Unit 11 Review

Question 1

How does the data in the table reflect the trend of globalization within the motion picture entertainment industry?

Accepted Answer

Top 10 motion pictures developed in the U.S make more money overseas.

Question 2

What was the number one selling game system in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

PS2

Question 3

Bill Clinton signed _______, but failed to pass _______.

Accepted Answer

NAFTA; health care reform.

Question 4

Who is Sonya Sotomayor?

Accepted Answer

The first Latina to serve as Supreme Court Justice

Question 5

How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?

Accepted Answer

Storm waters flooded the city after several levees broke.

Question 6

The first reported election eliminated a racial barrier because it was the election of the first -

Accepted Answer

African American President

Question 7

Barack Obama

Accepted Answer

studied Political Science, is the first Afro-American President of the USA, was born in Honolulu

Question 8

What law school did Bill and Hillary Clinton attend?

Accepted Answer

Yale

Question 9

The impeachment of President Clinton likely resulted in ~

Accepted Answer

a decline of public trust in government

Question 10

According to the news report, how have robotics been used to increase the productivity of Amazon?

Accepted Answer

Robots are supplementing human labor.

Question 11

What was the intended purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?

Accepted Answer

To improve economic conditions during a recession

Question 12

Terrorism is a recent phenomenon in history, starting in the early 1990s

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which geographic factor contributed most to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans

Accepted Answer

much of the city is below sea level

Question 14

Who was the President before Barack Obama?

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush

Question 15

Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon drawn after September 11, 2001?

Accepted Answer

The need to give up some civil liberty to protect the nation

Question 16

Which set of characteristics best reflects changes to American society since 1990?

Accepted Answer

A swiftly changing economy and major shift in foreign policy

Question 17

In which year did the government of the Soviet Union collapse to end the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 18

Why was the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court historic?

Accepted Answer

She is the first Hispanic to serve in this position

Question 19

Barack Obama is the ___ black president.

Accepted Answer

first

Question 20

What field of innovation has had the greatest effect on increased productivity & improved standard of living in the US

Accepted Answer

Information technology

Question 21

What happened on September 11, 2001

Accepted Answer

Militant extremists attack the U.S.

Question 22

Which of the following individuals&#x27; accomplishments are listed in the box?

Accepted Answer

Hillary Clinton

Question 23

Greenpeace and the Sierra Club are social and political advocacy organizations that favor legislation with the goal of —

Accepted Answer

protecting and improving the environment

Question 24

What is the best title for the above list?

Accepted Answer

American Culture Influences the World

Question 25

What was the highest grossing movie of the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

Avatar

Question 26

What resulted from the Supreme Court decision to end the recounting of Florida ballots inthe 2000 presidential election

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush was awarded Florida’s electors & the overall electoral vote.

Question 27

How does the free enterprise system contribute to technological innovations?

Accepted Answer

Consumers demand new products that perform better

Question 28

What # President is Barack Obama?

Accepted Answer

44th

Question 29

What year did the September 11 attacks occur?

Accepted Answer

2001

Question 30

President George ______ Bush

Accepted Answer

W

Question 31

What has been the most likely impact of American motion pictures on cultures around the world?

Accepted Answer

Many people have incorporated aspects of American culture

Question 32

Many immigrants from Latin America take the risk of entering the United States illegally in order to

Accepted Answer

seek out U.S. economic opportunities

Question 33

According to the report, one way that NAFTA has changed trade relations between the U.S. and its neighbors is by

Accepted Answer

creating a trade deficit in goods in the United States

Question 34

George W. Bush once was what?

Accepted Answer

A Cheerleader

Question 35

What kind of footwear became a fashion trend in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

Crocs

Question 36

The USA PATRIOT Act, passed after 9/11 . Lawmakers opposed this law because

Accepted Answer

could result in violations of citizens' constitutional rights

Question 37

Hurricane Katrina was more deadly than most modern hurricane incidents because _____.

Accepted Answer

People did not evacuate.

Question 38

In response to the attacks President George W. Bush declared

Accepted Answer

War on Terrorism

Question 39

Vice President under Bill Clinton and environmental activist

Accepted Answer

Al Gore

Question 40

Why has the focus of U.S foreign policy in the twenty-first century shifted to combating terrorism?

Accepted Answer

Terrorists attacked buildings in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Unit 11 Review

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Unit 11 Review

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