Modern America 10

What caused the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The levee system failed

• The city had no flood prevention technology

• The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

• The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

What is the purpose of the USA Patriot Act?

• To imprison American citizens without due process rights

• To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

• To conduct surveillance without warrants to prevent terrorism

• The power to oversee military courts

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

Cultural diffusion is BEST defined as-

• the spreading of ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another
• sharing music from one culture to another
• the spreading of religion from one culture to another
• learning a foreign language 

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encouraged countries to-

• engage in more international trade
• create a uniform international currency
• accept similar wage and price controls
• regulate multinational corporations from the Middle East

What do these advertisements suggest to consumers?

• Government regulation of the cell phone industry is increasing.

• Personal computers are replacing cell phones.

• Free enterprise promotes competition among cell phone providers.

• Cell phone users have limited choices in the marketplace.

Which challenges prompted New York City to take these actions?

• Increasing threats to large urban areas by foreign and domestic terrorism

• A widening gap in income levels between socioeconomic groups in society

• Escalating costs of providing health care and social services for senior citizens

• Aging infrastructure and pollution caused by high population density

How have these principles most affected U.S. markets?

• By stimulating consumer demand for products

• By making business transactions costlier

• By causing shortages of essential materials

• By discouraging coordination among producers

A company engaging in outsourcing is doing which of the following?

• Implementing a a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

• Installing communications over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting

• Strategizing with other governments on foreign policy.

• Obtaining goods or a services from an outside or foreign supplier, especially in place of an internal source.

Greater access to heating and air-conditioning has provided Americans the ability to do which of the following?

• Obtain goods and services from an outside or foreign supplier.

• Move to areas with more extreme temperatures.

• Develop international influence and start operating on an international scale.

• Strategize with other nations.