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Which development most directly increased economic integration among the United States, Canada, and Mexico during the 1990s?
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According to the 9/11 Commission's conclusions, which problem contributed to the success of the September 11 attacks?
- A
A shortage of military equipment overseas
- B
Failures in intelligence sharing, communication, and institutional coordination
- C
A collapse in international trade
- D
A lack of public support for emergency aid
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Which conclusion about military intervention is best supported by the experience of the Iraq War described in the material?
- A
Removing a hostile regime does not necessarily create stable political order.
- B
Military force always prevents sectarian conflict after an invasion.
- C
Political stability can be achieved without local legitimacy or security.
- D
A rapid military victory guarantees a short occupation.
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Select all the developments that the material identifies as reinforcing political polarization in the United States.
- A
Geographic sorting
- B
A broad return to ideological moderation in Congress
- C
Social media and increasingly partisan interpretations of events
- D
The disappearance of interest groups from national politics
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Select all the statements that accurately describe the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements.
- A
Occupy Wall Street primarily demanded expanded military intervention.
- B
The Tea Party criticized government spending and taxation.
- C
Both movements supported the same policy program.
- D
Occupy Wall Street popularized the language of the “99 percent.”
06
True or false
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The Great Recession lasted from December 2007 to June 2009.
- A
True
- B
False
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True or false
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The Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges in 2010.
- A
True
- B
False
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What was the U.S. unemployment rate in October 2009, at the point identified in the material? Enter the value as a percentage; no tolerance is allowed.
09
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After the Cold War ended, many Americans anticipated a —the expected benefit of reduced international military tension.
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The of 2010 expanded financial oversight in response to the financial crisis.
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Open ended
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How did the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate the difference between military victory and political stability? Use evidence from the material and explain at least two factors that made the postwar situations difficult.
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Which statement best captures the material's assessment of how digital media affected American political life?
- A
Digital media eliminated political disagreement by giving everyone the same information.
- B
Digital media expanded participation and rapid organizing but also facilitated misinformation and echo chambers.
- C
Digital media affected entertainment but had no meaningful effect on politics.
- D
Digital media made information more reliable because all claims were verified before being shared.
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What did the 1991 Persian Gulf War most clearly demonstrate about the United States in the post–Cold War era?
- A
The United States had abandoned military alliances after the Cold War.
- B
The United States could organize multinational military action with international authorization.
- C
The United States had ended all conflict in the Middle East.
- D
The United Nations had replaced the United States as the dominant military power.
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True or false
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True or false: The September 11 attacks were an immediate cause of the war in Afghanistan, but they do not by themselves explain why the conflict lasted so long.
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True
- B
False
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Which explanation best accounts for why the 2007–2009 financial crisis became a severe national economic downturn rather than remaining a limited housing-market problem?
- A
The crisis was caused only by a temporary decline in consumer confidence.
- B
The crisis resulted mainly from the expansion of internet businesses in the late 1990s.
- C
The housing collapse interacted with risky lending, household debt, financial deregulation, and global financial integration.
- D
The crisis occurred because the federal government immediately eliminated all financial oversight.
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Which combination best describes the significance of the USA PATRIOT Act after September 11, 2001?
- A
It expanded surveillance and investigative powers while intensifying debate about privacy, due process, and oversight.
- B
It ended federal involvement in counterterrorism in order to protect civil liberties.
- C
It transferred all national-security authority from the executive branch to state governments.
- D
It primarily regulated mortgage lending and financial institutions after the Great Recession.
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Which interpretation best explains how social media affected American political life by 2020?
- A
Social media mainly reduced political participation by replacing public debate with private communication.
- B
Social media affected politics only by making traditional newspapers more profitable.
- C
Social media lowered the costs of organizing and spreading information while also making misinformation and echo chambers easier to circulate.
- D
Social media eliminated partisan interpretations of national events by giving everyone access to the same sources.
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The foreign-born population of the United States rose from about 19.8 million in 1990 to 31.1 million in 2000. By how many million people did it increase?
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In what year did the #MeToo movement gain national visibility as a campaign challenging sexual harassment and abuse across workplaces and other institutions?
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What movement popularized the language of the “99 percent” while criticizing economic inequality and corporate power in 2011?