US History 1865 to present - Final Exam Review - Modern America

True or False: The United States is a net exporter of medical devices.

• True

• False

Research in which of the following areas led to an increase in air travel and large consumer airlines?

• Computing

• Space travel/rockets

• Solar energy

• Hydroelectric power

Which of the following is a positive effect of globalization?

• wider access to goods and services

• closing factories in the USA

• outsourcing jobs overseas

• increased reliance on other countries for goods

True or False: Canada is a top trading partner with the United States.

• True

• False

True or False: Terrorism is the number one concern for most Americans.

• True

• False

True or False: The Department of Homeland Security was created after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

• True

• False

Most immigrants to the United States come seeking

• free housing

• college education

• free healthcare

• economic opportunity or political/religious freedom

True or False: Globalization has not had an effect on the spread of disease or global pandemics.

• True

• False

True or False: Rachel Carson's book, The Silent Spring, was about the effects of chemical pesticides on the environment.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a negative effect of globalization?

• lower taxes

• affordable healthcare

• lower cost of goods and services

• outsourcing jobs overseas