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2 1981 3 3. The effects depicted in the political cartoon above can best be ascribed to a. the domestic impact of the world economy. b. a large U.S. military buildup. c. the creation of a multilateral economic framework. d. the effects of economic deregulation. 4. Who would most likely agree with the point of view expressed in the above political cartoon? a. A liberal b. A fundamentalist c. A neoconservative d. An immigrant
5. The above cartoon is consistent with all of the following 1980s political trends except the a. continued growth of the size of the federal government. b. political victories conservatives achieved at the federal level. c. creation of a national energy policy. d. inability of Republicans to significantly cut popular spending programs.
4 c. Technological innovation d. Liberalism
5 The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Creation of Independent States, 1989–1991 6 “The Cold War is now behind us. Let us not wrangle over who won it
7 “Globalization, as we are experiencing it, is in many respects not only new, but revolutionary.…It is wrong to think of globalization as just concerning the big systems, like the world financial order.…Globalization not only pulls upwards, it pushes downwards, creating new pressures for local autonomy.…Globalization, some argue, creates a world of winners and losers, a few on the fast track to prosperity, the majority condemned to a life of misery
and despair.…Is globalization a force promoting the general good? The question can’t be answered in a simple way, given the complexity of the situation.…But globalization is becoming increasingly decentered—not under the control of any group of nations, and still less of the large corporations.…As the changes I have described…gather weight, they are creating something that never existed before, a global cosmopolitan society.” Anthony Giddens, BBC Reith Lectures, 1999 Anthony Giddens, Runaway
World: How Globalization is Reshaping our Lives (New York: Routledge, 2003). 12. Since 2000, which of the following economic phenomena is most consistent with the argument in the passage above? a. Real-wage increases for most American workers b. A widespread public sense of economic optimism c. A decoupling of the U.S. economy from the global economic system d. Economic instability and major policy challenges 13. Which
post-1985 economic pattern is most clearly a result of the changes described in the excerpt above? a. The creation of a stable global economy b. Growing economic equality in American society c. The decline in union membership d. The resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs 14. As a result of the processes described in the excerpt above, which of the following developments has presented the greatest challenge to U.S.
policies? a. The revival of Cold War tensions b. Deep cuts to domestic social programs c. The emergence of new social behaviors and networks d. Continued U.S. dependence on fossil fuels 15. Since 1990, which of the following is most consistent with the arguments from the quote above? a. Debates over impacts of free-trade agreements b. Calls to reform the U.S. financial system c. Social
disruptions caused by labor strikes d. The consolidation of large corporations 8 National
Debt Chart 16. Between 1980 and 1995, which of the following LEAST contributed to the trend evidenced in the image above? a. The deregulation of many U.S. industries b. Federal tax cuts championed by conservatives c. A large increase in spending for social safety net programs d. A large increase in defense spending 17. Since 1995, what has contributed most to the trend illustrated above? a. The
deregulation of many industries b. The end of the Cold War c. Free-trade agreements d. The size and scope of the social safety net 9 1985 18. The image above was most directly a response to
10 “[T]he various strands of feminist activism [in the 1960s
and 1970s] led to improvements in many women’s economic and political equality and changed the consciousness of millions who …challenged conventional notions about women’s role in the home, family, and workplace. It might seem that feminism caused the deep economic and social changes in American women’s lives, but it is more accurate to say that it resulted from them. Feminism gave millions of women a framework for interpreting their lives and served as a catalyst for mobilizing women for social
and political change. Above all…the modern feminist revival marked a tremendous increase in women’s determination to take an active, conscious role in the shaping of American society.” Ellen Carol DuBois and Lynn Dumenil, Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents, Third Edition (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012), 708. 20. Which of the following movements from the first half of the 19th century most clearly foreshadowed modern feminism as described in
the passage above? a. Efforts by mothers to instill republican values in their children b. The larger number of women working for low wages in factories c. The increased separation between home and the workplace d. The role of women in the abolitionist and temperance movements 21. Which of the following best characterizes the impact of demographic and cultural shifts on the status of women in the late 20th and early
21st century? a. The participation of women in moral reform efforts b. Ongoing debates about gender roles and family structures c. The growing political influence of women resulting from “republican motherhood” d. The emergence of women’s clubs and self-help groups
11 “Our nation will continue to be steadfast, and
patient and persistent in the pursuit of two great objectives. First, we will shut down terrorist camps, disrupt terrorist plans and bring terrorists to justice. And second, we must prevent the terrorists and regimes who seek chemical, biological or nuclear weapons from threatening the United States and the world….Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction….States like these [North Korea, Iran, and
Iraq], and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger….And all nations should know: America will do what is necessary to ensure our nation's security.” President George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, January 2002 22. The passage above was most likely a response to a. a renewal of Cold War tensions with Russia. b.
