Archive for the ‘History’ Category
What first transformed the Internet into an information superhighway?
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ARPANET
the World Wide Web
Yahoo
3. Which was not a change in American business practices during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?
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outsourcing services overseas
obtaining credit from banks
globalization
offshoring production of goods
4. Where have the largest number of immigrants to the United States come from since 1990?
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Asia
Europe
Africa
Latin America and Northern America
5. In the election of 1992, an incumbent president lost to a former Rhodes Scholar, largely because of economic issues. What was the outcome of that election?
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George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton lost to George H.W. Bush.
Al Gore lost to George W. Bush.
George H.W. Bush lost to Ross Perot.
6. What was not part of Clinton’s domestic agenda?
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health care for all
the Family and Medical Leave Act
allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military
appointing significant numbers of women to key positions
7. What was an argument in favor of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement?
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It would support economic growth throughout North America.
It would send some American jobs to Mexico where labor was cheaper.
It would apply stricter controls and limits to trade.
It would raise money through additional tariffs and taxes.
8. What conflict had developed between President Clinton and congressional Republicans by 1994?
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Clinton had cut taxes for the poorest Americans.
The Republicans wanted more cuts in social spending.
Clinton had balanced the federal budget through spending cuts.
The Republicans wanted welfare reform that Clinton did not support.
10. What decision did the United States make about the Kyoto Protocol?
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The treaty should be signed by all other nations first.
The U.S. delegation signed it, but it was never submitted to the Senate for approval.
The U.S. delegation walked out of the conference in protest.
The U.S. Senate approved the protocol with a nearly unanimous votes.