Ch 31 Post Cold War America

The percentage of Americans in 2001 over the age of 65 was approximately:

12%

In 1997, the percentage of African Americans attending college was:

40%

Politics during the 1990s experienced:

A Democratic revival

The most important factor in fostering better race relations was:

A booming job market

The relationship between George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin of Russia might be described as:

A close working one

All of the following contributed to homelessness EXCEPT:

A faltering construction industry

In 1986, the ____ ____ ____ was amended to prohibit mandatory retirement

Age Discrimination Act

The terrorist network ____ sponsored the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center

Al-Quida

Latino students dropped out of highschool:

At higher rates than African Americans

During the 1990s, California reacted to the increasing number of immigrants by:

Attempting to bar illegal immigrants access to public education and medical clinics

In 1995, US participated in a NATO bombing campaign that succeeded in forcing the ____ ____ into peace negotiations

Bosnian Serbs

Most Asian Americans:

Came to the US after 1965

During the 1990s, affirmative action:

Came under attack in state and federal courts

In 2000, more than one-third of the immigrants to the United States came from:

Central America

Approximately 50% of immigrants came from:

Central American and Asia

George W. Bush's first priority as president was to:

Cut taxes

President Bill Clinton failed to achieve:

Development of an improved health care system

The percentage of women who believed that having a career was as important as being a wife and mother:

Dropped

In 2001, the ____ ____ filed bankruptcy and admitted to years of false reporting

Enron Corporation

American Muslims suffered no ill effects following the attack on September 11, 2001

False

By 2000, abortion no longer caused heated debate

False

Despite the large numbers of immigrants who settled in California, the state's population remained predominately white

False

During the 1990s, the gap between rich and poor decreased

False

Investors in the stock market during the 1990s:

Included approximately 50% of the US population

During the 1990s, the number of families headed by single mothers:

Increased by 25%

Immigrants during the 1990s:

Increased in number and tended to settle in the West

During the 1980s the number of homeless ____

Quadrupled

The Immigration Act of 1990:

Raised immigration quotas

In the midterm elections of 1994:

Republicans won both House and Senate

In 1993 President Clinton recalled US troops from ____

Somalia

Advancements in gay rights included:

Some firms giving health care benefits to gay partners, Vermont recognizing same-sex civil unions, and the American Academy of Pediatricians supporting adoption by gay partners

The experiences of Marlene Garrett during the economic expansion of the late 1990s indicate that:

The nations economic growth did not benefit all American families

During the 1990s, the US economy sustained the longest period of expansion in US history

True

During the 1990s, the US population expanded even more than it did during the baby boom

True

During the 20th century, life expectancy in the US rose from 47 to 74 years

True

In 1998, the House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton

True

In 1998, the US had a budget surplus

True

In the election of 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote

True

In 2000 the state of ____ recognized same-sex civil unions

Vermont

The economy faltered in 2000 as a result of all the following EXCEPT:

Higher interest rates

AIDS affected the health of:

Homosexuals, IV drug users, and babies

The ____ Act of 1965 permitted immigration into the United Sates impartially from all parts of the world

Immigration

Passage of the ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ resulted in returning skeletons and sacred objects to tribes

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

According to the 1997 census, people below the poverty line included:

One out of three working Americans

In 1999 and 2000, Native Americans:

Succeeded in regaining land

During the 1990s, the US economy:

Sustained the longest expansion in the US history

During his term in office Bill Clinton negotiated peace agreements between Israel and:

The PLO

The Census of 2000 revealed that the fastest growing segment of the US was:

The Southwest

A problem associated with the "aging"revolution was:

The burden placed on the social security system