HIST 2620 Chapter 27 | Questions and Answers

HIST 2620 Chapter 27 | Questions and Answers After recovering from the recession of , the U.S. economy continued to expand for the rest of the decade; the boom became the longest uninterrupted period of economic expansion in American history. True After the Gulf War of 1991, Osama bin Laden declared war on America. True All of today's Indians live in five western states (California, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, and Washington). False As president, Bill Clinton opposed his predecessor's passion for free trade, believing instead that regulatory tariffs would ensure higher standards of living for American workers. False Between 1980 and 2000, the poor and the middle class became worse off while the rich became significantly richer. True Between 1990 and 1995, the federal government and the states as a whole stopped constructing prisons to cut back on federal spending. False Between 2000 and 2002, the price of NASDAQ stocks rose by nearly 80 percent. False Bill Clinton was the first Democrat to win reelection to the presidency since Franklin D. Roosevelt. True By 2000, a majority of American households owned stocks directly or through investment in mutual funds and pension and retirement accounts True By 2000, more than 400,000 Americans had died of HIV/AIDS. True By the year 2000, and in 2010, what percentage of all marriages ended in divorce? 50% By 2000, twenty-three states had passed laws establishing English as their official language. True By 2010, more than 13 percent of the American population was foreign born. True By 2010, more than 4 million Muslims resided in the United States. True By 2010, more than a third of African-Americans lived in the suburbs. True By the year 2000, how many American households owned a personal computer? Half Clinton's continuing popularity throughout the impeachment controversy demonstrated how profoundly traditional attitudes toward sexual morality had changed. True In 2008, several states spent more money on their prison systems than on higher education. True During the 1990s, Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton both asserted the view that America should embrace the mission of creating a single global free market as a path to greater worldwide freedom. True In line with their 1994 platform, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives moved swiftly to approve deep cuts in all of the following except the military. During what years did the Berlin Wall, the most prominent symbol of the Cold War, divide East and West Berlin? During the 1990s, religion in the United States lost much of its appeal, as a secular culture based on consumption and mass entertainment dominated American society. false During the 1991 Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush's approval rating reached 89 percent, but he lost the presidential election the next year. true Many stock frauds stemmed from the repeal of this piece of legislation from 1999, a New Deal measure that separated commercial banks (which accept deposits and make loans) from investment banks (which invest in stocks and real estate and take larger risks). Glass-Steagall Act Numbering around 50 million in 2010, this group had become the largest minority group in the United States. Latinos On September 11, 2001, planes controlled by terrorists crashed into all of the following except a bridge in Washington, D.C. Pat Buchanan delivered a speech at the 1992 Republican national convention that declared cultural war against all the following except the Christian Right. In Casey v. Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania (1992), the Supreme Court reaffirmed a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy President Bill Clinton was formally impeached (charged with a crime) but not convicted or removed from office. True The 1990s Christian Coalition became a major force in Republican Party politics and launched crusades against all of the following except creationism. The Christian Coalition was founded by the evangelical minister Pat Robertson. The Enron Corporation became famous in the 1990s for its leading part in the computer revolution, especially in software. False The Internet was first developed as a high-speed communication network for telephone operators. False The United Nations endorsed the U.S. invasion of Panama but denounced Operation Desert Storm. false The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe occurred during what years?