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US His 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Companies that do business in many countries | Multinational corporations |
| Small computers that the average person can use | Personal computers |
| Process by which economies and cultures become connected with those of other nations | Globalization |
| Mechanical devices that send and receive signals while orbiting Earth in space | Satellites |
| Use of technology to solve problems affecting living organisms | Biotechnology |
| World wide connection of computer systems via cables and satellites | Internet |
| Who was the first modern computer designed to benefit? | Military |
| Company that developed the first commercially successful computer | IBM |
| How has globalization negatively affected the American economy? | Manufacturing jobs moved to overseas locations where labor was cheaper |
| How did the growth of the service economy affect labor unions? | Enrollment declined |
| Led the Republican postilion to Pres. Bill Clinton | Newt Gingrich |
| Special prosecutor who investigated Pres. Clinton's investments | Kenneth Starr |
| Wealthy business man who ran in Pres. race against Bill Clinton as an independent in 1992 | H. Ross Perot |
| Act of bringing a Pres. to trial before the US Senate | Impeachment |
| Imposed a waiting period before buying a handgun | Brady Bill |
| Guaranteed most full time employees 12 work weeks of unpaid leave each year for the birth and care of a newborn child | Family Medical Leave Act |
| Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992 because George H. W. Bush broke this promise made to the American people | Not to raise taxes |
| Pres. Clinton failed to establish this. | Health Care plan for American people |
| Main effect of the "Contract with America" | Republican took control of Congress. |
| Goals of Newt Gingrich's "Contract With America" Plan | Congressional term limits, reduction of federal bureaucracy, ad a balanced budget amendment to Constitution, large tax cuts, increase defense spending, welfare reforms, tough anticrime legislation |
| Why was Pres. Clinton impeached? | He lied under oath about an affair |
| Trade agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico to remove trade restrictions | NAFTA |
| Why was the EU(European Union) created? | Strengthen the economies of European nations |
| Why did the UN intervene with the sending of humanitarian aide to Bosnia? | Serbians were forcibly removing Bosnians from their homes and later murdering them |
| Goal of Al Qaida | End American involvement in the Middle East |
| State sanctioned mass murder, rape, and violence | Ethnic cleansing |
| Why did Clinton support free trade blocs? | To increase the prosperity of particular countries |
| A positive effect of economic globalization | People were being exposed to new ideas and technologies |
| US military intervention failed to end this civil war. | Somalian |
| Pres. Clinton went to Norway to negotiate an end to conflict between these two countries | Palestine, Israel |
| Legislation that set federal performance standards for schools | No Child Left Behind Act |
| Legislation that broadens government's powers to monitor suspected terrorists | Patriot Act |
| Islamic fundamentalist government | Taliban |
| Agency that coordinates government agencies responsible for domestic security | Department of Homeland Security |
| Large-scale nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons | WMD-Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| Which state's voting results were key to determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election | Florida |
| Who decided the winner of the 2000 Pres. election? | Supreme Court |
| In his first term, why did George W. Bush cut taxes? | Stimulate the economy |
| Women who played a significant role in the 2008 Pres. election | Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin |
| Students taught in their native language as well as English | Bilingual education |
| Improving opportunities for women & minorities by giving preference to them in school admission and job applications | Affirmative Action |
| Transfer from government ownership to control by private business | Privatize |
| Increased quotas to 40%, eased most immigration restrictions | Immigration Act of 1990 |
| Stopped flow of illegal immigrants by penalizing employers who hire them and granted residential status to those living in us since 1982. | Immigration and Control Act of 1986 |
| Increased federal resources to apprehend and prosecute men guilty of violent acts against women | Violence Against Women Act |
| Largest immigrant group in American society in recent years | Latinos |
| Argument of immigration supporters | Immigrants preform jobs that others do not want |
| At the beginning of this century, in which location did the United States experience the most population growth? | Sunbelt |
| Correct description of how American society is changing | Life expectancy is increasing |
| World wide trade agreement | GATT |
| Result of the development of satellite technology | Speed of worldwide communications increased |
| Effect of globalization in American | Growth in the US service industry |
| Gun control act named for pres. aide who was wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan | Brady Bill |
| Plan proposed by Newt Gingrich that attacked big govern and emphasized patriotism and traditional values | Contract With America |
| Created in response to the European Union | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
| Why did Pres. Clinton send US Military to Somalia? | Their government had disintegrated and fighting cause widespread famine.The US led a multinational force to bring peace and distribute food. |
| Contributing factor in the economic crisis of 2008 | Risky bank loans |
| Why did Pres. Bush call for an invasion of Afghanistan? | The Taliban refused to deliver Osama bin Laden to the United States |
| Today, most immigrants to the United States come from? | Latin America and Asia |
| Replaced GATT, negotiated trade agreements and settled trade disputes | WTO-World Trade Organization |
| What caused the development of the modern computer? | Enemy rivalries during WWII |
| Led to a rise in multinational corporations | Globalization laws |
| Who promoted himself as a centrist which attracted voters in the 1992 pres. election | William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton |
| Believed in strong national defense, tough stands on crime, free trade, welfare reform, and closer ties with corporations | Centrists |
| One victory of Clinton's administration | Passage of the Brady Bill-gun control |
| Why did Pres. Clinton send military troops to Bosnia? | To stop ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Croats |
| Which group was removed from power as a result of the US invasion of Afghanistan? | Taliban |
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