Inquizitive Chapter 27

In the 1990s, the personal computer became more easily available to the average American consumer. Which factors played a role in its increased availability?

microchip Silicon Valley the Internet

The sign below represents what phenomenon that received greater attention during the culture wars in the 1990s?

undocumented immigrant families crossing into the United States

In President Clinton's speech on the signing of NAFTA, he spoke about the time of change that America, and the rest of the world, were experiencing. Why, according to Clinton, was NAFTA necessary?

Because it promoted international commerce, allowing for the exchange of goods to flow more freely throughout North America and promoting economic growth for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

What effect did outsourcing as a result of NAFTA and other international trade agreements have on the American economy and workers during the 1990s and beyond?

Companies could employ workers overseas for a fraction of the cost had they hired Americans, which lowered prices for consumers but also drove American wages downward.

Identify the statements that describe the rights revolution at the end of the twentieth century.

Conservatives sought to get government out of economic regulation and environmental regulations. Moral conservatives, or those who sought to have the government set the moral standard for the country, were in the minority at the time. Personal liberty became the dominant point of view, as individuals sought greater freedom in how they chose to live their life.

With the successful completion of Operation Desert Storm and the dissolution of the Soviet Union a few years earlier, the United States emerged as the most dominant worldwide military power. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney disagreed on the path that America should take with this new responsibility, each arguing from different standpoints. Powell argued that America should use its power to reshape the world, preventing hostile states from gaining power, and maintain strategic dominance through independent military actions if necessary. T or F?

False

What population trends are evident in this table?

For the first time in U.S. history, Asian immigrants outpaced European immigrants to this country in the 1970s. Immigrants from the Western Hemisphere made up more than half of the newcomers to the United States between 2001 and 2010.

According to the map of 1910, the ethnic origin of the largest majority immigrant group to the United States was -, while the largest majority immigrant group in 2013 was of - descent.

German, Mexican

Which of the following arguments support globalization and global free trade?

It provided a path to better living standards. greater worldwide freedom

Whereas previously immigrants most commonly came from Europe, in the latter half of the twentieth century there was increased immigration from places like -. The influx of these new populations shifted the - divide, suggesting that the - system was no longer truly relevant to America as it entered the twenty-first century.

Latin America and Asia, black-white, two-race

What trends can be extrapolated from these maps, which compare immigration patterns from 1900 and 2010?

Middle Atlantic seaboard cities continue to attract immigrants to the United States.#The Middle Atlantic coast remains a popular destination for immigrants who later move further inland. The Deep South has not been a magnet for immigration in the twentieth century.

In an effort to bolster trade between America and its neighbors, President Clinton sought congressional approval in 1993 for the -, more commonly referred to as -. It authorized the creation of --trade zones located in -, and the United States.

North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, free, Canada, Mexico

After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, in February 1991, the United States launched Operation Desert Storm, which was successful in ending the conflict and restoring security to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. At the time, American efforts were considered successful. What were some of its more lasting consequences?

The U.S. army quickly repelled the Iraqi army from Kuwait and then proceeded to set up six permanent U.S. military bases there. A large American military presence was established in Saudi Arabia.

Bill Clinton's popular appeal was due, in part, to some of his more liberal leanings toward abortion, gay rights, and civil rights. One of the policies enacted during his first term was to institute the policy of "Don't ask, don't tell" within the military. Which is the best description of this policy?

The U.S. military would no longer seek out and dismiss soldiers based on their sexual orientation.

Which of these things increased efficiencies, increased instantaneous communication across larger geographical spaces, and democratized access to information during the 1990s?

computers and the Internet

In 1999, the Declaration for Global Democracy was written in protest against what aspect of the World Trade Organization's role within the global community?

The WTO represented the interests of corporations rather than that of the ordinary citizen.

The picture below shows American icon Barbie dressed as the Statue of Liberty. What message is the artist trying to convey about the outsourcing of the American economy?

