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The incident at Kent State in 1970 is an example of students protesting against

• Joseph McCarthy.

• Communists in the United States.

• integration of schools.

• the Vietnam War.

Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of

• preventing the spread of false or hastily-reported news and information.

• reducing poverty and malnutrition.

• reducing trade barriers between nations.

• making the world a "smaller" place by increasing communication speeds.

Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring was a groundbreaking work regarding what topic?

• race relations

• the environment

• women's rights

• anti-war movement

The "Camp David Accords" was orchestrated by the Carter Administration in order to attempt to

• end apartheid in South Africa.

• end the era of hostility between Israel and Egypt.

• bring an end to the Cold War.

• open a trade relationship with China and the USSR.

The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was

• the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait.

• Iraq’s testing of a nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program.

• repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel.

• Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.

Signed into law on October 26, 2001, the USA PATRIOT Act has received criticism because

• of its curtailing of civil rights in order to fight terrorism.

• it greatly increased taxes on the middle classes.

• it faced great opposition from Congress.

• of its damaging impact on the environment.

Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Hezbollah

• Taliban

• Al-Qaeda

• PLO

President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of

• extensive tax cuts and defense spending cuts.

• an intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam.

• reforms in health care, education, and civil rights.

• a conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans.

In 2002, Canada, Mexico, and Japan were the largest trading partners of the United States. The respective order was MOST LIKELY due to

• OPEC

• NAFTA

• EU

• ASEAN

Which of these have played the GREATEST role in the spread of information in the 21st century?

• Internet

• Newspapers

• TV

• Radio