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