The American Vision: Modern Times © 2008

Chapter 23: A Time of Change

A Time of Change

1
Which was the first to utilize on-screen graphic symbols and a mouse in its operating system?
A)“Windows”
B)Apple I
C)Macintosh
D)Apple II
2
What development(s) transformed the Internet, making it easier and faster to use?
A)“Windows”
B)microprocessors
C)hypertext transport protocol and Web browsers
D)integrated circuits
3
President Clinton did NOT succeed in implementing which of the following during his first term?
A)a program that guarantees health benefits for all Americans
B)a law that gives workers unpaid family leave
C)a program that puts student volunteers to work in exchange for scholarships
D)a law that requires a waiting period and a background check for gun purchases
4
President Clinton urged NATO allies to use military action in Bosnia because __________.
A)he wanted to replace the Bosnian government
B)Serbs had begun an ethnic cleansing of Muslims
C)he wanted to force Serbs to negotiate a peace treaty
D)Serbs had attacked the Kurds
5
Which of the following explains Clinton's popularity in 1996?
A)a booming economy
B)huge tax cuts
C)a Republican Congress
D)massive government spending
6
Which of the following was a cause of the Immigration Act of 1965?
A)fears over growing illegal immigration
B)the desire to grant amnesty to all immigrants
C)the desire to attract more European immigrants
D)a flurry of civil rights and antipoverty legislation
7
During the 1990s, half of all new immigrants came from
A)Latin America
B)India
C)Europe
D)Canada
8
Which describes a benefit of NAFTA?
A)It created a common currency among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
B)It established a free trade zone in all of North America and South America.
C)It stimulated trade to the point where NAFTA controlled almost half of global trade.
D)It dramatically increased U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico.
9
Concerns about the ozone layer led the United States and 22 other countries to _______.
A)fund an international in-depth study
B)start an aggressive program to repair the ozone layer
C)sign an agreement to reduce emissions by 2008
D)phase out the production of CFCs
10
The conclusion that carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are leading to increased world temperatures is called __________.
A)free trade
B)global warming
C)environmentalism
D)globalism
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