Bridge to the 21st Century

One result of the global economy is that

By the year 2000, most jobs in the US economy were in the manufacturing sector

President Clinton's political stance can best be described as a

In the election of 2000, Al Gore first conceded defeat based on predictions made by

During Clinton's first term, NAFTA extended the U.S.-Canadian free-trade zone to include China

In the past, the Social Security system worked well for all of the following reasons except

All of the following were economic trends in the US in the 1990s except

The source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the

The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to

In recent decades, people have moved from cities to suburbs for all of the following except

Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be

The Internet made it possible to send text, images, & sound almost instantly by computer

During President Clinton's first term, U.S. troops were sent to Bosnia to help keep peace

In 1994, Proposition 187 was passed in California to

Soon after being elected, President George W. Bush pushed for

If trends continue, African Americans will be the nation's largest minority group by 2050

In his foreign policy, President Clinton emphasized

Fax machines & the Internet made it easier for people to telecommute

All of the following are true statements about illegal immigrants today except

The merging of movie, TV, and newspaper companies into large conglomerates was made possible by

One hoped-for benefit of genetic engineering is the ability to

In the presidential election of 2000, Bill Clinton won by a razor-thin margin

Gentrification is a process in which people move out of cities and into suburbs

Many workers felt less secure in the 1990s because

New high-tech businesses based on the growth of the Internet are called

The impeachment of President Clinton, in part, reflected

One conclusion that could be drawn from the 2000 presidential election is that

Medical improvements in the 1990s included better cancer survival rates

Social Security & Medicare are in danger because Americans are living longer

Urban flight has led to all of the following except