fears of a resumption of the Korean War. c. the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center. d. the continued U.S. dependence on fossil fuels from the Middle East. 23. The sentiments expressed in the excerpt above most directly contributed to which of the following? a. A national sense that the Cold War was finally over b. U.S. peacekeeping missions in Latin America, Asia and Africa c. Debates about the
merits of a “military–industrial complex” d. The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 24. The actions that resulted from the sentiments expressed in the excerpt above best exemplify which concept? a. Containment b. Imperialism c. Preemptive war d. Globalization 25. Which of the following groups would most likely have supported the point of view expressed in the above passage? a. Pro-British loyalists
during the Revolutionary War b. Western, pro-war expansionists during the War of 1812 c. Anti-war opponents during the Mexican-American War d. Anti-imperialists during the Spanish-American War 26. The argument put forth in the excerpt above can best be described as an example of which foreign policy approach? a. Isolationism b. Unilateralism c. Mercantilism d. Multilateralism 12 South Florida Sun Sentinel ©Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
13 Maps depicting U.S. involvement 14 b. decreased regulations on industries such as oil production.
15 1. The
resurgence of political conservatism in the 1980s and 1990s emboldened conservatives in their efforts to reshape American society. a. Briefly explain ONE economic goal that conservatives were able to achieve during the 1980s or 1990s. b. Briefly explain ONE social goal that conservatives were able to achieve during the 1980s or 1990s. c. Provide at least ONE specific piece of additional evidence to demonstrate how conservatives were able to implement the economic or social goal that you
discussed in Part A or Part B. “One night during Christmas holidays of 1976, I decided to watch television with my family.… Not far into the program was a scene of adultery. I reacted to the situation in the manner as I had been taught. I asked one of the children to change the channels. Getting involved in the second program, we were shocked with some crude profanity.…As I sat in my den that night, I became angry. I had been disturbed by the deterioration of the morals I had witnessed in the
media and society during the previous twenty-five years. This was accompanied by a dramatic rise in crime, a proliferation of pornography, increasingly explicit sexual lyrics in music, increasing numbers of broken homes, a rise in drug and alcohol use among the youth and other various negative factors. Realizing that these changes were being brought into the sanctity of my home, I decided I could and would no longer remain silent.” Donald E. Wilson, Christian minister and grassroots religious
activist, 1985 Donald E. Wildmon, The Home Invaders (Elgin, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 3–7. “It seems to me that the Moral Majority’s biblically inspired political agenda involves a very selective, very partial, and therefore very distorted use of the Bible. They have isolated a set of concerns that they say get to the heart of what is wrong with America—homosexuality, abortion, and pornography. These are the things that are wrong and that are destroying our nation. What we need to do, what we
need to be for, basically for prayer in public schools, and for more bombs. Jesus wants our kids to pray and he wants the Pentagon to be able to kill more people if necessary.…The notion that they represent what the Hebrew and Christian scriptures offer us as the key for understanding what is wrong with the world today, is one that strikes me as grotesque.” Robert McAfee Brown, The Need for a Moral Minority, 1982 Robert McAfee Brown, “The Need for a Moral Minority,” in Herbert Vetter, ed., Speak
Out Against the New Right (Boston: Beacon Press, 1982) Based on the above readings, complete the following three tasks: a. Briefly explain ONE political or constitutional tactic that supporters of the point of view espoused in Passage 1 employed to neutralize the threat(s) they outlined. b. Briefly explain ONE political or constitutional tactic that supporters of the point of view espoused in Passage 2 employed to neutralize the threat(s) they outlined. c. Provide ONE specific piece of
additional evidence that supports the tactic you discussed in either Part A or Part B.
16 3. Consider Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy toward the Soviets as it evolved during his two terms as president. a. Describe Reagan’s foreign policy approach toward the Soviets during his first term in office. b. Briefly explain how Reagan’s foreign policy toward the Soviets shifted during his second term in office. c. Provide ONE piece of additional evidence that would support the point you made in either Part A or Part B and briefly explain how that evidence
supports your point. Henretta et al., America’s History, 7th Ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 987. 4. Use the graph above and your understanding of United States history to complete the following three tasks: a. Briefly explain how immigration patterns to the United States changed between 1920 and 2000. b. Provide ONE specific example of how post-1980 immigration patterns contributed to the demographic shifts in American
society. c. Provide ONE specific example of how post-1980 immigration patterns impacted American political discourse. Which of the following historical developments between World War I and World War II would the author of the passage most likely support?Public debates over the proper balance between liberty and order. Which of the following historical developments between World War I and World War II would the author of the passage most likely support? d. the efficacy of using federal power to achieve social goals.
Which of the following most likely resulted from the Double V campaign shown in the image above?Which of the following MOST LIKELY resulted from the "Double V" campaign shown in the image above? Executive action to prohibit discrimination in war-related industries during WWII.
Which of the historical events below complicated the feasibility of a successful war on poverty?Which of the historical events below complicated the feasibility of a successful war on poverty in the United States during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency? The difficulty of fighting two simultaneous wars: against communism abroad and poverty at home.
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