Archive for the ‘Studying Abroad’ Category
1. Why is it difficult to interpret recent history and current events?
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Too many people use the same data.
It is hard to gain historical perspective on the recent past.
There is too much data available.
There is not enough clear data.
2. 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, economic issues caused an incumbent president to lose to a relatively unknown governor. 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 treaty was designed to support economic growth for the United States and its neighbors?
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NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
Treaty of Paris of 1991
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.
9. What agreement had a goal of reducing international greenhouse gas emissions?
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the Clean Air Act
the Global Warming Initiative
the Gore Protocol
the Kyoto Protocol
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 vote.
11. Which of the following was not one of the cultural issues debated widely during the 1990s?
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gun control
abortion
gay and lesbian rights
African American rights
12. Which modern president was impeached by the House of Representatives but not removed from office by the Senate?
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Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan