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Identify the following terms:
1. The Great Society
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2. Joseph McCarthy
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3. the “war on poverty”
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4. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC
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5. Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts
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6. Malcolm X and the Black Muslims
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7. Watts riots
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8. “white backlash”
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9. the free speech movement
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10. teach-ins and sit-ins
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11. Nixon’s “silent majority”
POINTS:
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12. Watergate
13. World Trade Organization
14. OPEC
15. Jimmy Carter and the Ayatollah Khomeini
16. supply-side economics
17. Bill Clinton, “a new Democrat”
18. September 11, 2001
19. Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda
20. Iraq’s Saddam Hussein
21. “baby boom”
22. consumer society
23. Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique
24. Roe v. Wade
25. Rachel Carson’s The Silent Spring
26. Abstract Expressionism
27. Postmodernism
28. Philip Glass and minimalism
29. John Adams’ Nixon in China and Doctor Atomic
30. descamisados
31. Stephen Harper
32. An Inconvenient Truth
33. Sputnik I
34. Pop Art
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35. North American Air Defense Command and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
36. Pierre Trudeau
37. Parti Québécois and Rene Levesque
38. liberation theology
39. the Organization of American States (OAS)
40. the Alliance for Progress
41. Juan and Eva Peron
42. the Falkland Islands war
43. the “Dirty War“
44. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
45. the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
46. Nestor Kirchner
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47. the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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48. Vicente Fox
Answer not provided.
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49. Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara
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50. the Bay of Pigs
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51. Salvador Allende
Answer not provided.
52. General Augusto Pinochet
Answer not provided.
53. Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez
Answer not provided.
54. Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jose Luis Borges, and Carlos Fuentes
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55. Joseph McCarthy allegations attacked
a.
self-identified communists.
b.
supporters of GATT.
c.
Peronists.
d.
suspected communists.
e.
the Silent Majority.
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56. The American economic boom after World War II was influenced by
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a.
a surplus of consumer goods during the war.
b.
surplus income accumulated during the war and a desire to spend it.
c.
military cutbacks during the Korean War.
d.
an anti-Keynesian policy of balanced budgets and reduced government spending.
e.
fear of military catastrophe due to the Cold War.
p. 170
57. America’s “Red Scare” in the late 1940s and early 1950s was partially a consequence of
a.
the Soviet Union’s invasion of Western Germany.
b.
the Cuban Missile Crisis.
c.
Sputnik.
d.
the Communist takeover of China.
e.
America’s economic collapse after World War II.
p. 170
58. The goal of General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to
a.
lower tariffs and quotas in order to promote trade.
b.
punish countries that had supported Germany during WWII.
c.
return the world to the protective trade policies that had spurred growth in the 1940s.
d.
increase tariffs to create more domestic production.
e.
isolate Cuba after the Cuban Revolution.
p. 170
59. Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty included all of the following except
a.
a universal health care program.
b.
the Job Corps.
c.
food stamps.
d.
health care for the aged.
e.
federal aid to education.
p. 170
60. In 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren, speaking for the Supreme Court, said that
a.
separate educational systems were legal if they were truly equal.
b.
Senate Joseph McCarthy deserved censure for his attack on the United States Army.
c.
mandatory bussing was unconstitutional.
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d.
separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.
e.
Martin Luther King’s March on Washington was constitutionally protected.
p. 171
61. The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s resulted in
a.
an increase in legal segregation.
b.
a truly integrated American society at all levels.
c.
almost no progress on ending racial segregation.
d.
progress, but also ghetto riots and a “white backlash.”
e.
the assassination of Vice President Herbert Humphrey.
p. 171
62. The free speech movement
a.
began at Harvard University as a protest against grade inflation.
b.
led to sit-ins supporting the Vietnam War as a “just war.”
c.
began as a protest by the students of the University of California Berkeley against the impersonality of the
large university.
d.
organized teach-ins about the dangers of communist subversion.
e.
was enthusiastically supported by Lyndon Johnson.
p. 171
63. The National Environmental Policy Act that created the EPA was signed by
a.
Richard Nixon.
b.
Lyndon Johnson.
c.
Bill Clinton.
d.
Jimmy Carter.
e.
John Kennedy.
p. 171
64. In 1973, as a result of the Arab-Israeli War,
a.
the OAS raised oil prices.
b.
OPEC imposed an oil embargo.
c.
the Arabs captured Jerusalem.
d.
the price of gasoline declined in the United States.
e.
a religious revolution took place in Iran.
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p. 173
65. The Watergate scandal ended
a.
with the resignation of Richard Nixon.
b.
the “Red Scare”.
c.
with the vindication of Richard Nixon.
d.
the fear that communists were subverting the government.
e.
the Civil Rights movement.
p. 173
66. By 1980, the Carter administration
a.
was widely popular for its economic policies in increasing the real income for almost all Americans.
b.
succeeded in lowering gasoline prices after several years of massive increases.
c.
faced economic deflation caused by reduced military outlays.
d.
freed fifty-three hostages held in Iran.
e.
was unpopular because of high inflation and declining real incomes.
p. 173
67. The foreign policy crisis that brought about the defeat of Jimmy Carter and the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 was
a.
the nationalization of Suez Canal and the subsequent war.
b.
the Arab capture of Jerusalem during the Arab-Israeli War.
c.
the seizure of Bahrain by Iraq.
d.
the holding of fifty-three American hostages by the Iranian government.
e.
America’s recent defeat in Vietnam.
p. 173
68. The Ronald Reagan administration
a.
balanced the federal budget.
b.
reduced military expenditures
c.
abolished Social Security.
d.
produced record government economic deficits.
e.
declared war against Iraq.
p. 173
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69. All of the following marked the Clinton Presidency except
a.
a welfare bill that granted more power to the states.
b.
a gradual reduction in the annual government budget deficit.
c.
declining crime rates.
d.
a free trade agreement with Mexico.
e.
an invasion of Iraq.
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70. The Bill Clinton administration
a.
faced the challenge of a severe economic depression.
b.
benefited from a broad economic revival.
c.
dramatically extended welfare benefits to America’s poor.
d.
solved the previously divisive issues of abortion and affirmative action to the satisfaction of almost all
Americans.
e.
was hampered by the impeachment of President Clinton by the Democratic congress.
b
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p. 173
71. The terrorist group responsible for the tragedy of September 11, 2001, was
a.
Hammas.
b.
the Iraqi National Congress.
c.
Hezbollah.
d.
al-Qaeda.
e.
the Iranian Liberation Front.
d
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p. 174
72. All of the following occurred during the administration of George W. Bush except
a.
support from evangelical Christians.
b.
a controversial war in Iraq.
c.
rise in the price of oil.
d.
increased immigration.
e.
a reduction of national budget deficits.
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p. 174-175
73. In the decades following World War II, the United States experienced all of the following except
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a.
the growth of the middle class.
b.
the expansion of higher education.
c.
a decline in immigration.
d.
more mobility.
e.
a “baby boom” after World War II.
p. 175-176
74. The new consumer society possessed all of the following except
a.
a well regulated system to prevent cycles of “boom and bust”.
b.
increasing levels of personal debt.
c.
changing social mores.
d.
a greater attention on possession of material goods.
e.
risky banking practices.
p. 176
75. The number of Hispanics living in the United States has increased to
a.
50 million.
b.
14 million.
c.
10 million.
d.
22 million.
e.
76 million.
p. 176
76. The author who drew attention to serious environmental problems in the United States was
a.
Betty Friedan.
b.
Rachel Carson.
c.
Gloria Steinem.
d.
Doris Salcedo.
e.
Eva Peron.
p. 177
77. Environmental progress in the United States was complicated by the
a.
Cold War.
b.
fear of international terrorism.
c.
concern over its impact upon the economy.
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d.
complete lack of interest on the part of ordinary men and women.
e.
absence of scientific knowledge regarding the sources of pollution.
p. 177
78. The feminist book which had the same impact on women in the United States as did Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second
Sex in Europe was
a.
The Silent Spring.
b.
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
c.
Masculine Inferiority.
d.
The Feminine Mystique.
e.
Self Help for Women.
d
p. 177
79. During and after World War II, major research in science and technology has been largely
a.
the product of government and large corporations.
b.
the result of individual genius combined with expertise in marketing.
c.
the private preserve of colleges and universities.
d.
most effective when entirely removed from any possible practical application, either in military or civilian
fields.
e.
accomplished by Asian immigrants, attracted to the United States for economic gains.
p. 178
80. The American artist who transcended the distinctions between painting, sculpture, and photography in creating
“collages” or “combines” was
a.
Jackson Pollock.
b.
Andy Warhol.
c.
