the bombing of the WTC? |
Al Qaeda |
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Who was the leader of the Al Qaeda? |
Osama Bin Laden |
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The bombing of the Embassies was in? |
Nairobi, Kenya, and Tanzania |
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Who was New York’s mayor at the time of 9-11? |
Rudy Giuliani |
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Barack Hussein Obama was the ___th president |
44 |
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Who is Obamas VP? |
Joe Biden |
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Obama: born on August 4th 1961 in |
Honolulu Hawaii |
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Which state was he senator of? |
Illinois |
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What state was Clinton the governor of? |
Arkansas |
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what was the centrist view? |
reconcile liberal and conservative ideals |
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Who ran in the 1992 Election? |
Democrats- Clinton and Gore Republicans- Bush and Quayle Independent- H. Ross Perot |
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who was the Butcher of the Balkans? |
Slobadan Milosevic |
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who ran in the 2000 election? |
Democrats: Al Gore and Joe Lieberman Republicans: George Bush and Dick Cheney |
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