Vietnam and Technology
How did the Vietnam War change how Americans viewed their government?
Americans' Increased cynicism about their government
Which of the following is true of the widening income gap in America?
It has led to more confidence in the government.
It has led to increased levels of personal debt.
It has led to increased economic stability.
It has led to more economic growth.
It has led to increased levels of personal debt.
What impact has the internet had on Terrorist Activity
It has remained natural barriers like Geography and allowed the radicalization process to go global
What has been the result of the successive attempts to fight the War on Drugs
They have largely failed to deal with the issue
Which event of Bill Clinton’s presidency best illustrates the use of checks and balances?
impeachment for alleged perjury and obstruction of justice
Vietnam was the largest "Hot Conflict" for America in the latter half of the 20th Century as part of what larger conflict
The Cold War
How did Silent Spring affect Americans’ concerns about the environment?
It increased their concerns by warning about the growing use of pesticides.
Of the developments listed below, which development led to the other three?
September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States
A main goal of President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente was to
reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
What happened as a result of the Pentagon Papers Release and the fight over the Nixon Tapes
Many Americans lost trust in their government
How did many American's feel about the expansion of military force in Vietnam.
They thought it would be a mistake
One way in which the feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s is similar to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is that both
used public demonstrations and protests to draw attention to their goals
In the early 1970s, OPEC began to use oil as a political weapon against countries that
supported Israel’s right to exist.
The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) joined Canada, Mexico, and the United States in a free trade zone. Why was this beneficial?
Exports to Canada and Mexico increased.
The religious right joined the conservative movement because they
were concerned about American values and morals
When Americans compared Iraq and Afghanistan to Vietnam what were they arguably the Government was failing to do
failed to learn the right lessons from past experiences in waging war.
Why did some people oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?
People feared that it would take away traditional rights such as receiving alimony and exemption from the military draft.
In 2001, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act. How did this historic document impact the United States?
It established new security measures for the detection and prevention of terrorist activity
President George HW Bush signed legislation authorization reparations to this group of American's because of what actions by the US govenrment
Japanese Americans for the the Internment of them in WWII
One main difference between liberals and conservatives is that, generally
liberals believe in government regulation of the economy, while conservatives do not
A major criticism to the increased use of the Internet and Cell Phones is
The loss of human interactions and focus
Since the End of WWII these two regions in the US has lost the most populations
Northeast and Midwest
An American company shifting production out of Ohio and to India is an example of
Outsourcing
What is meant by “supply-side economics”, the new Reagan approach to economic policy in the early 1980s?
Encouraging, through tax cuts, private sector investment that would create new jobs, thus promoting economic growth and increasing tax revenues.
President Jimmy Carter’s decision to criticize South Africa’s apartheid policy and President Bill Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia were both responses to
human rights abuses