Robert Rauschenberg.
d.
Doris Salcedo.
e.
Robert Gober.
p. 179
81. The American composer who best combines modernist elements with classical music traditions, as in his Nixon in
China, is
a.
Philip Glass.
b.
John Adams.
c.
John Clark.
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d.
John Cage.
e.
Igor Stravinsky.
p. 179
82. The artist who used contemporary advertisements in appealing to mass tastes was
a.
Jackson Pollock.
b.
Andy Warhol.
c.
Robert Rauschenberg.
d.
Doris Salcedo.
e.
Robert Gober.
p. 179
83. Which statement would best describe the changes in art, music, and literature in the United States after the World War
II?
a.
A willingness to experiment in subject and technique.
b.
A desire to return to older methods.
c.
Mainly centered on the daily lives of small-town or big-city America.
d.
Dominated by traditionalists.
e.
An inability to address political themes.
p. 179-180
84. The author of Catch-22 is
a.
Joseph Heller.
b.
Toni Morrison.
c.
Saul Bellow.
d.
Philip Roth.
e.
James Baldwin.
p. 180
85. An example of specific American-Canadian cooperation in the decades after World War II was
a.
membership in the Common Market.
b.
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
c.
the Kyoto Agreement to reduce greenhouse gasses.
d.
the Ottawa Protocol.
e.
the Northern Great Plains Conservation Pact.
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p. 181
86. The French-Canadian politician whose government created a bilingual civil service was
a.
Jean Diefenbaker.
b.
Rene Levesque.
c.
Gerard Depardeau.
d.
Claude Raines.
e.
Pierre Trudeau.
p. 181
87. Traditionally, the nations of Latin America relied economically on
a.
the export of raw materials.
b.
the import of raw materials.
c.
the export of manufactured goods.
d.
non-Marxian socialism.
e.
internal self-sufficiency.
p. 181
88. Because of a shortage of native or internal private-sector capital, Latin America governments frequently
a.
pursued a policy of laissez-faire.
b.
adopted Marxist policies.
c.
invested in new industries.
d.
invested in foreign countries.
e.
turned to the League of Nations for economic assistance.
p. 182
89. Among the problems facing the Latin American countries in their pursuit of industrialization was
a.
the limited size of their domestic markets.
b.
the refusal of America and Japan to allow the Latin American nations to purchase advanced technology.
c.
the preference of the growing middle classes for United States’ products no matter the cost.
d.
wide-spread communist subversion.
e.
laissez-faire economic policies.
p. 182
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90. One of the causes of the economic failures in Latin America during the 1970s and early 1980s was
a.
its commitment to free trade and no tariffs.
b.
the failure of a number of governments to pay interest on their debts to foreign banks.
c.
the widespread adoption of Marxist methodologies.
d.
the lack of a foreign debt.
e.
the exodus of the urban population back to the rural countryside.
p. 182
91. “Liberation theology”
a.
put spiritual matters over worldly concerns.
b.
was strongly supported by the Catholic Church’s hierarchy.
c.
argued that Christians could use violence if necessary to free society’s oppressed poor.
d.
had little impact in Latin America but became popular in the United States.
e.
was a secular movement with no religious roots.
p. 182
92. The Organization of American States (OAS), established in 1948, promised to
a.
fight communism in the Americas.
b.
end rural poverty through land reform programs.
c.
eliminate urban and industrial pollution.
d.
institute democracy in all the member nations.
e.
end unilateral action in one state by another.
p. 182
93. The Alliance for Progress
a.
ended most poverty in Latin America.
b.
was praised by Cuba’s Fidel Castro.
c.
was begun Mexico’s Lazaro Cardenas and the PRI.
d.
failed to transform Latin America, either socially or economically.
e.
was condemned by the OAS.
p. 183
94. Under the leadership of Juan Peron, Argentina
a.
encouraged foreign investment.
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b.
abolished the fascist gangs of the previous regime.
c.
reduced its industrial capacity, preferring to rely instead on agricultural production, particularly wheat and
beef cattle exports.
d.
established a multi-party democracy.
e.
took over the railways, banking, insurance, and the communications industries.
p. 183
95. The military regime that came to power in Argentina in 1976
a.
killed 9,000 fascist Peronistas.
b.
killed 6,000 leftists.
c.
won a war with Great Britain and reclaimed the Falkland Islands for Argentina.
d.
solved the economic problems of the country, although in a dictatorial fashion.
e.
nationalized the beef industry.
p. 183
96. The Marxist who was elected president of Chile in 1970 was
a.