This artwork is a satirical look at how free trade zones in foreign countries now enabled American companies to use low-wage laborers over Americans to produce something as iconic as the Barbie doll.

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Bush v. Gore case with their vote of 5-4?

This ruling mandated that the recount taking place in Florida be halted, and it granted Jeb Bush the right to certify that his brother, George Bush, had won the state and presidency.

Globalization was made increasingly possible through advances made in communications technology toward the end of the twentieth century. T or F?

True

With the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union, the map of eastern Europe was redrawn. Match each post-Cold War country to its Soviet era counterpart.

Yugoslavia Correct label: Croatia Czechoslovakia Correct label: Slovakia Soviet Union Correct label: Ukraine Uzbekistan

One hundred years ago, the United States took in immigrants and asked them to assimilate their diverse cultural heritages into the American cauldron dubbed the "melting pot." Today, which factors of technology allow immigrants to be more of a "salad bowl"—able to retain their strong cultural ties to their countries of origin without completely surrendering them to prevalent American culture?

access to global communications cheaper air travel

With the advent of the microchip, affordable personal computers and other electronics became widely available to the public. Because the Internet connected users across America and the world, investors were attracted to the idea of - being conducted over the Internet. This led to a rapid increase in - investment, creating an unsustainable - that burst in April 2000 and drove stock prices down for the next - years.

business, dot-com, bubble, three

The Gulf War was an international crisis between the United States and Mexico over oil drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico. T or F?

false

The Culture Wars of the 1990s were battles over the moral values of Americans. The Christian Coalition was organized in opposition to what it perceived as an attack on "traditional" American values. These organized counterattacks were against which tenets of perceived social liberalism?

gay rights secularism

Conservative pundit, and former presidential candidate, Pat Buchanan called for a religious war for the soul of America in 1992. What groups was he worried would ruin the moral character of the country?

homosexuals feminists

In the 1840s Irish Catholics came to America in search of economic opportunity. Due to their economic status and religious difference, they were the most discriminated immigrant population of the nineteenth century, but they were willing to take jobs that others did not want. Today, which group of lower socio-economic standing, majority-Catholic peoples have faced the brunt of economic discrimination and are forced to take the jobs that few others volunteer to do?

latinos

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by Congress in 1990. It provided certain rights and protections for Americans with disabilities. Which of the following are provisions of that act?

prohibited discrimination in hiring and promotion against persons with disabilities required that entrances to public buildings be redesigned to ensure access for the disabled

The major initiative of President Clinton's first administration was to address the rising cost of health care and the growing number of uninsured Americans. Although the idea of providing universalized health care ultimately failed to get congressional approval, what were some of this plan's initial goals?

provide health care for citizens who could not normally afford it and typically need it the most to provide universal health-care coverage through large groupings of medical care businesses

With the Cold War coming to a close, George H. W. Bush took the office of president in 1989 having to face a "new world order," unseen by his predecessors. What is the best way to describe this new order?

shift from Cold War tensions to unquestioned American predominance

As of 2011, nearly 2.3 million Americans were incarcerated, with 70 percent of that population being black. T or F?

true

During President Clinton's 1996 reelection bid, he used a political strategy later termed "triangulation," where he adopted some of the most popular Republican policies like welfare reform, making his opponents' positions seem extreme among middle-class voters. T or F?

true

During the presidential election of 2000, major issues like health care, race relations, and economic inequality went virtually unmentioned during the campaign. T or F?

true

With an increasing emphasis on human rights within international affairs, the 1990s saw the growth of international human rights organizations. Which two choices represent human rights issues most relevant in the 1990s?

women's rights aboriginal rights

Confronted with the spreads of AIDS in the early 1980s, the gay community responded in a variety of ways. Which of the following were part of the strategy to combat this epidemic?

worked to prevent discrimination against people suffering from AIDS pressed the federal government to devote greater resources to fighting the disease demanded that the drug AZT be placed on the market to treat the disease