Rauch's Modern Era: 10.1-2, 12.1-4 (Topics 12 - 13)

This excerpt describes changes in student fashion toward the end of

• the Jazz Age in the 1920s

• the Cold War in the 1950s

• the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 70s

• the conservative movement of the 1980s

Which statement describes an underlying rationale for the national welfare reforms passed in the mid-1990s?

• Public assistance programs tend to foster dependence on government aid.

• Chronic poverty is the result of barriers to economic opportunity.

• Central governments are more effective at promoting financial security.

• Addressing economic inequality is the most urgent matter of social injustice.

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

• “Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume”

• “Debt Crisis Shakes European Union”

• “Troops Deployed to Afghanistan”

• “Russia Increases Petroleum Exports”

Why did the United States become involved in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?

• The United States depended upon the importation of oil and oil related products.

• The United States business community relied upon the exchange of consumer goods.

• The United States government wanted to contain the spread of communism in the region.

• The United States government hoped to establish democratic governments in a volatile region.

Based on this excerpt, President Ronald Reagan’s economic policy called for…

• increasing government spending on social welfare programs

• limiting military spending to balance the federal budget

• reducing taxes to increase investment by private businesses

• raising taxes to decrease inflation caused by the Carter Administration

One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by…

• decreasing the influence of advertising on consumers

• increasing the ease of obtaining information

• improving privacy protection for individuals

• increasing the reliability of available information

Despite losing the popular vote, Donald J. Trump won the 2016 presidential election by…

• Deleting classified emails and destroying physical evidence in an investigation

• Employing a strategy to gain more votes in the Electoral College

• Colluding with a foreign government to smear a political opponent

• Utilizing the media to spread inaccurate polls to influence public opinion

What was the significance of the 2008 Presidential Election?

• The first campaign with a female candidate for vice president.

• The winner of the election lost in the popular vote.

• An African-American man was elected president for the first time.

• A Vietnam War veteran was nominated by the Democrat Party

How did Supreme Court cases like Roe v. Wade influence the rise of the Conservative Movement?

• Evangelical groups like the Moral Majority fought for traditional views on society.

• Liberal groups like the National Organization for Women rallied for economic equality.

• Socialist groups like the Black Panther Party raised awareness for racial issues in California.

• Environmental groups like the National Geographic Society called for increased protection of the forests.

How did this treaty contribute to the end of the Cold War?

• By reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war

• By providing an exchange of weapons for war hostages

• By allowing secret weapons technologies to be shared

• By establishing an official cease-fire between the two nations