Augusto Pinochet.
b.
Salvador Allende.
c.
Juan Peron.
d.
Carlos Saul Menem.
e.
Luis Echeverria.
p. 183
97. During the 1960s, almost all economically advanced South American countries experienced
a.
re-colonization by the United States, Spain, and Portugal.
b.
increasing democratic procedures.
c.
economic prosperity.
d.
domestic strife and military despotism.
e.
international wars against each other.
p. 183
98. By the end of the twentieth century, Argentina was
a.
experiencing increased but unwanted immigration from Europe, especially from Italy.
b.
suffering from inflation, caused by full employment and increased wages.
c.
profiting from increased markets abroad.
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d.
suffering from low growth and shrinking markets.
e.
diplomatically estranged from the United States because of its fascist government’s Peronista policies.
d
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99. During Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s leadership, Brazil accomplished all of the following except
a.
created a military alliance in Latin American similar to NATO.
b.
instigated economic policies to shrink the gap between wealth and poor in Brazil.
c.
became a major world exporter of wheat, cotton, and soybeans.
d.
discovered underwater oil reserves.
e.
increased private ownership of automobiles, homes and consumer goods.
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p. 184
100. The South American country that experienced an “economic miracle” during the late 1960s was
a.
Argentina.
b.
Brazil.
c.
Chile.
d.
Columbia.
e.
Mexico.
b
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p. 184
101. In the decades before 2000, Mexican political power had been monopolized by the
a.
PRI.
b.
NAFTA.
c.
OAS.
d.
Zapatistas.
e.
Peronistas.
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p. 185
102. Other than Fidel Castro, the most famous, or infamous, of the Cuban revolutionaries was
a.
Fuglencio Batista.
b.
Juan Peron.
c.
Salvador Allende.
d.
Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
e.
Augusto Pinochet.
d
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103. Relations between Cuba and the United States seriously deteriorated when
a.
Castro announced that he was a Maoist.
b.
Cuba’s government passed a law nationalizing all land holdings over 100 acres.
c.
the United States placed an embargo on goods from the Soviet Union.
d.
Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba.
e.
the Cuban government nationalized United States companies and banks.
p. 186
104. Under Castro’s socialist revolution,
a.
Cuba experienced an industrial revolution.
b.
Cuba’s economy continued to rely on exporting sugar.
c.
sugar was abandoned as a cash crop, with tobacco becoming the primary export.
d.
manufactured products became the major exports.
e.
health care was provided for young children but, because of the cost, not for adults.
p. 186
105. The Feast of the Goat was written by
a.
Jorge Luis Borges.
b.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
c.
Mario Vargas Llosa.
d.
Gabriela Mistral.
e.
Jose Maria Arguedas.
p. 187
106. The book One Hundred Years of Solitude explores
a.
the transformation of a small town and the arrival of a U.S. banana company.
b.
the Cuban Revolution and rise of Fidel Castro.
c.
the inhumanity of war in Argentina.
d.
the dictatorship of Fulgencio Trujillo in Dominican Republic.
e.
the environmental degradation of the Brazilian rainforest.
p. 187
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107. The election of Lyndon Johnson as president in 1964 was a shift to the political right as the United States moved in a
more conservative direction.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 169
108. The economic problems of the 1970s resulted from the high cost of agricultural products thus increasing the typical
family’s food expenditures.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 172
109. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan reduced welfare state spending on such items as food stamps and school lunch
programs, thus balancing the federal budget for the first time in several decades.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 173
110. The women’s liberation movement worked in conjunction with Liberation Theology to expand political opportunities
in Latin America for women such as Eva Peron.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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111. In recent decades, Canadian politics has faced periodic crises over the demand that the province of Quebec should
secede from the Canadian confederation.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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112. Augusto Pinochet and thousands of his supporters were killed in a communist–letd military coup in Chile in 1973.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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113. After Britain defeated Argentina in the Falkland Islands war of 1982, Argentina’s military government was replaced
by civilian rule.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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114. The traditional governing party of Mexico, the NAFTA, was voted out of power in 2000 with the victory of the
opposition candidate, Vicente Fox.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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115. The 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco encouraged the Soviet government to make a greater commitment to Cuban
independence by installing nuclear missiles in Cuba.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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