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The first personal computer to be widely available to the public was introduced in 1977 by


A) Intel.
B) Microsoft.
C) Apple.
D) Compaq.
E) IBM.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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Evaluate the Bush administration's rationale and handling of the Iraq War.How does it compare to the first Bush administration's handling of the 1991 Gulf War? What would you have done differently?

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Regarding the development of the personal computer,


A) as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary.
B) initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar.
C) Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s.
D) Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software.
E) IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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In April 1995,U.S.veteran Timothy McVeigh,who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement,killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in


A) Topeka.
B) Chicago.
C) Oklahoma City.
D) New Orleans.
E) Charlotte.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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In the 1996 election,


A) Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate.
B) President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote.
C) the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party.
D) Bob Dole placed third in the race.
E) President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In the 1980s and 1990s,the most divisive cultural issue in the United States was


A) gun control.
B) prayer in schools.
C) gay marriage.
D) racial relations.
E) abortion rights.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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How has globalization changed the nature of the U.S.economy since World War II? What effects has it had on U.S.foreign policy?

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In the election of 2000,when a court-ordered deadline for the Florida recount arrived,the Florida secretary of state certified Bush the winner in Florida by a little more than 500 votes,even though the recount was not complete.

A) True
B) False

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In 2002,President George W.Bush described an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and


A) North Korea.
B) Syria.
C) Libya.
D) Somalia.
E) Lebanon.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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In 1999,nearing the end of his presidency,Bill Clinton


A) both saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office, and faced another crisis in the Balkans.
B) faced another crisis in the Balkans.
C) All these answers are correct.
D) had endured many scandals and setbacks throughout his administration.
E) saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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In his first year in office,President Clinton won a tax increase on the wealthy and tax credits for the working poor.

A) True
B) False

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